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| - My favorite Espresso Royale to study at. They bought out the bakery next door, broke down the wall, and renovated the place. It's nice and big, with plenty of tables as well as a sofa in front of a pseudo-fireplace area in the middle. That said, it's still an Espresso Royale, which = expensive coffee that tastes burnt. At least they're better than Starbucks in that they provide free wifi, which unfortunately was broken the last time I went and the hapless overworked barista had no idea how to fix it (fortunately, a more tech-savvy patron finally got sick of it and went and fixed it himself =P).
Good for studying because it's off campus (so no loud socializing undergrads...s'okay, I don't hate you guys, I'm just jealous of all the free time you still have =P), and also not in downtown Champaign, so it doesn't get (as) crowded. Don't come here for the coffee though, if you want good cheap coffee go to Pekara in Champaign.
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