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| - This place doesn't seem quite sure whether it wants to be a coffee shop or a bakery--but I'll forgive Blackbird its identity crisis since it's so good at handling both of its personalities.
The best authentic, European-style baguettes (perfectly crusty) and croissants (perfectly light and flaky) in town, bar none. Their big multi-grain loaves make for some of the best grilled cheese I've made. And while I'm not usually a huge fan of cookies, I've made an exception for Blackbird's chocolate chip cookies, which come with big chunks of chocolate and a dusting of sea salt on top.
On the coffee side, Blackbird serves fresh, locally-roasted, direct trade beans from Cleveland's own undisputed coffee champion, Rising Star Coffee of Hingetown. The Starbucks and Erie Island down the street just can't measure up.
All that mad bakery and coffee prowess is rounded out with a good amount of seating, friendly staff, free Wi-Fi, and even the occasional live oboe player in the corner.
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