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| - A good, new, independent 3rd Wave Coffee joint with a bunch of enthusiastic folks behind the counter in the former 21st Street Coffee location.
The specialty drinks lean towards the sweet. There's a cortado on the menu, but it's suburban, with maple sugar and whipped cream. The menu will be expanded to include food. Big blank slate boards on the wall suggest they're planning ahead.
Exceptionally spacious, the location seems to encourage lingering. The chairs and tables aren't quite cozy but, it'll no doubt be a fine coffice for more than a few freelancers. Roasting equipment may move in upstairs, I hear. De Fer will not only be blending and roasting beans, but teas. Indie tea blenders are too rare these days.
On a slow second-to-opening day, I was offered a taste two distinct espressos, ordered a cortado with one, bought a bag of beans of the other. The bag's blend, Sons of Vulcan, is a reference to steel workers, but also Star Trek, in my mind. It lent itself well to tiramisu.
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