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| - I went to Nova Era (980 Bloor Street W) accidentally because I was in the neighborhood before The Monkey's Paw opened. I thought I would grab a little pastry somewhere, but this was so much better. I was kind of in a french-toast-and-giant-egg-platter trance from my first two breakfasts when I saw it because, while I was walking to it, I almost ran into a police horse. Seriously.
Nova Era had an excellent bread selection, good coffee (I had a cappuccino that was perfect) and picture-perfect pastries. I had a chocolate donut, which was impressive (both because I ate it after already eating so much and because it was so good). Honestly, the donut was SO good that I got SO excited about eating the donut that I forgot to take a picture. What?!? Eating something without taking a picture. That is crazy. Did I mention I love breakfast? I love breakfast to distraction.
The morning I was there, I was (by far) the youngest person in the place. There was a substantial elderly population that looked like they came there every day; they all seemed to know each other and were having loud, friendly conversations across many tables.
At the counter, they sell lottery tickets, which is an interesting process in Canada. The seller brings out a tray of tickets to choose from, like a dessert try in a restaurant. Sometimes the counter makes a chime noise when the customer selects a ticket. While eating my third breakfast of the day at Nova Era, I was mesmerized by the chime sound and felt like I had won the lottery.
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