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| - I really really really love this cafe. The food didn't tempt me, the latte was lovely but not the best I've had in town, but the energy is freaking wonderful. The room is so beautiful the way it lifts upwards with its twisting stairs, incredible old moldings, bright plants and so much light. Mostly what thrills you when you are here I think is to see an historic and gorgeous piece of architecture used in such a smart, modern, welcoming way. There are lots of different kinds of seating and the cafe is full of lots of different kinds of people, not just hipster coffee snobs, all kinds of cultures and ages seemed tucked throughout working, talking or cuddling over coffee. Tommy is part of a shift that is happening in Old Montreal, away from a dangerous and boring slide into tourist traps, and into a flourishing of bars, cafes and restaurants that actually speak to local tastes and rhythms. There are some weirdo bits of decor that feel like someone checking off a list of pinterest hipness: bike! typewriter! Danish modernism! But whatever, I do like a lot of those things so who cares.
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