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| - Calling this place a true coffee-house is accurate. Higher Ground is licensed, open-late, and serves a nice little menu. I would argue that it's not Calgary's only TRUE coffee house, because Kawa on 8th St is actually a much better option.
That said, I like Higher Ground, not least because of the free coffee I got there for checking in for the first time on Yelp. As for everything else, well, the coffee was pretty good. Honestly, I don't have the vast sensory capacity needed to differentiate between different roasts at different cafes around the city. The dessert fridge (is there an official name for such a fridge?) was pretty empty when I got there, around 9:00 pm, and what was in there obviously wasn't too fresh, but I seem to remember enjoying a delicious apricot cake or something. Once again, not nearly as good as the baked goods at Kawa, but still nice.
The place was a bit messy, probably because this seems to be a pretty popular hang-out place for the UofC residents of Kensington. Lots of study groups, and pretentiously existential conversations going on. Ah, the nostalgia.
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