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| - I love it here, and I feel bad visiting too often. I don't want owners Sean and Julie to kick me to the curb, or worse, start charging me rent - I already pay it just around the corner, but the decor and atmosphere here are oodles more inviting.
The formerly uninspired home of Ideal Coffee has been transformed into a cozy and well appointed cafe peppered with details in shades of cyan and verdigris - from the coffee machine itself to the fireplace and clay water carafes. The counter itself is made up of old wooden doors, and there are large menu chalkboards on the walls.
The seating is communal and inviting - there is a large table perfect for spreading out the pages of your future screenplay as well as some smaller 'date' appropriate two tops, armchairs and a series of stools at the window where a killer selection of current magazines ranging from Nylon and Real Simple to Condé Nast Travel and Dwell await. This is a magazine lover's dream (yes, we still exist). The music is consistently good and unobtrusive - a perfect backdrop.
They sell my favourite local brand of tea here - Tea In The Sahara - as well as two other local offerings. However, it's the coffee that's the real star of the show here: Sean, a veritable 21st century Adonis of a man, pulls a killer shot of espresso. I have never had a bad capp by his nimble fingers.
In future months there will be more food options, but for now you can enjoy baked goods like scones and muffins to tide you over. I also see additional patio furniture in Voulez Vous' future. The only way this five star café could inch its way closer to my heart would be to have later hours for those of us that scoff at caffeine curfews.
I'm moving in!
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