When I think of the ideal coffee shop (great specialty drinks, tasty pastries, ample seating and a comfortable conversational level) I think of Arabica. Yes, this is the Arabica of my youth so I'm biased because its what I grew up on (and how my love of coffee began), but the downtown Willoughby location is just so...cute darnit. The old-fashioned downtown main street begins with Arabica.
I'm only giving my old standby 4 stars just because sometimes I've visited and the pastry isn't as fresh as I would have hoped for...well that's nothing that a little mocha can't help really.