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| - One of my complaints about the Oakville/Mississauga border is that there's no places to get work done.
I want some place relatively quiet (I can put on headphones), not too busy or too many distractions (hate when the guy or gal sitting 2 feet away from you just can't stay still) , open until a half decent time (at least 9 pm), has power plugs, serves coffee and a decent snack.
Starbucks you say? The one @ southdown is too small with people constantly coming and going (and it's dang cold in the winter there). The one @ South Common suffers similar problems. The one @ Dundas and Erin Mills is way too busy.
Second cup? N/A
iCoffee (a nice little find I made in Clarkson) - great, but open til 5pm.
Enter Artisano.
1) It's a bakery/cafe, so you get good food (priced around $10), half decent coffee ($2), and a variety of baked snacks ($2-5).
2) It's big, so you can find your own little corner. Also big enough that you're not distracted by hustle and bustle (population density).
3) It's quiet, at least, quiet enough when you throw on a pair of headphones.
4) And there are plugs!
5) It's open til 9-9:30pm daily.
So, this makes it the holy pentinity (if that's a word, spell check tells me it's not) for a place to get work done! Hazaa!
P.S. The food as actually pretty good. Breads were good, half chicken salad was good, and the half turkey brie panini was also good (Erin, I"d give it another shot - not far off from Panera imho)
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