3+ years seems like a good time for an update, even if it's just to report that the stars have remained the same. I've come to love Odessa like family. Quiet little spot always striving for both friendly and excellent. I buy a bag of fresh beans here every week to make at home and still come in for meetings or quiet work all the time. I don't love espresso based drinks but they are excellent here, and the pour over and small fresh pots of filter coffee are just exceptional. They manage to balance all the layered uniqueness of lightly roasted craft coffee with an appreciation for the bitter buttery chocolatey comfort that draws people to coffee in the first place. They make delicious homemade chai and serve perfect pots of looseleaf tea, and earlier this year they partnered with one of the absolute best bakeries in town, Rhubarbe, to get batters which they bake fresh each morning so they can offer a small and delectable selection of hot muffins and cakes pretty much all day.
Most importantly, the owners and staff are the best people and I'm so have they are the people in my neighbourhood.