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| - I've been "living" out of this coffee shop since it opened, so this review is long overdue. Matador has the best coffee in the country-- hands down. I honestly can't drink anything else. When I travel, my wife & I always pack along a couple of pounds of Matador coffee. (We have back-up Matador coffee stashed at both of our in-laws' houses, too)! Ususally, I buy/drink the Espresso Roast, or the French. However, the Mocha Java is the best-- ever! In the shop, I'll get Americanos or Lattes. The Americanos are always made just right. Y'know... with that slight frothy top-layer. This is a family-owned business with a long-lineage of coffee roasting and cafe operation. They know what they are doing. Everyone who works here is great too-- knowledgable, friendly, & fast baristas. Great environment. The shop is decorated w/ vintage matador/spanish bullfighting posters and old italian renaissance paintings. Great music always on their soundsystem -always changes depending on the barista - but it usually varies between, jazz (big band, crooners, beebop), underground garage rock, indie, electronica & downtempo, 90s and new wave. Cool, friendly diverse crowd always here-- families, college kids, hipsters, business ppl laptopping, artists, people on dates, etc. The evenings here are great too. They transform the space into a wine cafe w/ "afterhours" specialty coffee drinks (like the Mafia Hit - scotch & amaretto in a cappucino) + an evening menu of various apps and hummus platters. They dim the lights and all the tables are candlelit, btw. Makes for a nice vibe- think old italian cafe. Great spot for the wife & I to bike/beachcruise to and grab a glass of wine in the evenings. PS- they distribute their coffee to many other establishments around town.
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