The quintessential local cafe that pulls a proper strong espresso shot. The rad barista/ co-owner Raif is a foam master and seems to know all the clientele's names and occupations. He says the pastries (croissants, tarts, danishes here today) are from Circles and Squares but they bake the muffins in-house. Today's was delish, despite being ultra refined white flour: blueberry strawberry banana. They don't take debit (yet, hopefully soon) and there's not a lot of space in here - just a few barstools at a bench overlooking the transit traffic, the row of old brick three-story duplexes, and passersby like sleepy-eyed new moms pushing strollers and packs of private school kids wandering home with their ties askew.