Best of Davis, coffee edition

[anomie666.livejournal.com]

I just got an LJ message from jspazzer, wishing to do a "Best of Davis Square: Coffee" poll.

Instead of creating a poll and deleting it because I'm going to leave one two places out, I thought I would ask first (and then maybe delete this post). I can only think of 4 "true" coffee shops: Diesel, Starbucks, Dunkin Donuts, and Au Bon Pain. Am I leaving something out?

If not, I'll create the poll.

Comments

[ron_newman]

Mr. Crepe. Lots of people go there just for coffee. They even have a loyalty card (10 punches gets you one free coffee).

[ron_newman]

Also, Blue Shirt sells coffee.

[anomie666.livejournal.com]

Will do.

I'll wait another 10 or 15 minutes to see if there is anything else.

[anomie666.livejournal.com]

Selling coffee is probably different than being a coffee shop. Mike's sells coffee too. I'd vote no, but you are the King here.

[koshmom.livejournal.com]

Is Mr. Crepe still in business? I thought I heard they closed.

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

There's an Au Bon Pain in Davis Square?

[ron_newman]

Point taken, but I'd keep Blue Shirt simply because "café" is part of its name.

[dawneliz.livejournal.com]

OK, technically it's in Ball Square, but True Grounds is fantabulous.

[anomie666.livejournal.com]

Yep.

[ron_newman]

What? Unless they went out of business some time this morning, they're most definitely open.

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

I just called them (11:24 a.m.) and they're open.

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

Where?

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

Yep, still going strong. I was at the IFF Boston and they were probably doing land-office business just off the festivalgoers, let alone the regulars.

[anomie666.livejournal.com]

Right on Holland. Right across the street from Johnny Ds.

[alasbabylon.livejournal.com]

between the t stop and the parking lot

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

You know what else is great? Cafe Flor in San Francisco. Also not in Davis Square.

[cnoocy]

On the other side of the T entrance from the Somerville Theatre.

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

Oh, my God. Of course. In the Harvard Vanguard building. DOH DOH DOH DOH DOH DOH DOH.

My brain just blanked it out entirely.

[qwrrty.livejournal.com]

They closed in their little location up on Holland Street some time back (a couple of years?) but are now in the space formerly occupied by the Someday Cafe.

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

In my pants, which are located just up Holland Street. Can't miss them, they're a three story building made out of brick. :-)

[lbmango.livejournal.com]

can you walk easily from SF to DS?

Not saying we need to include Ball in the poll, just that it isn't a RIDICULOUS idea.

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

I have lost all right to be snarky due to brain death (see above).

[ron_newman]

I don't know how they stay in business. It never seems very crowded, and they close much too early. They'd do well if they emulated the Harvard Square store.

[icecreamempress.livejournal.com]

Well, you can walk even more easily from Davis to Porter, so if we're going to include True Grounds, we should include the cafe inside Porter Square Books as well.

[thetathx1138.livejournal.com]

What? Brain death helps you to be snarky, because your emotions die and all that's left is a vicious, sarcastic beast.