Geeky Cat Miusings

I love going to cafes but am a little tired of the sameness of the big chains such as Second Cup and Starbucks, even though I do love their coffee when it is fresh. It can be difficult to know where to start the journey of cafe discovery but I was fortunate enough to have a friend point me to a useful site called Blogto. Someone there already started the cafe investigation and posted their results online for the rest of us, who are a bit short of time to really get out and crawl through the city for a cozy up with a caffe latte.

I went to Beaver this past weekend but I found their coffee tasted burnt and the joint itself was only okay. The quilts on the walls did not make up for the hard seats and very loud music that is difficult to yell over. Manic coffee doesn’t bombard you with loud music so that you can sit on the cozy sofa at the back and listen in on a discussion about literature and the local music scene, hoping the discussion would get personal and juicy. The barista made a latte with a beautiful decorated foam topping and it tasted good, but I really judge a cafes quality by ordering a regular brewed coffee. They had a small selection of vegan cookies which are very nice. I have been to Tequila Bookworm a couple of times this past summer and enjoyed their food, but I have never had their coffee. Once I went there to play a board game with some friends and liked the relaxed service since it meant we could play for as long as we wanted without being kicked out.

I revisted Tan Coffee, a cafe that I found this past summer. My visit to Tan in July was one of the highlights of my summer. I ordered an avocadocino and sipped it while laying in the hammock in their back patio. This time around there was no hammock option since the windchill of -20 discourages patrons, but they do have nice sofas to relax in and delicious vegan cheesecakes to help generate internal heat.

My hope is to check out all those cafes listed there and find a truly cozy spot to have a great mug of coffee.