Monday, October 1, 2012

Un café, s'il vous plait...secret places.



Some places in a city where we live are like landmarks. The flavor of the coffee, the hiss of the percolator, college students studying and people meeting...these places, all over the world, recreate a familiar atmosphere. Cafes are also places where people socialize, because we are isolated from the others in our individual cars. They allow us to reestablish contact with the inhabitants of the city. Cafes are welcoming and attract a clientele from each neighborhood.

I like the shaded terrace of the Emporium Cafe where we patiently wait for a homemade waffle on Sundays. Awakenings Cafe on Hyde Park square is besieged regulars who meet with their morning break. In the village of Glendale, the smell of delicious homemade cakes perfumes the Bluebird Cafe. The Emporium Cafe, downtown is busy with a line of sleepy clients on Sunday mornings. On top of Mount Hope, the Corner Cafe is packed on Tuesdays with a Jazz band. The bookstore Iris Cafe downtown on Main street hides a very pleasant backyard. Coffee Please in Madiera and Joe in Mount Lookout have roasters if you order your coffee to make at home. Some of them are exclusively places for college students; Sitwells on ludlow and Highland in Corryville. Also, I like the peaceful atmosphere of the Cafe at the Taft museum downtown. Across the river, I love the sandwiches at Reality Tuesday Cafe in Park Hills. And, I still remember the crepes on Sunday mornings at the Spikle Bird Cafe in Norwood.  Cafes in Cincinnati are my kept in secret places.

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