Sightglass

San Francisco, California

Review by cafe tableaux: I stood staring in a stupor when the barista handed me an iPad with a series of options and so on…


Double Decker Coffee Company

Double Decker Coffee Company

Asheville, North Carolina

Review by cafe tableaux: upon each table is a tiny lamp with a delicate beaded lampshade which casts warm yellow light across the laminate…


The Sun Shoppe and Cafe

The Sun Shoppe and Cafe

Melbourne, Florida

Review by cafe tableaux: It gets more and more difficult to construct fantastic worlds around shops as they begin to blend into a continuum of experience that is so stirred, miscible, and in the end, pure.




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