5/5 Elie H. 1 year ago on Google
Where
do
I
even
start
with
Neighbor’s
Corner?
Tl;dr
at
the
bottom
I
used
to
occasionally
swing
by
this
coffeeshop
for
a
to-go
coffee
during
the
pandemic.
I
pass
by
one
day
in
April
2022
and
don’t
recognize
anyone
behind
the
counter.
When
I
ask,
I’m
told
there
was
a
change
of
ownership.
Everyone
seems
nice
but
my
first
coffee-under-new-management
is
ok.
Within
weeks,
Maya-san,
Ryoji-san
and
Kazmua-san,
along
with
the
owners
of
Hedge
coffee,
made
adjustments
to
transform
an
“ok
coffee”
to
some
of
the
best
coffee
in
the
city.
6
months
later,
I
can
confidently
say
Neighbor’s
serves
top
tier
espresso-based
coffee.
Everything
from
their
espressos
to
their
cappuccinos
and
mochas
are
fantastic.
The
cafe
au
lait
at
Neighbor’s
is
my
cozy
antidote
to
cold
and/or
foggy
mornings
in
the
city.
Not
in
the
mood
for
coffee?
The
matcha
cappuccinos
and
hojicha
lattes
SLAP
(smack
may
be
the
correct
terminology
in
2023?
Or
is
it
so
2020??)
Ok
we
get
it,
the
coffee
and
tea
is
great
(so
is
the
breakfast
sando,
which
can
be
made
with
a
croissant
fyi).
But
what
makes
Neighbor’s
what
it
is
are
the
people
behind
the
counter.
Maya-san
has
assembled
an
A-team
of
genuinely
kind
and
very
skilled
people.
They’ve
built
a
place
that
feels
like
home
for
everyone:
regulars
from
the
surrounding
neighborhood
regularly
(obviously)
come
for
their
morning
coffee,
alone
with
a
book
or
with
family
/
friends.
Others
come
with
their
laptops
for
a
couple
of
hours
of
focused
work.
On
the
weekend,
a
melange
of
people
congregate
and
it
all
clicks
-
Neighbor’s
Corner
becomes
a
corner
community
for
regulars
and
newcomers
alike.
Tl;dr
as
promised:
fantastic
coffee/tea,
made
by
kind,
passionate
people.
A
one
of
a
kind
coffeeshop
in
the
city
and
a
gem
for
the
neighborhood.
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