ARIAS WITH YOUR CAPPUCCINO
Today we were driving around running ‘car errands’ when I detected that the blood sugar was dropping fast for both of us. I suggested Caffe Puccini as a joke because anyone’s chances of finding a shady parking place in front (necessary because dog was in car) are one in a million. Oh right. I forgot that Mr. Muse has parking karma as does our dog. There it was. Right in front. I just laughed and jumped out of the car.
There is nothing fancy or chic about Caffe Puccini, my favorite coffee house in North Beach. Great espresso drinks, no attitude, good pasta, no attitude, respectable biscotti, homemade desserts and did I mention no attitude? Other North Beach coffee houses may have been here longer but I get tired of the looks of distain from the barrista when some of us in line are not hip to the special jargon of the house. Enough already with the rolling eyes and the knowing glances exchanged between the coffee guy behind the counter and the table full of beat poets who have been there since the 50’s. But I digress….
What you get at Caffe Puccini is opera on the juke box, good food fairly priced, big cappuccinos and the feeling that it won’t take you 45 years before the owner will acknowledge your presence. CAFFEE PUCCINI, 411 COLUMBUS AVE., 415.989.7033.
Oh lord are you giving away the best kept pasta secret of North Beach? What next! It's true though, the pasta there is terrific and reasonably priced to boot.
Posted by: Amy Sherman | October 06, 2007 at 05:17 PM