From: gt0963d@prism.gatech.EDU (Deeptendu Majumder)
Newsgroups: git.general,atl.general
Subject: SUMMARY: Coffee Shops in Atlanta area
Date: 14 Sep 92 01:46:49 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Distribution: atl
Organization: The Dream Chasers Syndicate


As promised, here is a summary of responses I received.
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My favorite coffee shop is The Cup & Chaucer, upstairs at the Oxford
Bookstore in the Peachtree Battle shopping center on Peachtree Road
half way to Buckhead. They are open till midnight on the weekdays, and
till 2AM on the weekends I think.  The atmosphere is great (except for
the cigarette smoking), and the crowd is eclectic. They have a second
bookstore with another interesting coffee shop on Pharr Road in
Buckhead. It is larger, but I prefer the former.

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Any Waffle House other than at peak hours when the tables are full.
My favorite is the one right off the 120 loop on Rosswell Road.
Of course even they are going to boot you out if you go in at noon
with standing room only and spread out in a booth.

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Unfortunately, I cannot really suggest any decent coffee
shops of the sort you seem to be seeking.  I hesitantly
would recommend the Oxford Bookstore in Buckhead (on
Pharr Road).  Their coffee is OK, though they charge 
for each refill.  The shop is nice, but the only view 
you get is of other bookworms.

The best coffee in atlanta is to be had at a little
shop in the Toco Hills shopping center, called the
Coffee Plantation.  It is not really a cafe, as you
seem to be seeking, but actually it is a coffee roaster.
They do have about 5 tiny tables, but I don't think 
they'd be too happy to have someone move in and get 
settled (not that they've ever suggested such a thing,
only the place is not suited to it.)  But their coffee
itself is without equal in the area.  (Really.  I've
probably tried just about every roaster in the region!)

If you do come across any cafes of the sort where you could
get settled with work and/or a book, please let me know.

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tho I am not a coffee drinker, the Aurora (sp?) Coffeehouse
at the corner of Virginia and Highland is sposed to be
phenomenal.....the owner is from Seattle (where they have LOTS of
coffeehouses....
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Well, you've probably heard about Oxford Book Store,  they have
a coffee shop @ the Pharr Road location in Buckhead, and maybe they
still have the one @ Peachtree Battle shopping center.  If you want
to work, avoid the Pharr Road loaction Sunday, Mon, & Tues. evenings 
as they have (good) acoustic guitar players from 8:30 until 10:00 or so.

Then there's Jakes @ Midtown Promenade (Virginia @ Monroe) which has
outside tables, too.  It can get busy on weekend nights, but otherwise
it is quiet and peaceful. 

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Cafe Intermezzo, R Thomas and most most especially, the coffee shops in 
Oxford Books - the Cup and Chaucer,  and i forget what the one at
pharr road is called. but those are stupendeous.

less ambiance are the many steak and shakes, or denny's or waffle
house.   hmm perhaps i should say different ambiance, not less!
waffle house is always unique, with it's own brand of ambiance.

in anycase, all of the above are great places to work, especially
at night. or talk, or just sit. oxford books is open until midnight,


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Try Cafe Intermezzo accross the street from Perimeter mall. I believe the
centeris named Elan. Good coffee, tea, pastry, and atmosphere. At least a couple of
years ago when I used to hang out there.

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You might enjoy Cafe' Diem, which is located on N Highland Ave between
Ponce de Leon Ave and North Ave. 

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Two places that I personally like are:

Cafe Intermezzo at Park Place on Ashford Dunwoody Road
	- Classy place but informal for desert and coffee (many types
	  of both).  Can get quite busy/noisy.  Waiters are generally
	  very patient.

Peachtree Battle Bookstore on Peachtree Road
	- very informal and very small upstairs cafe at the very
	  popular bookstore.  It is tough to find a place to sit
	  here and they don't really wait on you.  You just
	  go to the register and order what you want.

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If you have more suggestions please let us know.

Enjoy
d.
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