Get Your Blue Bottle Fix at Cafe Divis [Formerly On the Corner]
by Andrew Dalton on August 26, 2010
Well, it looks like On the Corner’s replacement is finally growing into it’s own at Oak and Divis. Although they still haven’t posted their name anywhere other than a handwritten sign proclaiming “Cafe Divis Hours”, they’ve cleaned up quite a bit since we last popped in during their soft open.
Most notably to those of us who need a pick-me-up, they’ve ditched Italy’s Favourite Coffee Lavazza in favor of San Francisco’s Favorite Coffee* Blue Bottle. They’ve been pulling shots of Hayes Valley espresso from the La Marzocco machine on the bar and they’ve got a James Freeman-approved one-cup-at-a-time drip setup without all the hassle of standing outside in Hayes Valley or the half hour wait in the Ferry Building.
They’ve also filled out the menu with a pastry case full of desserts, ready-to-grill panini, and prepackaged goods from Gobba Gobba Hey, one of those food cart thingies you might have heard of. With an inviting new, bright orange couch in the back and a plethora of outlets (including at the bar) they’re primed for the laptop toting crowd. All they need to do now is ditch the cheesy ZRNet WiFi that is the #1 reason we all stopped going to work from Cafe Abir. Now when is board game night?
*anecdotal evidence only, of course
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