Some people demand more than mediocrity out of life. The beautiful people of Urth cafe, seem to me, to be these kinds of people.
But their cafe is not complicated.
Simply put, it is about coffee and tea, and eggs with salad. They do what they do and they do it well. Sure you can get bagels and muffins and all that, but the warm food from the downstairs kitchen, splayed out full on the plate is so satiatingly satisfying, it made me want it every day.
Just a few blocks uphill from the beach, you can use the valet parking or just drop a few coins in a nearby meter. It has indoor and outdoor seating, of course, and everyone seems keenly aware of how close we all are in our search for the daily grind. This isn't a cafe suited for the idle; someone is always ready to take your table. So pull up a little bistro chair and enjoy what a dedication to coffees sustainability can feel like.
I loved the Mexican Omelette and ordered it because I saw a mexican staff member truly enjoying it. If staff can still eat where they work, that is one star for the food! It took up a full half of my plate while the other leafy half was everything you would expect in the worlds most envied growing country. That salad was as delectable as a freshly picked in season strawberry - morselicious!
Oh, and the coffee was delicious and rich. But more importantly, just dropping in there for a couple of barrista challenges to go made me feel like I was a part of something greater. It made me want to check my emails. It made me wonder "isn't that the producer of..." and "wasn't she in..."?
Don't feel like a tourist in California, go to Urth Cafe.
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