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This rather inventive French crêperie is run by an eclectic, French-styled, Madagascar-born owner and her artsy staff. They offer a wide array of unusual crêpes, pastries, and chocolate confections that has since evolved into French yogurt, kombucha, and Nutella creations. It?s located in tight quarters with a few indoor tables and the kind of modern Euro club music you?d expect from a French-styled, Madagascar-born owner. In front there are also a couple of metal sidewalk tables for dining and downtown people watching. They serve espresso from the stereotypical two-group La Spaziale. For years it came with a woody aroma and a medium brown, sometimes dark brown crema of modest thickness (depending on the barista), resulting in a cup with a strong herbal flavor (along the lines of a thyme/clove combination) with some sweet and some tobacco notes. It was a decent espresso, even if only available in paper cups. However, in recent years thy introduced designer plastic, transparent cups. But the quality went off a cliff: thinner, scant darker brown crema on a shot that smelled ashy and tasted it a little too. The body is thin and the flavor is predominantly tobacco smoke and some ash that have smothered out any potential brighter notes. We still like this place a lot, just not for the espresso anymore.
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