The Hobbyist

Description: Specialty coffee shop, craft beer, wine cocktail bar as well as local pastries, free live music.

Comments: A whole vibe. Laid back lounge aesthetic, dim lighting, upscale semi-rustic decor, suave jazzy music, quite nice. Lovely place to read a book or get some work done. Try the orange flavored cinnamon rolls. Also the cookies, courtesy of Honeybear Bake Shop. Both are splendid.

They also boast marvelous herbal tea options. Of the properly steeped loose leaf variety, none of that bagged nonsense. The Mémoire Citron Pressi, an oolong apple blend with heather and red cornflower blossoms, is quite good. Just look at the name. It can’t sound like that and not be some Grade A level stuff.