Comet Coffee

Belle Cheves  

My last column discussed Café Ambrosia as an excellent study spot. Today, let’s just take a few steps into Nickel’s Arcade and go to Comet Coffee. For those who enjoy an early morning, classy, exotic cup of coffee at a refreshing study spot, Comet Coffee is an excellent alternative to the norm of crowded, noisy coffee shops.
For example, on a Sunday morning such as this - take a stroll through the arcade (for those of you who may not know, the arcade runs between State and Maynard and the entrance off of State is right by Bivouac and Espresso Royale) and order your cup of coffee. However, this coffee isn’t just a regular, “house” brew. You must choose between four or five coffees that constantly change. My cup is from Ecuador! They brew each cup individually, and you can get either drip, French press, or made in a vacuum pot (I consider myself an avid coffee drinker and even I had to look that one up - it is coffee prepared by an air vacuum and vapor pressure).
The atmosphere is very welcoming - soft, slightly strange yet interesting music playing in the background, a very amenable staff, and a bar area with a couple of tables where you can sit and enjoy your freshly brewed, individualized cup of coffee.
My favorite part, however, is what’s outside in the arcade. Two tables with a couple of chairs about them present the ideal place to sit on a warm (while it still is…) morning and enjoy your coffee and book. The sun streams in the windows of the arcade, the occasional bird flies through chirping away, and the people watching, while perhaps a bit distracting at times, is excellent.
As a small, out-of-the-way place, Comet Coffee is the exotic coffee-lover’s paradise. It is the perfect beginning of the day study spot where you can quietly wake up and get acclimated to the tasks of the day and the work that lies ahead.