Java Vivace

2287 NW Pettygrove St


Upon climbing the stairs, I walked into a remodeled living room filled with antique furniture and relaxed sounds of "Hey Mambo". I was immediately disappointed that I wasn't more hungry because they had an impressive collection of crepe dishes ranging from the sweet to the hearty. I settled for a reasonably priced bagel with a very generous slab of cream cheese and some Caravan tea, which did remind me of sitting on smelly blankets surrounded by camels (as the cashier had suggested)--and it wasn't a bad thing. I got my work done with no disturbances but I have to say that those antique chairs while kitschy were a bit punitive. Truth be told, it was the cool little outdoor tables with the little red candles that first attracted this place to me. I have plans to return to sample their breakfast dishes and/or huddle into one of their outdoor candle lit cubbies with some wine sometime soon.