Forget the "other" chain coffee shop, go where the old world of espresso and cappuccino meet the new world of free wi-fi internet, add to that a wide selection of excellent coffees, teas, pastries (this is the North End after all), bagels, and lunch items.  And it doesn’t end there, the place is roomy and clean, with plenty of seats at small tables, the most coveted seats at the window, a large sofa and two comfy leather chairs surrounding a coffee table, and enough power for your laptop:  this is what a cafe’s was meant to be. Come here long enough and Tony and the rest of the crew will befriend you, and you’ll befriend them and the other patrons who will have the same patterns as you, it’s one of those places where everyone knows your name, and where you can discuss poetry, travel, food or whatever else fits your style. And if you work in downtown, it’s a short walk for a different lunch. Find it at Google Maps.

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Working from the Boston Common Coffee Co. (Salem Street)

A few block from Downtown Boston, right in the middle of the North End you can find Polcari’s coffe shop, a place frozen in time, in an era when everything was more genuine, the food taste better and people really cared.  If you want to experience it all again, including the human touch, a savoir faire of customer service and customer relationship that is so hard to find today, treat yourself to a trip to Polcari’s Coffee.  You can find food for your soul and body, from the coffees (Best of Boston), italian coldcuts, italian coffee machines, herbs and spices from the world over, and many hard-to find items like artisan ceci arrosto (roasted garbanzo beans) probably the healthiest and most delicious snack, to the artisan orange or lemon oil, natural ingredients a must for any baker.
Keep coming back, and little by little you will recognize the faces of the friends of Polcari that keep coming back for more and more of good food and good service.

Since 1932 Polcari’s Coffee can be found at 105 Salem Street at the corner with Prince Street (Google Maps), and you can reach them by phone at 617.227.0786.

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Photography by: haydnseek (cc)

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Polcari’s Coffee on Salem Street at Prince Street: the quintessential North End Store