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RE: Coffee suggestions wanted .....

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In Reply to: RE: Coffee suggestions wanted ..... posted by hitsware on May 16, 2024 at 17:38:47

In the 70s, long before Starbucks was a thing, I lived in the Italian/Bohemian neighborhood of San Francisco (North Beach). I discovered Graffeo coffee and have never found anything better. I'm in New Orleans now, which is a pretty good coffee town, but the best coffee I've tasted comes out of my kitchen using Graffeo beans that I get by mail order.

For many years, Graffeo was wholesale, though you could get roasted beans by the pound from the storefront on Columbus Ave by ringing the bell and waiting for someone to come out from the roasting factory in the back and deal with you. Cash only and no change offered. No receipt. It went straight into someone's pocket, but who cares?. A well-known secret was the Dunkin Donuts two doors down that served Graffeo coffee 24/7. Twenty cents for a waxed paper cup of the best coffee in the world. With free refills. Those were the days.

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RE: Coffee suggestions wanted ..... - hitsware 18:41:41 05/17/24 (0)
I remember a good cup at a pizza place on Columbus & ? ....
RE: Coffee suggestions wanted ..... - dancingseamonkey 10:58:27 05/17/24 (0)
I grew up in S.F. and used to go to Cafe Trieste and also buy their whole bean coffee, I remember Graffeo but didn't know you could buy their coffee. Unfortunately, I can only drink decaff now I somehow developed an intolerance to caffeine, but I still love coffee so I think I will order some Graffeo whole bean. There was a bar on Columbus, Porto Fino, I think where I used to stop for coffee on the way to work, they used to ask me how much water I wanted in my coffee so I used to get it half full for a stronger cup.

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