Lesser coffee shops looking to sell snacks would pave a fleet of cupcakes with a demure cream cheese frosting and adorn the space around the register with a silent army of gluten. The new “Frankies” establishment, Cafe Pedlar, follows no such bake sale aesthetic. Bundt seems to be the word of the day: lemony olive oil cakes ($3) are mini bundt-doughnuts, and banana spelt bread slices are cut from a bundt crown. Coffee and cappuccino, from Stumptown, take time, and even more if you distract the baristas working a digital timer and a tamper. As mentioned previously, “the Franks” have refashioned the old tessellated Margaret Palca Bakes space into some kind of Viennese coffee shop. The coffee is not rushed, and if one of the 10 or so seats is available, take it, and take your time. The symmetrical steamed milk designs that grace the top of your drink are the new inkblots, and the coffee is good.
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The Menu Mysteries of Cafe Pedlar, Revealed
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