The Coffee is the clearest example in La Coruña of the contemporary specialty coffee shopfront as architectural statement — a narrow black-framed façade with floor-to-ceiling glass, 'the coffee.' in small lower-case type on the exterior, warm amber interior light through the glass in the morning, a bare tree branch framing the view from the street. The interior is minimal: coffee equipment on a shelf, a small bar counter, no excess. The name is deliberately generic as a statement of focus — this is a place that does one thing and has decided that one thing is sufficient. The morning light through the glass is the best argument for arriving early.
Cantón Grande, La Coruña, Spain