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Bean Scene North
About Bean Scene North
Ellis Street at the north end of downtown has been changing character, as the warehouses and light industrial sheds between the core and the North End fill up with studios, small offices and places to eat. Bean Scene North sits in that pocket at 1399 Ellis St, within a few blocks of both the civic buildings and the lake.
Coffee shops in a working district run on a different clock from the ones near the beaches. The morning rush comes early and sharp, the middle of the day belongs to people meeting about work or spreading out with a laptop, and the afternoon can go quiet well before dinner. If you are planning to sit and work, ask about power outlets, table space and whether there is a limit on how long you can hold a seat when the room is full. If you are meeting somebody, ask whether the space is loud, because a hard-surfaced room with a busy grinder is a difficult place to hold a conversation. The number 236 420 1192 will settle any of that, and beanscene.ca carries the details for this address.
This end of downtown is walkable and comparatively easy to park in, at least measured against the blocks nearer Bernard and the waterfront. It also makes a sensible first stop for anyone dropping down out of Glenmore or coming across from the North End before heading into the core proper, and the waterfront is close enough to reach on foot once you have finished.
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