Posted by Pam on July 17th, 2008 in Life in Boston
Summer is supposed to be about taking things easy. And where else to relax and catch your breath than at a quiet little cafe? This week, Kaara, our coffeehouse correspondent introduces us to:
L’Aroma Café
Thanks to its sidewalk tables flanked by summer flower planters, L’Aroma café’s prime location on Newbury Street in the Back Bay offers a great strolling fashion show. The café is a special home to Boston’s European and Middle-Eastern inhabitants who meet in large groups—the friendly ambience also often serves as a meeting ground for foreign nationals who find spontaneous conversation with compatriots over genuine Italian espresso. Fruit tarts are well made by a pâtissier, and the other menu items tend to be somewhat eclectic (Italian sandwiches, cannoli, scones, slices of ganache). An impressive selection of teas comes from its sister shop upstairs, also run by owner Ysuff Salie. Visitors will find the Pellegrino beverages comfortingly familiar, along with the colorful Italian pottery-tile topped tables and warm wood benches with a view onto Newbury Street’s shoppers from inside. L’Aroma is especially bustling on weekend afternoons and open until 9pm in the warmer months, when the stylish traffic heads for dinner.
http://www.laromacafe.com
85 Newbury Street (between Berkeley and Clarendon Streets)
Copley Square, Back Bay, (617) 412-4001
Monday to Saturday, 7:30am-9pm; Sunday, 8am-9pm. (Hours change seasonally).
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