Tucked away in the East Village at the corner of Third and First Avenue, was The Bean . Well, for the sake of humanity, hope remains.
The first time I lived in New York was two minutes of it. It was the corner coffee shop, much like the Central Perk Monica, Rachel & Company. Silke, my roommate and I would close with individual chai lattes at the bar while we dealt with the world. Our Sundays were spent there. We got up, vagueábamos, got off to Bean, Silke going to yoga, I said I was crazy (who I was going to say), I was writing, up to the house, Silke came back, got off to Bean again and clausurábamos local.
New York is my loving thanks to all of its cafes, but especially to the Bean. went before class, after class, before bed, when I wake up ... By The Bean New York and I certainly love you with all my soul to the East Village (even over Williamsburg ... I think ...).
Beans I've been looking all over the world. In Spain, I gave up. Fortunately or unfortunately, it is very difficult to write in English cafes, because few of their own and most frequent in the company and loudly, that's what we are Mediterranean. Madrid has a jug of Starbucks in studying sometimes, yes, but do not have the charm of the New York corner coffee shop, surrounded by windows and banks, with neighbors who, two years later, still watching with dogs with banks in the street to the heat, or heating for the cold snow. Nah, in Madrid that they lack. And no, coffee or Commercial Gijón are not the same. Williamsburg
had several places with personality. The problem was that it resisted the comparison with the Bean and especially with the memories that brought me.
not believe Elei not investigated. A background. Looking for something to be able to walk and, do you want to tell you, that happens in this city is highly unlikely. 
the end, thanks to Sarah, met the Aroma Coffee & Tea, in Studio City. If The Bean is inherent in the Big Apple, Aroma is totally Californian. Basically because it is local outdoors. Less than five tables, the rest, some thirty or forty, are terraces. The Aroma provides coffee and tea and cakes in bulk, but also food (rich) and brunch that we enjoy the lazy Sunday Californians. The waiters have more Bean customers (the cafeteria was While tiny, like everything else in the East Village) and frequent among those who have seen medium Glee (forgive me but I do not recognize), Ryan Gosling (Heider saw my friend, unfortunately I do not), Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel ( other than those I saw, they know all asking me if I am famous for the street). Come, pure Hollywood.
not get me wrong, I love the Bean and I think in New York causes a constant homesickness. But I also love the Aroma coffee with all my heart and I am convinced that I like this city because of it. I do not write anywhere as here.
A place is defined by two things: people living in it, and cafes that you can attend with them or alone. Everything else is secondary.
Well, add there the bar, and another day I'm talking about the Tony's. As I spoke of Sean's in Athlone. O Nevada Smith in New York or ...
Until then, I do
again ... PS: if you visit any of the two cities and not going ... Shame should give!The Bean: http://thebeannyc.com/
Aroma Coffee & Tea: http://www.aromacoffeeandtea.com/
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