Liberty Market is what you hope heaven will be like; clean, friendly, beautiful, with amazing food and drink. Even the restrooms are amazing! The creativity of the owners really shines through, who have individually designed a specific restroom in their own personal style. One restroom has kitchen recipes written all over every wall, another has mountain photography, another is lavender-like. You go into the bathroom of your choice, and are greeted, upon locking the door, with music custom to the specific room you enter. So there, I've officially done something that I couldn't help doing: mentioning the restrooms even before the heavenly espresso journey that is extremely noteworthy. Something I've learned is this: coffee is nothing without the environment to enjoy said coffee, which is exactly why people all over the globe resort to coffee shops in the first place--they are someone's kitchen bar, open to the public, perfect for conversation, for inspiration, for learning. Coffee shops force us--we often need forcing--to have a life, and to open up our eyes to the world which so often, we forget doesn't actually revolve around each of us. What Liberty Market does is create an environment that encourages conversation, and encourages you to ask the barista questions about the coffee. The bar, aptly named E-61, after their espresso machine, a 1964 Faema E-61 3-group chrome beauty, which sits along the back wall, is an 8-seat homey yet modern place to have a seat and a conversation with one of the knowledgeable baristas. Brian, one of the baristas there always jumps at the chance to talk about all things espresso, including the techniques and quality of the 2 espresso blends the shop serves, both roasted with a wood chip roaster, giving the espresso a (not overly) smokey undertone. I have been here about 6 times, and have always had a great drink, an enlightening conversation, and have always left feeling like life makes sense again, which leads me to call Liberty Market's E-61 espresso bar my official favorite coffee atmosphere.
I want to go here and use the bathroom!!
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Coffee shops force us--we often need forcing--to have a life, and to open up our eyes to the world which so often, we forget doesn't actually revolve around each of us.