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Lively conversations, mingling with pop jazz
tumbling off tall ceilings, percolate in this Starbucks at
Pinole Mall. Who are these people? They borrow chairs, put
chairs back ... the music changes to plaintive folk ... I
just go there and listen. Sometimes it's easy; sometimes it's
hard. 1540 Fitzgerald Drive Pinole
CA (510) 222-1168 "On Food Row (Albertsons)" Sun-Wed 5am-10pm,
Thu-Sat 5am-11pm
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Everything here leads to meeting people and
having conversations. A real bamboo wall; a pulsed waterfall
tumbling off a marble bar; a Zen Garden; a Buddhist shrine;
generous open seating illuminated by five grand mushroom stalactic
lamps ... while getting high on the cakes & teas! 1111 Solano
Avenue Albany CA (510)
524-1696 Wed-Sat 11:30a-10p Sun 11:30a-6p Closed Mon & Tue
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