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Sidewalk Cafe

3.6 (135 reviews)
Open 6:00 am - 9:00 pm
Updated 2 months ago

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Moderate noise
Good for kids

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World's slowest ATM...with a $2.50 fee.
James M.

The perfect little neighborhood coffee and sandwich spot...with surprisingly good pizza to boot (some of the best in Southie if you like thin crust and cheesy). Tiny location on E 4th Street with street parking only, but it's usually not hard to find a spot. Very little seating - only a counter with 6 stools, but it's usually enough. Very rarely have I not been able to grab a seat. Breakfast sandwiches are great and made fresh to order, not that frozen egg junk from Dunkin'. Coffees are huge and they offer dozens of flavors. It's not everyone's favorite coffee but I think it's solid and the large size is HUGE. Staff is almost always friendly. I've encountered a few grumpy ones in the past, but not lately. The only areas for improvement are that they only take cash (there is the world's slowest ATM on site) and they are currently only open till 6pm on weekdays. I used to grab a pizza for dinner from them when they were open later but usually can't make it by 6pm.

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Love it! Their iced coffees are fabulous and their pototo skin pizza is something else. It's my favorite place in Southie!

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Food was great. Wait was a little long for good reason. They moved people through efficiently…read morethough being at the end of the bar meant I got bumped a few times as people tried to squeeze through. Still satisfied overall.

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