Alderaan Coffee

1560 N. Water St., Milwaukee

Alderaan, the world’s highest peak, has never been conquered by mortals (only snowmen). I’m just kidding—but we could easily be living in a world that boasted mountains that can’t be climbed. This coffee shop could be named after any number of versions of this word—I don’t know—and it doesn’t matter. It’s one of my favorite local spots. I’d visit way more often if I drank more coffee. Open 7 ’til 3 daily—okay hours, but not an evening spot. Its location on the odd corner of Water, Pleasant, and Jefferson make it a take-out fav—no doubt popular with dwellers of all these new crap apartments that sprung up around it—but you could hang out here if so inclined. Only a few tables, but all the seats are good, with big windows. Here’s a funny story. I enjoyed a coffee and wrote in my journal, this day—about four or five spots taken by laptoppers. Two available seats on high chairs—and I didn’t want to sit directly behind a woman sitting by herself, and stare down her neck—so I sat at the table in front of her. The tall chair made my pants hike up and expose my socks—these odd socks with snowmen facing backwards. I didn’t think about this until later, but while I was sitting there, both sock snowmen were staring right up at this woman behind me! I’m sure she probably thought I was aware of it, and just sitting there in front of her in order to be an annoying dick

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