Shaun R.
Yelp
This coffee shop is indeed an adorable little nook, tucked away on the ground floor of an office building. We went looking for it on a Saturday morning, and were very confused when entering through the revolving doors on the corner of 3rd and Town. The security guard behind the desk directed us around the corner, and -- et voila! -- la petite parisienne cafe! Seating is certainly limited, but the decor all points to 1920s Paris. Even the drinks are named after famed literati who were known to have spent time in France, including James Joyce, Gertrude Stein and (obviously) Ernest Hemingway. Several books by these and other Paris-friendly writers peek out among other ornamentation, and there's something convincingly quaint about the environment that makes you want to put pen to paper.
I personally had a caramel latte (a "Hadley's High Rise"), while my girlfriend decided on a London Fog. Both drinks were tasty, though the London Fog was too hot to drink for a few minutes, and even too hot to comfortably carry (even with a sleeve). None of the pastries looked overly appealing to us, so we skipped those, and then decided to sit outside, since all the indoor seats were taken. Unfortunately, the outside seating was all tied up in cordage, so we ended up walking around the Commons instead.
All told, the size, atmosphere, and adorableness of Hemingway's Coffee Nook warrants repeated returns, though it's not the easiest to get to as a casual place to drop by, and the limited seating is slightly prohibitive. But all told, it's a great place that all coffee, tea, and literature lovers should visit at least once.