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Root Hill Café

4^th Avenue and Carroll Street, Park Slope

There's no lack of spots to grab a cup of coffee in the Slope these days. Some are good, some are just OK, but one new spot really comes through on that eternal search for a really good cup of coffee. I'm talking about Root Hill Café on Fourth Avenue and Carroll Street. You know, the spot that used to house the grimy Family Car Service?

The owners of Root Hill have totally transformed the formerly blah space, incorporating small architectural elements (inside and out) like modern minimalist furniture alongside rustic elements like exposed brick and large plank wood floors. Plus, this coffee shop has a Clover—a non-Starbucks one at that. [For those not familiar, the Clover machine is an amazing little contraption that is actually a single cup brewer in a commercial capacity] Naturally, the coffee is kick-ass, and the bohemian employees are charming and feel like good friends after only a few visits.

Root Hill Café recently introduced a full breakfast menu to compliment its Blue Sky muffins and pastries from a 9th Street Patisserie, and I can't stop ordering those homemade cookies. If you need a reason to check it out, consider that the shop has seen some rough times lately--a recent flood wiped out their food and ruined their beautiful wood floor (reconditioned from a barn upstate)—so they could use a little support.

--Read more from blogger Kristen Haas at www.adventuresofagal.com