Avril 50 is a special space. Their tea selection is wide ranging, and the magazines even more so. There isn’t any space to sit inside however. I’m giving it 4 starts because I think they could improve their tea service. They make the tea in a paper cup with paper filters. They don’t set the water temperature for each unique tea, and you are not told how long to steep it for. This place has a lot of potential!

Horrible man rude wouldn’t explain the chocolates. I asked home for a hazelnut bar and recommended $22 bar . I scanned in yuca got 30 out of 100 junk not good quality. Go somewhere else

The coffee is pretty average, and while the novelty is interesting, the prices are unclear—there are no price tags, and I wasn’t given or offered a receipt. A simple drip coffee and one latte cost me $12, which felt steep. The service was also lacking; the staff member seemed disinterested and a bit rude. Overall, not the best experience.

Used to buy coffee and tobacco back in my university years between '08-'12, John was an amazing host and always offered a very intellectual chat. Now looking back, it was an extremely crucial part of my university experience. Hope all is well.

Spend a few good minutes here looking through the various reads and you’ll realize that the owner knows many of his customers by name. this place is very important to many people—also a reason why my moving boxes are so heavy now, because of all the journals and magazines I’ve claimed from here while wandering between classes.