Eaman and I have started a new Sunday tradition: Each week we pick a different breakfast breakfast or coffee spot and practice Farsi. (If you’re late to the party, Eaman is Persian and fluent in Farsi.) Back in New York I had a Farsi tutor and was pretty dang proficient, but then we went traveling and and Spanish, Vietnamese, Thai, Burmese, Malay and Hindi vocabulary pushed all the Farsi knowledge out of my brain.
I’m getting back on track, and for yesterday’s class, we went to Cardamom Cafe & Bakery, a simple spot in North Park. Our French toast was solid but way too huge, and the huevos were certainly nothing to write home about. So why bother talking about this place at all?
Two words: almond croissant, probably the best you will ever have and the cafe’s most popular pastry. It goes well with the house coffee, which is usually so tasteless in restaurants that I almost always go for a latte. But I was pleasantly surprised to find that Cardamom’s coffee is actually really wonderful. Beyond the baked goods, the outdoor patio is super pleasant and always filled with dogs. Yesterday we met Teddy’s brother from another mother (not really), an Anatolian shepherd. Fun fact of the day: Anatolian shepherds have six toes!
Come for the croissants, stay for the pups.
Well done learning (another!) new language! You definitely deserve that almond croissant as a treat :)
Why thank you! Not gonna lie: Breakfast out is a strong motivation to have weekly lessons.
Mmm…almond croissants are my favorite. Cafe Chloe downtown makes a great one and so does Opera Patisserie in Sorrento Valley (theirs is my favorite!) So rad that you’re learning Farsi. I wish that I had kept up with my spanish- especially since I’ve lived in San Diego my whole life. I had plenty of time and opportunities to practice.
Bookmarking those for next time! I’ve had a croissant at Cafe Chloe, but not the almond one. Thanks for the tips!