13/09/2025: PARKING
It all starts well: the parking lot. Large, welcoming, and democratic. Here, you never risk circling like Dante's damned, searching for a spot. That's the moment when you think, "How wonderful! Maybe this really is the right time." An illusion.
A COFFEE IN THE SQUARE
The café is located in the heart of the shopping center, perched there like an island in the middle of a sea of consumerism. The semicircular counter dominates the scene, with the bar area, the cash register, and the display case of pastries. A few tables surround it, crowded with the foot traffic of Globo customers. Zero privacy, a Grand Central Station atmosphere. You drink your coffee while a lady with a shopping cart brushes your jacket and a boy on a scooter looks at your espresso.
THE ESCALATO AREA
For those seeking a quieter experience, the café has placed additional tables under the escalator. Brilliant. Sitting there is a bit like participating in a social experiment: half the time you spend sipping, the other half feeling the backs and feet of those climbing above you watching you. Some tables have their backs to the stairs: perfect for experiencing that slight feeling of oppression, as if you were under divine judgment.
THE ASSEMBLY LINE
The service is cumbersome: the cashier moves at the pace of a sleepy sloth. The owner presides over her station like a general at war, leaping from one side of the counter to the other to monitor the baristas' every move. The result: lines and waits.
The welcome, then, is lacking. It's all cold, mechanical, industrial. You come in, pay, drink, and leave. You're just another cog in their caffeine-fueled assembly line.
THE RIGHT TIME? MAYBE ELSEWHERE.
The name promises, but the paradox is served: in this place, it always feels like the wrong time. The time to queue, the time to drink your coffee breathlessly, the time to feel completely at peace. It's not a bar, it's a pit stop.
You enter out of necessity, and you leave feeling like you've left nothing and taken nothing, except for a random espresso (which, to be honest, is really good).
Rating 3 stars.
17/08/2025: We often come here for breakfast. The pastries are always available, even late in the morning. It's a great place to stop if you're in the area or need to wander around the mall.
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