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The vibrant pink walls are visible before you even open the door, which sets the tone for what Nirvana Soul is: a specialty coffee shop that also functions as a neighborhood living room. The mezzanine overlooks the floor, open mic nights fill the calendar, and the sidewalk seats are prime for people-watching. You go in to get work done and leave having met half the block instead.

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Each drink on the menu is named for a city, and ordering feels a little like picking a destination. Voyager Craft Coffee is a specialty coffee shop with six locations around the Bay Area, each with its own interior design concept. The Cupertino outpost keeps things bright and considered, the kind of place where the latte art and the wall art get equal attention. Good for a slow pour-over or a signature drink you won't find at the usual chains.

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A live tank of crabs and fish greets you at the door of this spacious Cupertino dim sum hall, which hits peak chaos on weekends when families fill the room and steamer crates stack up fast. The taro puff shaped like a swan, stuffed with scallop-flavored taro, is the kind of thing that makes the table go quiet for a second. The San Francisco Chronicle named it among the Bay Area's best for dim sum.

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