Cafe Allegro

Cafe Allegro is a coffee shop stuffed into the back of a parking lot just off the corner of 42nd and University way. Inside the main entrance there are tables and chairs, much like any other coffee shop. The espresso bar lines the back wall; above the bar hangs the menu of Café Allegro. To the right of the main entrance is an open door that leads to a narrow staircase. These steps lead to the roof of Cafe Allegro. The roof is set up much like the downstairs (minus the espresso bar and with the addition of a terrace).
Cafe Allegro is not only a coffee shop for picking up coffee on the way to work, it is also a meeting place for a variety of people. Parents bring their children, peers come to discuss topics and sometimes people just want to be alone. People who sit alone usually have laptops for writing or doing schoolwork.
Café Allego can be seen as a time capsule... back to the late 1970s. Even though thirty years may not seem like a great deal of time, in today’s ever changing environment short times contain very big changes. Café Allegro is a reminder of the days when espresso was not available on every street corner.