Amavida Coffee and Tea - Seaside

Mixed bag: Competent Guatemala, excellent Ethiopia, swing and a miss on the bacon egg and cheese biscuit (mushy, flavorless, wrong bread), very nice gruyere/ham croissant. Reasonable prices. Cozy atmo. How does a coffee shop pay the rent down the street from 3.6 million dollar homes? Don't know but glad they're there. PS: Upping the score because Amavida rescued us from coffee hell for three days when an artful, natural Ethiopian was sometimes the highlight of our day (wedding visit, 'nuff said). PPS: Further upping the score (to 4.5, rounded up) for an exemplary Burundi (Nemba). Like a neighboring Rwandan roast from Perc in Savannah, this central-African is not to be ignored. There's something "primitive" in the terroir that comes through like fresh air on the palate. Crave-worthy coffee. Nice job, Amavida; you're one soggy biscuit away from perfection!