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CYM Coffee Co.

 Change Your Mind, why don't you?

Coffeehouse in Gainesville, FL. Off 8th Avenue. Local place. Lots of bright colorful artwork adorn the walls and warm, wide wood plank flooring is nice.

Nutty americano is tasty. Smooth. Strangly, almost no aroma to speak of. Not getting much besides the nutty flavor, a little woody in the aftertaste. 

Big but characterless muffin, no scones. I regret eating it as it had so little to offer besides the probably enormous number of calories.

They don't  have beans on display or anything on their website to compare my tasting with roasters notes. 



In the end a decent drinkable coffee and a good space for metting or studying or just chilling.  They also host events.


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