Before coffee shops were invented, Parisian street urchins were forced to sit still for hours at a time while their beret tops served as plates and saucers for aristocrats' pastries and coffee. Put midmorning meals in a stationary spot with today's Groupon: for $7, you get Tate Street Coffee House's weekend live jazz mimosa brunch (a $14.50 value), or for $5, you get $10 worth of coffee, dessert, and sandwiches.

Tate Street Coffee grinds and brews only the noblest of beans, the fair-trade coffees of Larry's Beans, and serves up classic coffeehouse fare including sandwiches, baked treats, and specialty beverages. If you opt for the $5 deal, pop in any time and grab a steamy mug of fresh-brewed bean juice ($1.35) with a bagel and cream cheese ($2), one of the day's selected muffin flavors ($2), or a glass of locally brewed beer ($2.95). The 334, Tate Street's popular ciabatta sandwich piled with turkey, ham, pepper jack, and baby spinach with a sweet Vidalia onion spread, is served with salsa and chips ($4.95).

If you prefer a relaxing morning meal, go for option two and stroll onto the premises any given Saturday or Sunday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. to enjoy a live jazz brunch. Sit back and decompress as the soothing sounds of live jazz flavor your brain before serenading your taste buds with the fizzy double delight of two mimosas ($4.50 apiece—available from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturdays and noon to 1 p.m. on Sundays). Brunch also includes two breakfast sandwiches ($2.75 apiece), which smuggle sausage, egg, and cheese into your mouth between two wholesome, innocent bread slices (a vegetarian option is also available).

Reviews

Tate Street Coffee House was a noteworthy award winner for best coffee in Yes! Weekly's Best of 2010. Yelpers give it an average of 3.5 stars.

• The inside is kitchy and full of things to look at. The coffee (iced mocha) was deelish too. ─ Lynette S., Yelp
• Come for the nourishment, stay for the atmosphere. ─ Dan W., Yelp