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I used to grab a coffee in downtown Orange at the Starbucks regularly. It’s convenient, near home, and had a motorcycle parking area right outside.

Unfortunately, this location and one I frequented in Newport Beach on bicycle rides were among the 700 that recently shut down. However, the Urth Cafe next door makes a good cup of coffee and is also a great bathroom stop.


If friends are in town and a full breakfast is in order, Kimmie’s Coffee Cup is our go-to choice.



Talking about other types of liquid refreshment, for years I’d swing through Rod’s Liquor’s pull-through driveway and grab a Coke and bag of Doritos on the way home from work. Rod’s was a neighborhood fixture, and it was a sad day when it closed to make way for a somewhat fancy restaurant called Bosscat. 

Bosscat paid tribute to Rod’s by keeping the “Liquor Parking” sign on the street corner where the drive-through was, and that area is an open-air dining area. They also mounted the front of Rods’ old, rusty outdoor ice cooler in the wall of the dining room.

Here you can see Bosscat’s neon sign in the foreground with the liquor parking red sign in the distance at the corner.


Those who wax nostalgic can still buy  a Rod’s Liquor t-shirt at a nearby shop.

The local train station is also a good source of libations and live music. While waiting for a morning train, I’ll grab a coffee at the Streamliner Cafe, and Mrs. and I enjoy an occasional cocktail there in the evenings.

which luggage rack is that? Thanks in advance, Dino