Posted On February 6, 2007
jasonsperber
Dagny's is a microcosm of downtown Bakersfield, better yet, a glimpse into a future in which downtown is revitalized and full of people from all parts of town patronizing local businesses and the...
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Dagny's is a microcosm of downtown Bakersfield, better yet, a glimpse into a future in which downtown is revitalized and full of people from all parts of town patronizing local businesses and the arts. When my wife came up 4 years ago for a job interview in town, she happily stumbled upon Dagny's, and we've been regulars ever since. This is another place where everybody goes there--from all parts of town, all backgrounds and walks of life. You just grab a latte and something to eat, take a seat, and chill, taking in the locally produced art on the walls, the people watching, the eclectic music Nick or one of the other staff has put on. Just relax.
It's great to have a locally owned, non-chain coffee house serve as a nexus for local artists, scenesters, movers-and-shakers, and your average joes as well. The coffee's great--Nick makes some mean designs in the foam on top of your cappucino--and there are baked goods, some savory foods, and bagels from the Bagelry.
My toddler daughter's grown up there. She learned to say "bread," "bagel," "butter," and "Dagny's" not long after she started talking, and we're often there on Saturdays sharing a hot toasted "bialy" (I don't know why the Bagelry calls their cheese-topped bagels "bialys," but no one from New York would recognize them by that name).
It's like our own little "Cheers"--we may not know everyone's names, but the faces of regulars are greeted with a wave and a hello and how-are-you. I don't know how many times someone's started talking to me and asking how my daughter was out at a store or something, and it turns out they knew us from Dagny's.
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