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Pizza parlour and café duet define cool corner of NDG West
NDG is a really charming place, a sentiment which increases the more you explore its nooks and crannies. I grew up in western NDG and, as a kid, it was Somerled that captivated me. F.W. Woolworth, on the north-east corner of Cavendish, was MY favourite hangout and I have indelible memories of my mother plying me with soda fountain sandwiches, milkshakes, lemon meringue tarts… after which I had a blast rummaging through the toy aisles, until the stereotypical stern-faced saleswoman – with beehive hair-do and horn-rimmed glasses chased me away.
We all have our favourite stretches of concrete jungle. For many today, the corner of Sherbrooke W. and Montclair is such an area, with two popular businesses that cater to the neighborhood crowd, Mama Rosa and Café 92° (the ideal temperature for water used in making espresso), having become destinations for local residents, many of whom patronize both spots daily. Both businesses are not only very cool, but virtually spiritually linked. Terrific NDG entrepreneurs and neighbours Back to front: Reda Wahba, Denis Mavrias, Claudia Vega (right) and Maria Grajales (Photo Bram Eisenthal).
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