This Amarillo Coffee and Dessert Bar Invokes Sweet Memories
Memory is a funny thing, a lot of times, someone will say something or you'll hear a song or smell a smell and a memory is triggered.
In this instance, someone on social media mentioned a place that used to be in Amarillo in the mid to late 90s. At that moment, all I could hear in my head was a friend of mine, saying the name over and over again in her fun cute voice. I reached out on my personal social media and asked my friends if they remembered the place. She answered immediately. Before it was the Bagel Place it was this gem.
Dante's Espresso and Dessert Bar
Dante's was a cute place that is where The Bagel Place is currently located. Dantes served up coffee and some amazing desserts. A co-worker said to me, "do you remember the sandwiches they served? They were delicious". The sandwiches she was speaking of were their paninis.
Did I mention the Italian Sodas?
Italian sodas were not a popular thing in Amarillo at the time. However, Dante's introduced a whole generation to Italian Soda. This is the one thing I do remember about Dantes.
Italian Soda is an iced drink made from carbonated water mixed with flavored syrup and cream is sometimes added to the drink.
This was a perfect place to go hang out and chill with friends or perfect for a date night. They would also have live music.
It was one of those places that reminded you of Central Perk on Friends.
I had completely forgotten about Dante's, but it was the mention of the name that caused my brain to pull the memory. For some reason, I remember the place having a lot of purples. I could be wrong because memory is a funny thing.
Dante's was the beginning of the coffee shop surge in the Texas Panhandle. Roaster's had already opened up but this was also a cool coffee place to hang out with friends.
Do you remember Dante's?
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