FAVORITA bar-caffe -spezialität — Restaurant in Hamburg

While most of us associate the word „relationship“ with joint experiences at least two people share with each other (e.g., a couple, mother-son), I notice my relationships with legal entities (e.g., a flower shop, a restaurant, a café) to be of substantial importance to my quality of life.

A famous Harvard study proves the importance of relationships to fellow humans for a happier, wealthier, more fulfilling and especially healthier life.

I found that strong relationships to legal entities add to the positive effects humans expect from the common relationships.

A relationship is not a thing. It isn‘t steady. It‘s a process. An ever-changing stream of experiences, both good and/ or bad.

I doubt anyone has kept reading up to this point, but if you have, keep reading. My relationship with Favorita has been strengthened remarkably over these past few months.

To use an analogy from love relationships: I never thought I could fall in love with their cappuccino, which means I couldn’t fall in love with the place at all. Too Italian the coffee, a dark roast, too large of a crowd outside on sunny days, too much Aperol and Louis Vuitton, and slower service / lack of waiters.

Well, sometimes we need a little bit more time to fall in love. Sometimes, we shouldn‘t stop dating right after the second or third date which didn‘t light the spark quite yet.

Sometimes, it takes a bit more patience. A bit more open-mindedness, a bit more tolerance, a bit more non-judgmental attention. That‘s at least what our relationship needed; the one between Favorita and myself.

I kept going. Kept experimenting. Kept building a relationship to the staff, kept ordering the cappuccino, and tried their freshly pressed OJ as well.

I slipped into this thing. I didn‘t pressure anything. I neither needed or wanted this to happen. I‘m „polyamorous“ so to speak - I am in love with more than just one café in my neighborhood. This relationship was a sudden surprise. Favorita hugged me, carefully. They didn‘t pressure me, they let this thing we got going evolve.

I appreciate the way they‘ve been treating me. I am living in the moment. I‘m not trying to plan ahead, to ensure this fling lasts all summer and beyond. I am witnessing this relationship, while I am...

Grazie Mille Toni & sein Team Carmela, Ulla, Marco, Giuseppe, il Nipote "der Neffe" Andrea e ... famiglia Bester Service in Hamburg mit italienischer Leichtigkeit & Flair. Mediterane Athmosphäre zum Wohlfühlen die es schafft den Moment zu genießen mit interessanten Menschen.

Zwei sonnenverwöhnte ältere Freundinnen in farbigen langen Bohème Kleidern trinken Aperol, ein junges verliebtes Pärchen das nur Augen für sich hat mit passendem rubin-glizernden Campari auf dem Tisch und ein Mann auf der anderen Seite schreibt vertieft auf seinem Laptop - während die Passanten an ihm vorbei laufen - genießt die Sonne und seinen Latte Macchiato mit einer kleinen Köstlichkeit.

Nipote Andrea erinnert an die coolnes von James Dean und nimmt sich eine kurze entpannte "Auszeit" auf seiner roten Vespa und schafft das Gleichgewicht zwischen Aufmerksamkeit, Freundlichkeit und Laissez-faire bevor er zu unserem Tisch kommt ... wie in einem Film.

Eine schöne Location für Italiener und Italien-Liebhaber im Herzen Hamburgs.

Toni hat etwas ganz besonders in Hamburg-Hoheluft geschaffen: "Alles authentisch wie in Italien mit Geschmack und viel Liebe"

Tutto Perfetto...

Overall is great, what a shame that a female cashier was shady. There were few times we ended up being charged way more than what we ordered. She apologized and claimed that she mistyped the amount and we believed that for the first time but this has been reoccurring now..:(

Just pay attention if the middle-aged female cashier is serving you otherwise this cafe...