Shanon, Y.J.'s Snack Bar 128 West 18th Street, 816-472-5533
Even for people who are mildly claustrophobic, entering Y.J.'s Snack Bar on 18th Street can be a disorienting experience. The tiny coffee shop is usually blasting music, which has a constricting effect, particularly when the Y.J.'s entrance is blocked by a pit bull with a head the size of a baked ham. All of that matters less, however, when longtime barista Shanon is standing behind the cramped counter. With a comforting, easygoing charm and a retro style of dress that feels more like an inherent feature than a dive toward fashion, Shanon no doubt draws innocent crushes from all types of caffeine hounds, including, perhaps, that four-legged boulder guarding the door.
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