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I don’t believe in fate, destiny, voodoo, sorcery, holy ghosts or any of that nonsense. But I am unequivocally convinced that the window seat at Broadacre Coffee is charmed.

It’s not just the best seat in the house, it’s one of the best seats in Sacramento.

Sure, it’s a simple spot: ideal for four, although you can surely cram six—eight?—around its wooden table. But, in my opinion, even three’s a crowd: This spot is meant for two.

The booth’s décor is minimal, including a vintage typewriter and sewing machine that buttress two cushioned benches. Coffee beans in brown bags hang like Christmas ornaments in the front window. Kinda strange, kinda makes sense.

The view isn’t anything from a James Ivory flick; we’re not talking San Francisco Bay or Point Reyes National Seashore here. Yet it is witness to the hustle of early morning downtown passersby, the stark K Street afternoon crowd, its barren late-night scene—perhaps this is a vista only a true Sacramentan can appreciate?

Point being: This is the quintessential Sacto spot for chat. If you want to enjoy a cup—latte, espresso, straight black—with someone new, the proverbial get-to-know-you date (no pressure!), then picking Broadacre Coffee’s front window seat is picking “magic.” It’s as close to one of those European cafe scenes that you see in dumb American Express commercials as the 916 gets.

Or maybe—all right, quite probably—all can be attributed to Broadacre’s excellent god in a cup. 1014 Tenth Street, (916) 442-1085, www.broadacrecoffee.com.