Noice's alternative to soggy PB&Js at FlyBy.

Let’s face it–that line at Flyby down in freezing-cold Loker is never going to get shorter before 1pm, so it’s time to find new digs to refuel after Mankiw’s lecture on… whatever. (Not like anyone was listening.) Next time, venture into Café Gato Rojo, almost hidden between Grays and Matthews and nestled in a nook underneath Dudley House, for a quick cappuccino and for a nice respite from the lunchtime fury.

With a conscientious menu of fair-trade coffees, Gato Rojo also offers muffins, scones, and other baked goods made fresh daily. For those not inclined toward caffeine (to which we say “WTF”), a generous selection of bottled juices, loose teas, and other beverages are also available. Not only do they take Crimson Cash, but a small coffee only costs around a buck. Read more about the hipster invasion at Dudley’s premiere lunch spot after the jump.

Enjoy your light lunch in the dimly-lit but cozy comfort of the quaint coffee house in large leather armchairs in the middle of the room. Don’t be shocked at the number of people wearing Wayfarers paired with tattered rugs masquerading as scarves; the café is frequented by musty-smelling and pasty-looking grad students trying to find self-actualization by downing three espressos in a row. Anyone hoping to check up on email before class in WiFi-hating Sanders shouldn’t be surprised if he/she can’t grab a table, as customers hover near the few outlets like gnats. But if nothing else, let the jazz music in the background give you a false impression of your French sophistication–and the fact that you’re surrounded by neon-pants-wearing hipsters reading about the anguish of modernity for their afternoon philosophy class bring you back to earth.

Er–I mean, Harvard.

Photo courtesy of Carrots ‘N’ Cake Blog.