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For a restaurant this good, Cafe Josie is still surprisingly under-the-radar. Literally tucked away on West Sixth, the cafe utilizes local and sustainable ingredients to create dishes that are colorful, inventive, and consistently exceptional. Open for lunch and dinner with nary a wait (for now), Cafe Josie does not disappoint.

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