café noir
Britishnoun
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Expect café noir and café au lait with madeleines and quiche, plus pain perdu with strawberry, lime and basil, and fregola sarda risotto with octopus, from a menu that changes frequently.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2019
The café noir used after dinner, is the very essence of the berry.
From All About Coffee by Ukers, William H. (William Harrison)
He found that beans and bacon eaten with a knife were sweeter and more wholesome than "blanc mange," "consomme," or "café noir" cooked in French style, and served by a French chef.
From Skookum Chuck Fables Bits of History, Through the Microscope by Cumming, R. D. (Robert Dalziel)
Come; Fate shall present you with another course, one more step towards your café noir and—happiness.
From Flames by Hichens, Robert Smythe
Two more chairs were brought out and two cups of café noir, and the visit was prolonged into the warm harvest moonlight with news of friends and acquaintances.
From The Vicissitudes of Bessie Fairfax by Lee, Holme, [pseud.]
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