café noir
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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
"We must counteract the exciting effects of our café noir," Valentine said, addressing his guests in a group.
From Flames by Hichens, Robert Smythe
The other morning I was lying quietly in bed, waiting for the bonne to fetch my café noir, when a most extraordinary sound caught my ear.
From Lippincott's Magazine, Volume 11, No. 26, May, 1873 by Various
One night last week—on Thursday night, to be more exact—I found that I could not sleep, having foolishly taken a cup of strong café noir after my dinner.
From The Strand Magazine, Volume V, Issue 29, May 1893 An Illustrated Monthly by Various
He would sip café noir, smoke a cigar, ply his host with every conceivable question, but otherwise maintain a dignified reticence.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 102, April, 1866 by Various
