Gather is the perfect place to settle in with a book on a couch or a lounge chair for hours at a time. Beyond all the local artists selling their work and grad students working on their dissertations, the interior looks like a sitcom coffeehouse stage, down to the floor-to-ceiling chalk calendar on the wall. But instead of empty prop cups, you can sip great coffee from a mug or mason jar. If you’re feeling hungry, they also do flatbreads and hummus, but we prefer the avocado toast that comes with a generous drizzle of olive oil and za’atar.