Cosmos Coffee Café (Permanently Closed)
8278 La Mesa Boulevard, La Mesa, CA 91941
The best place to get your Friday night going early is Cosmos in La Mesa Village. The coffee’s great, the sandwiches are fine, and from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m., the Sam Johnson Jazz Trio lays down some really solid old-school jazz standards such as “Blue Monk,” “Caravan,” and “My Funny Valentine.” Grab a caramel macchiato ($3.85 for 16 ounces) and a turkey, avocado, bacon sandwich with chipotle mayo, ($6.50) settle into a leather couch, and listen to Sam on the upright bass, Alan Worthington on the guitar, and George Kezas playing the hell out of the tenor saxophone.