i lived in that neghbourhood from 2007-2013 and it's weird because there's a railroad track (converted to the o-train eventually) through the area behind walls on both sides and only a handful of bridges over. so, there's a lot of dead ends from bayswater or preston, which is both frustrating and provides for opportunity, like cul-de-sacs under bridges for shooting the shit drinking. it's off the tracks, so there is the remnant of ottawa's old industrial centre here. it's the only part of ottawa remotely similar to the endless sprawled industrial decay in detroit.
i walked into this coffee shop more than twice on my way down to the bike path they built off of gladstone, which was one of the back ways over the tracks. gladstone is a quieter street west of preston, all the way to parkdale.
the coffee was a little acidic. cheap paper cups. the bridgehead coffee in ottawa was better.