What the Hell Happened to the Gypsy Den in Downtown SanTana?

Edwin Goei • OC Weekly • July 9, 2015
On its website, the Gypsy Den advertises itself as “Orange County's Original Alt Café,” and no one save for maybe Alta Coffee in Newport Beach would argue. It's a legend–never necessarily cutting-edge, but always comforting to the hipsters and...
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