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Between the Court Square Fountain, a nearby life-size statue of the small but mighty Rosa Parks and the state Capitol sits this beautiful coffee shop on Dexter Avenue. Prevail has a modern interior with local art, a number of choices for lounge or work seating, bare brick walls, concrete floors, and a series of glass garage doors that open to a large and inviting outdoor courtyard. A brick wall with a large mural faces the rear, glass wall of the shop and provides the sense that you are in a gallery worth exploring. Leather sofas, upholstered lounge chairs, and rich wooden tables complement the glass, brick, and concrete used throughout the interior to create a comfortable and welcoming interior. The variety of places that welcome you to sit down had me scanning back and forth, trying to choose between numerous distinct and appealing options. I noted that despite the shops many hard surfaces, the music being played was crisp and pleasant. Prevail’s design team had thoughtfully hung a series of sound absorbing panels from the ceiling to soften the acoustic experience and the result was noticeably pleasant. I commented to the barista on this unusual level of detail for a coffee shop and was told that it really helps with their live music concert series featuring local artists on the first Saturday of each month. Nice. Their playlist was an Americana genre and I Shazamed a few tracks that caught my ear. They have high top bars and tables for work surfaces, plenty of outlets, and a broad bakery selection of both sweet and savory. Merch was solid. Their bathrooms are down a stairwell, which was a bit bothersome but the facilities were modern, clean, and spacious.