When frost begins to cover the world each morning, it’s time to get serious about coziness. In the event that hibernating at home through the cold months does not work with your schedule, try these shortcuts to cold weather bliss as often as possible—warm beverages, cushy seats and secret hideouts go a long way to make the biting cold more bearable.

Tap Into Your Inner Calm (and Maybe Your Dreams) at Calypsos Coffee & Creamery

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The mood ring of coffee houses, Calypsos is filled with eclectic seating options including some well-worn armchairs and loveseats. Find the nook, or perhaps cranny, that best reflects the state of your soul in this moment.

Stop by in the evening and you may stumble upon a free dream interpretation session (Wednesdays and Thursdays) or open mic night (Mondays). The company roasts its own coffee, so you can take a bag of the ethereal coziness home with you.

Hide Out in Plain Sight at Santé Restaurant & Charcuterie

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Known for its cured meats and fancy take on dinner, Santé has some well-kept secrets that make it a perfect cold weather hideout.

It’s open daily for breakfast starting at 9 a.m., not just for its famous weekend brunch. Call in sick on a weekday, snag some local fiction from Auntie’s next door, order a latte and a pastry, and suddenly you’re transported to your “brisk morning in Paris” daydream. Wear a classy scarf for the full effect.

Santé’s Butcher Bar, tucked inside the restaurant itself, offers open-seating, so you can slip in and warm your bones with a top-shelf whisky and appetizer even if the restaurant is full.

Find Peace Midweek at The Davenport

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Kill time between meetings slouched contentedly in an enormous armchair upholstered in the style of your rich grandma’s living room. Grab a coffee from the lobby café, watch the passers by and find your zen in under 15 minutes—then get back to work.

Optional: Buy yourself flowers at the hotel florist and tell co-workers they’re from a secret admirer.

Steal a Serene Morning Together at Rockwood Bakery

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As the evenings get darker, spending daylight with your beau may require scheduling date night in the morning. Getting outdoors together will lift your spirits—work up frosty noses on a morning stroll through Manito Park, then duck into Rockwood Bakery to warm up and work on a crossword puzzle. Pick from the spread of indulgent pastries or savor the bakery’s secret specialty: house-made granola with steamed milk.

Curl Up by the Fireplace at Vessel Coffee Roasters

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The newly opened coffee house and roastery in North Spokane feels like a trendy Portland shop, with stark decor and a palpable seriousness about the craft. Order something that sounds fancy. It will be delicious. A fur rug flanked by surprisingly comfortable couches play centerpiece in the middle of the space, and a gas fireplace lends some literal warmth to the metaphorical cool of the space.