Caffe Artigiano is one of my top go-to places for a latte..or two. They have great latte art skills and their milk contains microfoam!
The majority of the time, their barista's make a great cup of coffee.
I am not a coffee connoisseur but I do have a mini-criteria in my lattes. These include:
microfoam (silky, smooth bubbles) throughout , and good expresso : milk ratio (expresso is not too bitter/bland)
Also, since I generally order Caramel lattes, I tend to focus on the taste of it ; whether it's too sweet and artificial, and its aftertaste.
Generally, I like to order my latte's at Caffe Artigiano in small because I find the odds of a delicious latte are higher. Sometimes, the large and mediums don't have foam throughout :(
This one was OK, it didn't have microfoam throughout (1/4 was not) but I was happy. Anything is better than Starbucks who steam milk + scoop out foam on to your drinks.
My friend used to work here. Seems like Artigiano is one of the best and I hear everyone rave about it. (I don't drink coffee though, but yeah, I still hear good things.)
ReplyDeleteThey're pretty cool -- I think they enter barista competitions... pretty sure other coffee shops can't boast that about their baristas.