Hey Montreal, I’m here for a week. I just had two unsuccessful attempts at having good espresso (see here), so I’m looking for a recommendation. ☺️

Thank you 🙏

  • drukqs@lemmy.ml
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    1 year ago

    Depends what your taste is. I’m not a huge fan of third wave; I’d rather opt for old school Italian stuff. You can’t go wrong with Olimpico or Club Social on St-Viateur, Caffé San Simeon on Dante.

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      1 year ago

      Yeah, I don’t care much for the highest grade beans. I’m happy with a robusta blend so long as it’s extracted well. Thanks for the suggestions!

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    1 year ago

    I’m a third wave guy so my go-tos are;

    Helico

    Aube

    Paquebot

    Pista

    Jato

    Yo&Co

    Escape Lab

    Might be a little too funky for you but it definitely won’t be whatever the hell they served you in that cup.

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    1 year ago

    I’m assuming you’re not really willing to travel around to get an espresso so perhaps a general idea of which neighborhood you’re in might help?

    Otherwise as other have suggested a very traditional one is Olimpico, they have a couple of location around now (original is in the Mile End).

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      Oh I travel. Turns out I’ve been to Olimpico the last time I was here in 2018. Got pics of the cat at the patio:

      I’ll definitely go there again!

  • TemporaryBoyfriend@lemmy.ca
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    1 year ago

    Caveat being that I’m not a coffee drinker, but my former co-worker who was a huge coffee snob used to drive across town to get his coffee at the roastery inside the Atwater Market.