MSP/STP: Where to Get Your Favorite Latte (or latte-like beverage)

[MKBailey]

We recently moved to Saint Paul from Washington, DC. For those of you who have been to DC and have had the pleasure of sipping a latte at Tryst in Adam's Morgan, that is my gold standard. I like ample milk, foamed thick and creamy, with a strong, but not bitter espresso. The other day I had a cafe cubano at Swede Hollow Cafe that was really out of this world--so far the best milky-coffee beverage I've had in MN. I'm hoping others will share their favorite latte locales -- particularly in Saint Paul, but Mpls is OK too.

Thanks! MK

[resting]

kopplins is amazing. for those who haven't yet, get over there and have a coffee on the clover. the clover is what many see as the future of coffee brewing equipment and is able to really capture the nuance possible in a great craft-roasted coffee. their coffee is from paradise roasters in ramsey, a roastery that has caught national attention with amazing coffee sourcing.

also, peter middlecamp of the black sheep coffee cafe was a finalist at the United States Barista Championship this past May. definitely worth the trip.

(i know what you mean about tryst. my office is around the corner in adams morgan and i'm friends with their coffee trainer)

[stpaulbreadman]

Koplins! not only is the coffee the best but they use our best local organic non-homogenized and very tasty milk.

[Enso]

Once I started making cold "brewed" every other coffee drink since then tastes bitter, burnt, or just plain awful. If I go to a coffee shop these days, I drink tea.

[NewSushiFiend]

the Ginkgo Coffeehouse, Snelling and Minnehaha-Midway area.

[Uisge]

I'm a fan of Amore Coffee (see the places link in clepro's reply). I'm a tea drinker and they make a lovely one with Earl Gray, honey and steamed milk.

[clepro]

You've already found one of my favorites: Swede Hollow. Best, in my limited experience, is Kopplin's on Hamline in St. Paul. I also liked Black Sheep, in South St. Paul, very much the few times I made it over there. Cafe Amore used to make a decent Cubano (although I think that's ended), as did Brewberry's. BCC on Wabasha makes a nice cold brewed iced coffee. I hear Coffee, Tea LTD in Minneapolis make a good cup too.

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Brewberry's-The Coffee Place
475 Fairview Ave S, St Paul, MN 55105

Black Sheep Coffee Cafe
705 Southview Blvd, South Saint Paul, MN 55075

Bread Coffee and Cake
385 Wabasha St S, St Paul, MN 55107

Amore Coffee
917 Grand Ave, St Paul, MN 55105

Coffee and Tea Ltd.
2730 W 43rd St, Minneapolis, MN 55410

[St Paul Susie]

Lets try the links again

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Coffee News Cafe
1662 Grand Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55105

Dunn Bros Coffee
1569 Grand Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55105

[St Paul Susie]

and welcome to Saint Paul from a fellow east coast transplant!

[St Paul Susie]

I personally like the original Dunn Brothers on Grand Ave in Saint Paul. I am a latte fan (post noon) and a black coffee fan (pre noon) - free parking in the lot as marked. Not the lot attached to the coffee shop.

I have had Koplin's coffee - it was excellent - but I haven't had a latte there.

I have also had amazing lattes at the Coffee News Cafe also on grand - they give you a pint glass & I like that much better than foam or cardboard.

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Dunn Bros Coffee
1569 Grand Ave, Saint Paul, MN 55105

[bob s]

Koplin's is a board favorite for coffee. I've never visited, so I can't vouch for lattes (or anything else) from there.

Here's a recent thread on the best cup of coffee in the Twin Cities.

http://www.chowhound.com/topics/125229

[misterpatrick]

Here's the link.
http://www.kopplinscoffee.com/

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Kopplin's Coffee
490 Hamline Ave S, St Paul, MN 55116

[PhilESL]

Kopplin's is amazing - one of the best in the Midwestern U.S. But, I wish the business would stay open later in the evening.