Ritual Coffee Roasters - Mission
The espressos and cappuccinos, poured by Ritual's award-winning baristas, all arrive with a thick, rich cap of frothy crema topped with a rosette design. (For the curious: There is such thing as an award-winning barista; Ritual sends its most talented employees to a barista competition held every year.)
The espresso comes out singularly smooth and delicious, with hints of toffee and chocolate. The menu is fairly small and simple; alongside the standard selection of preparations, from a latte, to a plain old mug of coffee, there are offerings of tea and hot chocolate. Not on the menu but worth asking for is the Gibraltar, a heady mix of double espresso and milk, poured hot into a special glass with a heavy base.
Ritual carries 15 different single-origin coffees that come from all over the world and all the coffee here is French-pressed in small batches. -- Sidra Durst
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