28 - Novo Coffee, Denver (Downtown)

I had high expectations.  I found those expectations well-deserved!

Coffee Shop:
Novo Coffee Glenarm
http://novocoffee.com
1600 Glenarm Pl
Denver, CO 80202

Date Visited:
Sunday, June 12, 2016
About 9:45 a.m. -  1:30 p.m.

Purchased:
Cappuccino: $4.00
(.50 cent charge for almond milk)

Mmmmm this was a delicious cappuccino.  When I say I want a cappuccino, this is what I want.

I asked how they made it and they said it was in a 6 oz cup (2 shots espresso, like normal) and didn't have a lot of foam.  This sounded good so I tried another cappuccino!  And it was DELICIOUS.

Novo Coffee is a pretty big deal around here.  Pretty big roastery, lots of places use their coffee - I had high expectations.  The high expectations were MET.

The espresso taste was amazing.  The blend of espresso with the milk was amazing.  This was an amazing cappuccino.  Even though I'm not a huge fan of the foam idea in general, this was the sort of foam that I get that one would want a tangible amount of.  Or maybe it was the perfect amount that I didn't get sick of and left me with a nice strong drink.  But I think I would still have a liked more foam (though didn't actively want it, just if it was there that would have been cool too).

It had a weirdly awesome sour taste in it.  I don't think I've noticed this since I got the latte at Corvus.  I don't know that I would like this feature all the time (and it's totally not the same as bad sour, which unfortunately I think I have run across more times for the whole drink), but it's been really good the times it showed up, like this one.

Almond Milk Cappuccino

As is apparent...the latte art was seriously lacking...  So it wasn't beautiful, but it was still delicious.

So yes, their coffee lives up to their reputation.  At least what I thought their reputation was.  It was really good.

The shop was a pretty nice place to hang out.  A decent amount of seating, but still managed a spacious feel.  There was some outdoor seating, which was pretty popular, even though I wouldn't like it since it's next to the street.  It was mostly little table/booths or bar seating.  I really liked their big windows.  I thought it was relaxing, but don't know if that would be the case on a busy weekday or something.  I liked hanging out.

One sad point - they have vegan empanadas and I wanted to try one!  ...But they didn't have any when I was there. :(  They did have a vegan poptart thing, but I just decided not to get food.  Wasn't as in the mood for something sweet.

Parking was ridiculous and difficult.  It's downtown off the 16th street mall.  This is why I went on a Sunday morning.  (Most people would not go only to get coffee.  Indeed, I also walked around the 16th street mall afterward for a bit, but this journey was mainly to finally try Novo Coffee.)  It was a Sunday morning (to reiterate).  Parking was still ridiculous.  I had to drive around for 7 minutes to find a parking space and it was 3 blocks away.  I did time it, and I especially noticed because traffic getting there was so good, but parking was STILL ridiculous.  I mean, I probably could have paid $12 for a garage, but I was not going to do that.  Anyway, they don't have a lot, so it's metered or garages.  I at least eventually find the "metered" spot, but since it was a Sunday it was free and I could stay there as long as I wanted.  So it's understandable why everyone else was doing the same thing. :)

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