[ noun ] strong black coffee brewed by forcing hot water under pressure through finely ground coffee beans <noun.food>
"The good places are the ones that will automatically put two shots in. Ask for a double and you get three," said Angie Autio, who drinks espresso along Seattle's Capitol Hill.
A few blocks away is the Pike Place Market, a collection of fresh fish and vegetable stalls, bakeries, espresso cafes and open-air entrepreneurs.
Seattle shops feature several varieties on the latte theme, which in its most basic form is a shot of espresso in a glass of steamed milk.
In the past few years, various outfits have judged the city best in everything from its scenery to the quality of its espresso to its opportunities for girl watching.
And espresso carts are rarely more than a block away from any downtown office.
Bevan asked for a goat's cheese salad, grilled sole, mineral water, a glass of dry white wine and a double espresso.
Tani Kei, the host of the TV show, sighed contentedly as he finished with an espresso.
Others stopped to take photographs, visit with the natives, enjoy a cappuccino or espresso and purchase postcards, still completing the average 30 miles a day in time for a swim at the villa.
A blend of coffee is made by mixing Colombian coffee at $8 a pound with espresso coffee at $3 a pound.
An espresso is a kleine Mocha and a large one with milk, a grosse Brauner.