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Starbucks Alternatives: Espresso Milano Beats the Frappuccino

Where: 137 E Ashman [map], Midland, MI, United States, 48640
August 20, 2007 at 11:11 AM | by | Comment (1)


We didn't think it existed, but turns out, there is a place Starbucks hasn't touched: Midland, Michigan. And while the small Midwest town of 60,000 doesn't offer unlimited alternatives, it does offer a great one: Espresso Milano.

The downtown coffee shop opened 10 years ago, well before the latte boom, and it's been serving its signature blends ever since. The décor has changed a handful of times, but the massive chalkboard of offerings and local artist exhibits have remained a constant. On frosty winter mornings we prefer the Six Shooter: six espresso shots. Prefer something sweeter? Try a Milkyway: the standard latte with caramel, vanilla syrup and a dusting of cocoa powder, too. But on hot summer days the Hazelkadoodle is a must. Espresso Milano's baristas blend coffee ice cream, espresso, hazelnut and vanilla syrup together for a frosty treat that beats the Frappuccino hands down.

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[Photo: Jeff Diogenes]

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That's the Red Eye in Saginaw

Sorry to be a stickler but that photo, *I* took is actually of the Red Eye on Hamilton in Saginaw, MI. I don't mind you using it obviously I Creative Commons it and you gave me credit, but it's not Espresso Milano. Both are great coffee shops. They also used to have the same owner.
jeffdiogenes on January 30, 2009 at 12:54 PM #Permalink

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