This is quite simply a genuine 5-star world class purveyor of coffee. The greatness at Pikolo starts with the owner who is REAL coffee person; meaning she goes to great lengths to ensure the integrity of the people, equipment, processes, and ingredients to provide a consistent level of excellence that is lacking in soooooo many places we carelessly slap with the label of greatness due to having been randomly blessed by the "Hit" portion of the hit or miss equation.
Superb, freshly roasted beans are always on hand with a generous assortment available for take home as well. Baked goods are also top class with vegan and gluten free offerings typically on the menu. All of this goodness is delivered in a very laid-back environment without the double-shots of hipster pretentiousness that can (and do) spoil some of the other great coffee houses in the city (and everywhere) Convenient to the hotels on Sherbrooke if you're a tourist / business visitor. If you're a student and haven't found this place then you should just give up and go to school in another city.