Super impressed! Monogram just opened their first permanent location (their pop-up shop is at DDaDe) in the Altadore neighbourhood, which is nice and close for me but might be in a weird spot for some people as it's sort of buried in the neighbourhood. It's a pretty small space, with a long communal table down the middle, and the bar in the back. They take your payment with Square (no debit!) and get your name and you're set to go.
They've got a pretty good menu of drinks, and my SO and I both tried out a latte, and I had a peach muffin (was pretty good!) and she had a sweet bun (which she also liked). The milk was perfectly steamed and the espresso was pretty mild, altogether, a pretty great latte.
I also picked up a bag of the Arnaud Coffee which I proceeded to make using my Aeropress setup at home. Was really nice! A pretty light coffee in which I could definitely taste the Transcend Coffee influence, having lived in Edmonton for a few years.
Altogether, a cool spot! I look forward to it settling down so I can come and hang out there with more regularity but I get the feeling it's going to become a neighbourhood staple.