All hail M Square - it gets my highly coverted award of best coffee place in the Financial District/on the PATH. It's probably a good thing I don't work closer or else I'd be there every day.
PROS:
- Excellent coffee: good crema, nice latte art, just the right note on the espresso
- Friendly guys behind the counter
- Consistency across baristas - I've been so many times and not a sub par coffee in site
- Seating: it is nice to have somewhere to chill out in the PATH at lunch that isn't Starbucks or a food court (and I love those ergonomic stools at the counter)
- Wifi: because Telus can be a bit flaky under the ground
- Nice presentation: I do admire their espresso with a shot of soda water and fancy teapots, both presented on lovely wooden boards
- Almond milk: thanks for accommodating my hipster, non-dairy needs
CONS
- Being on the PATH means no natural lighting. However, downtown this is perfectly acceptable and protects us from the abominable snowman of winter. Most of the Bay Streeters seem perfectly content whiling away the summer months in the TD food court as it is.
Also, they have their own app. At first I thought it was a loyalty app but it seemed to be more like the Starbucks one where you load credit. I found it a little confusing.