So I consider myself a coffee lover in fact I would have a very hard time living without it, I am not to picky and can even enjoy some brew from the neighborhood 7/11 from time to time, but if you want a latte or cappuccino or just an espresso shot made exactly the right way with extremely high quality beans that are roasted just right, I highly recommend you try this place.
I have travelled all over Europe and yes, overall they really do make better coffee (especially in Italy) . Heck, even their coin slot automatic coffee machines make better coffee than any second cup I have ever been to, and thats no joke!
In short Caffe Artigiano has the same illusive high quality coffee taste! It really comes down to one thing, their magical coffee beans( I dont know where they source them from but those beans got the jelly!). It's really that last 10% of coffee detail that most common places don't deliver. That smooth caramel flavor with a very subtle thickness to it. Not to bitter or acidic well balanced but with some mojo and complexity. I cant explain it fully, but lets just call it bean magic. This place has that magic in spades! and I have been to pretty well all the other "hot coffee" joints in calgary and while many of them come close this place still has the sharpest edge, at least thats what my taste buds tell me. Truly a superior chain, they do EVERYTHING right here!