How To Order An Espresso In A Cafe (for the first time)

---
You can order an espresso. I believe in you. Hopefully this video helps you believe in yourself as well.

Go forth and sip the deliciousness!

[v]

As an autistic person, I need this kind of videos for EVERYTHING! Simple tasks such as ordering a coffee or buying can easily become difficult. The kind of explanations you provided are exactly what many of us need to achieve our tasks! Clear, simple yet detailed, straight-to-fact and concrete. Thank you Morgan!

[_spoosh]

As a barista myself, I love these videos. We need more people in coffee who can make it approachable and break down some of the perceived elitism. Great work as always, Morgan!

[NateC_]

Both yourself and James Hoffman have convinced me I've never had a good cup of coffee

[rabendranath]

In my city, depending on the coffee house you're in, asking for espresso will either get you a perfectly brewed cup or 200 ml of very strong coffee ...

[illiniwood]

I'm madly in love with coffee. So, I added up what it would cost me in a lifetime worth of espresso drinks. I took that money and bought a genuine Italian made double boiler prosumer espresso machine and an equal quality grinder. I won't lie, it took me the better part of a year to almost equal that of a barista. If anyone ever tells you "making espresso is easy", they're pulling nearly undrinkable sink shots at best and they're lying to you. After two years, it's most definitely money well spent. Now, I can't wait to wake up every morning, pull a shot in my PJ's, sit back and sip on a little cup of heaven.

[GardenBoat]

"This video is super chaotic"
Shows 3 goofy cuts for the opening, proceeds with a elegantly edited and presented video with no chaos. Lol love your work fr <3

[tonyperotti]

I mostly drink coffee at home but my local specialty roaster has a café and the staff there has been great. When I asked them for a recommendation for something fruity they recommended one of their blends. I asked for a single shot so I could get a sense of the flavor and I don't think they charged me for that shot. I walked out with my beans and they make a lovely pour over as well as great espresso. My latest visit yielded a very tasty natural process coffee. I'll be going back for sure! Ceremony Coffee Roasters in Annapolis MD.

[JoolsBurke]

Also appreciating the greens and the floorboards in your café. Great place to hang out reading a slim volume of poetry.

[railingaroundeurope]

Fun video! Interesting about having an espresso paired with water by default, here in the UK even the good coffee shops don't tend to do this unless explicitly asked and I've always felt weird asking as I didn't realise it was a normal thing to request, so I shall feel slightly awkward asking for it no more! :D

[matthewhoffman]

I read once when I was in Naples (Italy) that the side water is meant to be drunk before the espresso, as a palate cleanser, and that it was considered insulting to the barista to drink it afterwards as it indicated that you wanted to wash away the aftertaste of the coffee.

[ArtsUnlimited]

I absolutely love Japanese local small roasters where you can get the best espresso of your choice, but what was making me happy is that even in something like Starbucks if I asked about the espresso menu, they'd tell all about it and give little one-sip samples for tasting of cold brews of the blends they would be using that day. So that you'd choose which one you'd like to go into your espresso drink 😃 This is smart

[RemyElysee]

YOU ARE BRILLIANT. The way you articulate and present yourself when covering each point. Brilliant.

[wynparksook]

Great content! This complements James Hoffmann’s recent video on what to do when you get bad coffee very well. I enjoy both the old format as well as this new one so you can have both styles of content.

[SilntObsvr]

I had my first espresso drink (cafe mocha with very dark chocolate and little milk) around 1979 (four years before I first heard of Starbucks). My first double espresso a couple years later -- still years before you were born. I drank Americano every morning while attending community college (in the early '90s) for 8:00 AM class after working until midnight the night before. I got my own first espresso machine (a little up-flow boiler unit, like a self-heating moka pot) around 1987, sprayed milk all over my kitchen learning to steam foam for cappuccino, then moved up to down-flow with an actual portafilter, then pump-fed; at present, I don't have time for home espresso making, but have a Krups Gusto (my second) in waiting for when I have more time again. If I hit the lottery, there'll be a traditional lever-drive in my new, huge kitchen.

In short, I've been at this a while, and this is one of the best explanations of what a beginner would need to know when ordering one that I've ever seen.

It's also a clear reminder of the levels of skill and care that go into making good espresso in the absence of the fully automatic machines that grind, measure, tamp, pull, and dispose of the spent puck all at the press of a button, and steam milk at the press of a different button, as found in "fast food" espresso houses that need to deal with rapid employee turnover and high volume drive-through. Good for you!

[sayuriando]

Espresso is my favourite coffee beverage. I can't remember how I got into yet in school I always ordered it during the lunch break at a local ice cream shop.

[cubeofcompanioning]

I really liked the video, this is super helpful for me as a person with social anxiety.. less things to mess up and more knowledge on what is "appropriate" espresso ordering behaviour lol. I love espresso but i was never sure i wasnt drinking it "wrong" somehow, so thank you for the easy and straight forward explanations, plus the view behind the counter!

[greylock]

My dear departed uncle was a self described coffee connoisseur. I remember when we would go for coffee he would ask the barista, the question, What is on Espresso today?. I never really understood why he asked and why it mattered. Thank you, Morgan for the explanation.

[pyra-dannyv]

Your videos have already taught me so much about coffee, but there's something about this video especially that I liked! It could be a mix of the topic and the style.

Anyway, my husband loves ordering straight espresso, but for some reason, we've never been bold enough to ask what the espresso is. And then we often end up blindly buying coffee beans from that store and blindly trying to recreate the coffee at home. Thank you for giving us a bit more confidence

[DiogoExMarques]

This is fascinating to watch as someone from Portugal, where coffee = espresso and literally everyone over the age of 15 will drink one during breakfast and after each meal.
Since I started my coffee journey through "the American/Northern European path" aka: Starbucks, trendy brunch cafes and eventually specialty coffee shops, this feels like a bit of a clash of worlds

[mariaremediostomas]

First of all, congratulations on winning the 2022 US Barista Championships!!! 🎉 I am soooo happy for you! I’ve been subscribed to your channel for over a year now & have learned so much & have enjoyed all your videos (spills included)! Secondly, this is a wonderful video!!! I’ve never ordered an espresso by itself before but after watching this, I am now confident I will be able to! Thanks for this video& congratulations again!!!