café latte

Espresso with milk

A café latte is espresso mixed with steamed milk, typically in a ratio favoring the milk.

The drink originated in Italian coffee culture but became a staple of American coffeehouses in the late twentieth century.

Often shortened to latte: I'll have a latte with oat milk.

The café distinguishes it from other latte drinks like chai latte or matcha latte.

milk

steamed

Heated by vapor

velvety · silky · texture · pitcher · thermometer · stretching · dairy · oat milk · almond milk · soy milk

coffeeshop

barista

Professional café drink maker

  • counterFlat service surface
  • menuList of available dishes
  • orderMethodical arrangement or request

takeaway · dine-in · coffeehouse · queue · regular · tip jar · chalkboard · ambient · cozy · seating

espresso

espresso

Concentrated pressurized brew

  • shotQuick liquor serving
  • cremaEspresso's amber foam
  • ristrettoConcentrated espresso extraction

lungo · doppio · extraction · portafilter · tamper · puck · pull · bar · pressure · grind

variations

cappuccino

Espresso with frothed milk

pumpkin spice · dirty chai · flavored

morning

breakfast

Day's first eating

croissant · pastry · wake-up · weekday · energize · sunrise · alarm · workday · early · ritual

latteart

tulip

Bulbous spring flower

  • heartCirculatory system's pump
  • swanLarge graceful waterbird
  • pourSend liquid streaming out

freehand · etching · contrast · canvas · symmetry · layers · definition · presentation

Italian

caffè

Italian coffee drink

dolce

size

tall

Of considerable height

double · triple · small · medium · large · half-caf

Opposites
milk content in coffee drinks

café latteblack coffee

Unadorned brewed beverage

espresso · americano · long black · ristretto · drip coffee

beverage temperature

café latteiced latte

Chilled espresso with milk

iced coffee · frappé · cold brew · frozen coffee · frappuccino

café culture sophistication

café latteinstant coffee

Powdered caffeinated drink

Folgers · Nescafé

Family

café, latte, cafés, lattes, caffeine, caffeinated, decaf, decaffeinated

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G