tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33849671.post6468688720004504768..comments2023-03-24T08:49:34.359-06:00Comments on On The Road To Patzcuaro, Mexico......: One Cup of Java, maybe twoTanchohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11196129338636347646noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33849671.post-44286253276643982492009-10-12T17:56:59.932-05:002009-10-12T17:56:59.932-05:00Actually, OXXO makes a pretty good cup of coffee, ...Actually, OXXO makes a pretty good cup of coffee, and it's cheap enough.<br /><br />But as to Starbucks, the one in Morelia on Camelinas is passable, but the one on Enrique Ramírez, with two levels, is extra nice. Usually, you can get a decent cup of coffee at Starbucks, but there's just one pulga in the unguento.<br /><br />Paper cups. Coffee never tastes as good when served in a paper cup as in a china cup.<br /><br />That's why Starbucks or Lillian's for me will never replace the Gran Hotel cafe or La Surtidora or Felipe's sister-in-law's place for coffee. (And, by the way, the cups at sis in law's are the nicest of those around the Plaza Grande.)<br /><br />Constantino; Cafe Europa in Morelia carries a Café Tueste Italiano, suitable for your espresso.<br /><br />Saludos,<br /> Don CuevasDon Cuevashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13512081335891808593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33849671.post-42843530979174210692009-10-12T16:44:40.973-05:002009-10-12T16:44:40.973-05:00Oxxo is nice especially on the road, since getting...Oxxo is nice especially on the road, since getting something fresher than the dark, dimly lit roadside bodega is a crapshoot.<br />I would love a Starbucks here too,I frequent the one across from Sears in Morelia and it is a great comfortable spot to sit and gossip or check whats going on. It would probably promote some professionalism in the square (?) probably not.Tanchohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196129338636347646noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33849671.post-21839795804001566842009-10-12T16:07:36.824-05:002009-10-12T16:07:36.824-05:00If a cup contains caffeine, that´s good enough for...If a cup contains caffeine, that´s good enough for me. I´m no effete snob.<br /><br />Actually, there are four Oxxo stores now in Pátz. For those over the border, think 7-Eleven. You´d never know the difference. Oxxo is a Mexican chain.<br /><br />Aside from not being a coffee snob, I would like to see a Starbucks here. They have nice places to sit, and it would irritate many of the local Gringos, just seeing it, and that would make me smile.<br /><br />The Starbucks in San Miguel is spectacular.<br /><br />I remember when the first Oxxo opened here on the outskirts of town, near me, actually. Oh, the indignation of the Gringos. Now, two of the four Oxxos are directly downtown, but you would not even know what they are unless you were directly in the door. They fit in fine, appearance-wise.Michael Dicksonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01720359542700663699noreply@blogger.com