this place reminds me of hamilton, ontario. the weather has been pretty crappy. nonetheless, i managed to walk around to find a couple of decent coffe shops.
i walked into AEGEAN COAST coffee and tea. the reception was, at first, luke warm but the manager (i don't remember her name....oops) came up to my table after a while and chatted me up. she was very nice and quite pleasant. but most importantly, i noticed that they were pulling 49th parallel (organic and epic). i have used epic at bisogno but it was too bright for my taste and found it really "finickie (sp?)". i switched over to the organic and am a big fan of this blend. unfortunately, i came into the AC coffee and tea on the day they weren't pulling the organic. i relented and ordered the epic. i was very pleasantly surprised at how good it ran on their rancillio (machine and grinder). it had a nice chocolate note to it with a very pleasant finish. it's still a not bottom heavy enough for my taste but it was a very good experience. i would highly recommend this shop to anyone coming to regina. it's very spacious and clean. they have a good selection of light fare AND you can have a proper corretto with your cappuccino or espresso. i had a shot of "pimms" with my double espresso. aahhhh....memories of italy....heaven.