Etienne, Castres, France

Place Jean Jaurès immeuble des Arcades, 81100 Castres, France
Etienne, a strange sort of cafe-come-boutique that positions itself as a sort of novelty coffee shop that sells flavoured coffees topped with cream and all sorts of ephemera. This would usually initiate suspicious thoughts that this may not be the place to go for speciality coffee but the back wall is covered in chutes of beans with their origin, roast and preparation on so you might select a personally tailored bag of beans to take home.
​The coffee I order in-house is mild and smooth and, although I have to settle for soy milk over oat, it's creamy enough in its palate that it complements a latte nicely.