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Buenos Aires · Argentina

Lattente

Since 2011 · Daniel Cifuentes, Zehan Nurhadzar

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Overview

Lattente was opened in Palermo Soho in 2011 by Daniel Cifuentes — a Colombian who represented Argentina at the 2012 World Barista Championship — and his Indonesian business partner Zehan Nurhadzar. The pair met at university in Russia and are widely cited as Argentina's first specialty coffee bar. After six years sourcing from local roaster LAB Tostadores de Café, Lattente started its own roastery in 2017; the brand later opened a New York City offshoot.

Known for

  • Argentina's first specialty coffee bar (2011)
  • Colombia + Indonesia + Russia + Argentina founder backstory
  • Daniel Cifuentes — 2012 Argentine Barista Champion at WBC
  • No-WiFi policy
  • Lattente NYC offshoot

Why it matters

The opening shot of Argentine specialty coffee. Before Lattente there was no third-wave specialty bar in Buenos Aires; afterwards the city grew a roaster ecosystem (LAB, Full City, Felix Felicis, Coffee Town, Puerto Blest) that all trace back through alumni connections to Lattente or LAB.

Production

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head roaster
Daniel Cifuentes
color sorting
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roaster machine
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filter equipment
AeroPress, V60
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roastery location
Buenos Aires (own roastery since 2017)
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Café

Thames 1891, Palermo Soho, Buenos Aires; additional sites including inside Librería del Fondo at Plaza Armenia; Lattente NYC

Recognitions

  • 2012 Argentine Barista Champion (Daniel Cifuentes, WBC representative)

Sources

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