Caffe Ladro may have made its reputation by siphoning business away from neighboring chain coffee joints (its name is colloquial Spanish for "coffee thief"), but has kept its clientele — and built upon it — by serving delicious fair-trade coffees with tasty baked goods. However, the old thief dies hard: Caffe Ladro snatched the win in this category from both Starbucks and Tully's.
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