Caffè Espresso at Crema House is a shot of Blasercafé Marrone, pulled to order in our Ottawa caffè. Marrone is a Swiss-roasted espresso blend of 70% arabica and 30% robusta, dark and low in acidity. It carries notes of dark chocolate, roasted almond and gingerbread, with a naturally sweet finish. We serve it in a warmed cup with a thick crema and a glass of water alongside. Choose a Single for one concentrated shot, a Double for twice the coffee, or a Macchiato marked with a spoon of milk foam. It is small, strong and not sweet unless you add sugar. It goes well with a Cannoli from our pasticceria on Clyde Avenue.
This is the Single: one concentrated shot in a small warmed cup.
Hot Chocolate at Crema House is made with steamed milk and chocolate at our counter in Ottawa. Choose dark chocolate for a deep, bittersweet cup or white chocolate for a sweeter, creamier one, with whipped cream on request. There is no coffee in it, so it suits children and the evening.
Mocha Latte at Crema House is a double shot of Blasercafé Marrone espresso with chocolate sauce and steamed milk, topped with whipped cream, made to order in Ottawa. It is coffee and chocolate in one cup: sweeter than a Caffè Latte, less sweet than a hot chocolate. Oat and almond milk are available.
Cappuccino at Crema House is a shot of Blasercafé Marrone espresso with steamed milk and a deep cap of foam, in the Italian proportion of roughly a third each, made in Ottawa. It is smaller and foamier than a Caffè Latte, with the coffee still forward. Oat and almond milk are available.
Canadiano at Crema House is our name for the Americano: a double shot of Blasercafé Marrone espresso lengthened with hot water, made to order in Ottawa. It is a clean, full-bodied black coffee you can hold longer than a shot. Unsweetened, with milk or oat milk on the side if you like.
Caffè Latte at Crema House is a double shot of Blasercafé Marrone espresso under steamed milk, finished with a thin layer of foam, made to order in Ottawa. It is milder and milkier than a Cappuccino, the everyday milk coffee. Oat milk and almond milk are available for any latte.
Drip Coffee at Crema House is filter coffee brewed fresh through the day at our counter in Ottawa. It is a steady, everyday cup with less intensity than espresso, served black or with milk, oat milk or almond milk. Choose medium roast for a mellow cup or dark roast for a fuller one.
Con Panna at Crema House is a shot of Blasercafé Marrone espresso topped with a swirl of whipped cream, served in a small cup in Ottawa. Also called Caffè Vienna, it is coffee and dessert in a few sips: hot and bitter under cold, sweet cream. Made to order at the bar.
Flat White at Crema House is a double shot of Blasercafé Marrone espresso under silky steamed milk with only a thin layer of microfoam, made to order in Ottawa. It is smaller and stronger than a Caffè Latte, so the coffee stays forward. Oat milk and almond milk are available.