A place that does its milk right. De Zwarte Ruiter is set in a nice sunny (if the weathers good) courtyard in the centre of The Hague. The coffee was ok, not fantastic, but nice. The milk was smooth, silky and shiny. Yay! Not much froth on the Cappucino but from the first cup at this place it'll be worth returning.

In a phrase: silky milk, a decent cup and worth returning.

If you have the time check out this footage of Gwilym Davies, the World Barista Champion 2009. This video is from his set at the UK Barista Championships. Be warned, it goes for 20 minutes.

Click here to watch.

We were watching some vids on latte art. Ahhh shiny milk and a beautiful looking coffee.

Dudok is a classy looking establishment in the centre of the city. Regularly attended by the politicians and so forth that frequent Den Haag. With this in mind we were expecting near our best cup. Unfortunately it looked very average. The coffee itself tasted ok, but not fantastic. The milk, on the other hand was once again frothed up like dishwashing water. Not a great coffee experience.

In a phrase: expected more.