When I go to a good coffee shop I almost always order a macchiato. I enjoy them, but far too many places make them poorly. If you order one, and it doesn’t look like these, pour it out.

Macchiato from Urban Bean Lyndale.

Small white ceramic cup of macchiato on a saucer at a wooden cafe counter, with a barista working in the blurred background

Macchiato from Johnson Public House in Madison, Wisconsin.

Macchiato in a white ceramic cup with a tulip latte art design, served on a saucer beside a glass of water on a wooden table.

Macchiato from Urban Bean Lyndale.

Macchiato in a white ceramic cup on a saucer, topped with a heart-shaped milk foam design, with a glass of water behind it on a dark wood table.

Macchiato from Bradbury’s Coffee in Madison, Wisconsin.

Dark brown ceramic cup and saucer holding a macchiato with leaf latte art, silver spoon resting on saucer, wooden table surface