The coffee Dreadnought factor lands in town.

For years it was a secret club, which, like the Masons, had its own language and rituals. They debated the merits of arpeggio vs. volluto, C190s vs. le Cube. And they fuelled themselves with regular overnight shipments from New York City. We are talking about acolytes of the Nespresso, the home espresso juggernaut that has Europe firmly in its grasp. The very good news is that Nespresso has just opened the first of two North American outlets outside NYC in the Bay downtown. The outlet offers the full line of machines and capsules, so the java fix no longer requires the involvement of FedEx. The secret handshake will be revealed upon entry.—Amanda Ross