Café con leche

This article is about the beverage. For the New York City nightclub event, see Cafe con leche (Sunday Party).

Café con leche

Café con leche from Asturias, Spain
Alternative names	Cafebar
Course	Beverage
Place of origin	Spain
Serving temperature	Hot
Main ingredients	Coffee, milk
Variations	Café au lait, caffè e latte
Food energy (per serving)	103 kcal (431 kJ)
Media: Café con leche

Café con leche (Spanish: "coffee with milk") is a Spanish white coffee beverage. It is somewhat more similar to the Italian caffelatte (or the Anglo version, latte) than to the French café au lait. A latte, however, is made with espresso. Café con leche is a coffee beverage consisting of strong or bold coffee (usually espresso) mixed with scalded milk in approximately a 1:1 ratio. Sugar or sweetener is added according to taste.

The beverage is extremely common in Spain, in many Latin American countries, the Philippines and communities around the world. In the Cuban bastions of Tampa and Miami (Florida, US), for example, café con leche is a local breakfast staple.

See also

•  Coffee portal