What: Horchata latte
Where: Sixth Street Coffee, 1500 Sixth St., Coachella
How much: $6.75
Contact: 760-619-2221; sixthstreetcoffee.com
Why: It’s a delicious treat.
On a recent work-errands jaunt around the east valley, I decided to take a coffee break—specifically, to try out Sixth Street Coffee, a place I’d somehow never visited since it opened to raves in 2019.
But what to order? I perused the menu, unsure what to get, until I came across the description of the horchata latte: “voted best latte by Palm Springs Life magazine.” Sold!
Subsequent research revealed that Palm Springs Life was raving about the iced version of the drink, but I ordered the hot version—and I can now confirm the hot version is rave-worthy as well.
If you’re unfamiliar with horchata, two things: 1. You poor soul! You’ve been missing out. 2. It’s a beverage typically made of rice, milk, cinnamon and sugar. It’s delicious, and, as Sixth Street Coffee has proven, it’s a perfect pairing with espresso.
Sixth Street Coffee’s unique offerings go beyond the horchata latte. The “specialty” latte menu also includes lavender, Spanish, honey con canela (cinnamon) and “oat-chata” varieties—the latter for horchata fans who want to avoid dairy, of course. Sixth Street also offers standard coffee and tea fare, and if you’re hungry, a small food menu includes three toast varieties (salmon-avocado, avocado and Nutella); two sandwiches (the Coachella turkey club and a cranberry chicken salad sandwich); and various offerings using bagels from Palm Springs’ Townie Bagels.
Sixth Street Coffee is also about more than the food and drink; it’s a great place to hang out, with seating both inside and outside. It shares a building with the Coachella Library, and it’s just across the street from Coachella City Hall; the area is one of the most charming parts of the valley.
If you’ve never been to Sixth Street Coffee, go.
Thanks for this, Jimmy. As a Palm Springs resident who feels like I need my passport to go to Trader Joe’s in Cathedral City, a trip to Coachella sounds like space travel. But it might be worth it for an horchata latte. Sounds so good. Thanks for the introduction. Now, to find my anti-grav boots.