They are also in Grand Rapids, MI. There is a large number of German travellers to that city, and I was pleasantly surprised to find one of their shops there, and the ability to purchase their coffee there. (Yes, I realise that they are Austrian, but the product appeals to that shared taste)

Artigiano has good espresso drinks, but while their 'hook' is being frequent winners of coffee art competitions, they also seem to pride themselves on odd concept of 'service'. And their food product is variable; much of their baked good product comes from Pane e Formaggio which is just awful. That said, it's somewhere I will stop for a decent espresso drink in Vancouver; I just find my food elsewhere.

And going back to the Starbucks food conversation from earlier, western Canada Starbucks now use US Starbucks food product, not the local baker they used for over a decade.

I fear that with the spread of Dunkin' Donuts and Krispy Kreme in western Europe and the UK that Tim Hortons will not be far behind. Hopefully good taste and common sense will win out in the end; there cannot be that many tourists to support all three of those chains.