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Brookhaven, GA · Since 2013

The Best Caramel Macchiato in Brookhaven

Caramel Macchiato at Crema Espresso Gourmet near Brookhaven

Steamed milk marked with a fresh shot of 100% Arabica espresso and finished with a lattice of buttery caramel over velvety microfoam. Warm, smooth, and just sweet enough, a proper macchiato done the European way.

Why ours is worth the trip

We pull the shot fresh and texture the milk by hand, so the caramel rounds the drink out instead of taking it over. Hot, it is a different drink from the iced version — warmer and less sharp, not the same thing over ice.

A Napoleon beside it is a lot of sugar in one sitting; a plain croissant is the better call.

Easy to reach from Brookhaven

About 15 minutes up from Brookhaven, on Mount Vernon Road in Dunwoody, worth the trip for something baked fresh that morning.

  • Open daily · 7:30am – 4:00pm
  • 2458 Mount Vernon Road, Dunwoody, GA 30338

The drive from Brookhaven

Distance
7.9 miles
Drive
about 15 min
Measured from
Brookhaven City Hall

The longest of the three runs, and the one worth a little planning. From Brookhaven City Hall on Peachtree Road it's about 7.9 miles: up onto Peachtree Boulevard, then west across Tilly Mill Road, which lands near 15 minutes when the road is clear. Far enough that ordering before you set off genuinely changes the trip rather than saving you thirty seconds.

Drinks are pulled to order and take about a minute, so the 15 minutes from Brookhaven is most of the wait already. Ordering ahead skips the queue at the counter, not the road.

Distance and time measured from Brookhaven City Hall with OpenStreetMap routing. Free-flow, so treat it as a clear-run figure rather than a promise at 8am.