Small businesses such as Espresso Royale give Champaign-Urbana its character. I visit the 6th and Daniel location often.\nThe undergrad library location, however, is the undergrad library location. It's full of tired and harried students and academic professionals, and most of us don't want to be there. The UGL is pretty old and you can tell.\nThis place is usually packed and you'll have to wait. In addition, I once applied for a job here. My friend of mine had worked there previously and told me the manager's name. When I asked for the manager, I could see her behind the counter. She told the employee that I'd asked to tell me that she wasn't around. I just gave them both a look of shock and walked away. \nI later spoke with the employee (a friend of the friend) and she said she felt horrible because she could tell I knew the real story. We all laughed about it over a few glasses of wine.\nNonetheless, here's the point: Espresso Royale deserves your money; the employees are kick-asses and Espresso provides quality coffee. They buy beans roasted locally (Columbia St.) and always, always, always have hot, fresh, dark roast coffee on hand. So, Espresso Royale gets my vote over Starbucks every single day. \nNote: parking around this location is not for the faint of heart.