The story
Alluding to a stereotypical preference for (usually more expensive) latte in such places. Popularized by American journalist, commentator and editor David Brooks who attributes it to Alan Ehrenhalt.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Latte Town
Today it means: An upscale liberal town or community associated with bourgeois-bohemian (bobo) values; a place inhabited primarily by latte liberals. Full definition →