Gaggia Accademia Bean-to-Cup Espresso Machine, 19 Drink Menu

The Accademia sits at the top of Gaggia's bean-to-cup range, nineteen drinks on the menu, a metal frame and housing rather than the plastic body found lower in the lineup, and a black glass front with a backlit red stripe that makes clear this machine expects to be looked at, not tucked into a corner. At this end of the price range you are buying breadth of menu and build quality as much as espresso quality, both of which the Accademia delivers.