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Check out this World Hum article on the seven best cities in the world for all you latte-drinkers, java-sippers, and espresso-lovers. Here's the rundown: 1) Vienna, where the huge menus include such can't-find-that-in-America offerings as the Kaisermelange (mocha with an egg yolk, honey and cognac or brandy instead of milk).
2) Coffee house-crazed Amsterdam (yes, some of them actually serve nothing but coffee), where locals sip and chat into the wee hours.
3) Rome, home of delizioso espresso and cappuccino (and despite warnings, I've ordered cappuccino after 10 a.m. in Italy many times, even if the locals consider it "sacrilige").
4) Melbourne, where local coffee culture is so entrenched Starbucks simply can't make inroads.
5) Wellington, said to have as many coffee houses per capita as New York (fun fact: New York City has about twice the population of the entire country of New Zealand).
6) Buenos Aires, where your coffee is likely accompanied by a dulce de leche-centered sandwich cookie called an alfajor (my dream cookie, and subject of an upcoming post).
7) Seattle - famous for Starbucks; worth the trip for indie roasters like Lighthouse Coffee.
To this list I would like to add: Hanoi, where strong, thick coffee is ritually poured over an inch of sweetened condensed milk and stirred with a long-handled spoon; New Orleans, where sipping a chicory-infused cafe au lait and eating powdered sugar-covered beignets at Cafe du Monde is a rite of passage; Havana, where the café cubano at the palatial old Colonial era hotels is served in tiny porcelain cups with a cookie on the side, just like in Hemingway's day.
What are your favorite coffee drinking cities?
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3-13-2009 @10:27AM Tony2X said... How could you have Seattle on your list and not mention Espresso Vivace? Quite simply the best coffee I've had in North America and a candidate for best... coffee... ever!!!
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3-13-2009 @11:08AM Astin said... While I can't honestly put it in the upper echelons of coffee towns, Toronto is improving. Green bean cafes are springing up, and by extension other local cafes are now serving organic, fair trade, fresh-brewed, single-source, or custom-blend brews. It's a city that's quickly learning that Tim Horton's, Second Cup, and the godawful green monster of Starbucks are NOT the be-all and end-all of coffee.
That said, there has long been Little Italy, Greektown, and other areas of the city that have long had quality coffees from cultures that know how to make a proper espresso.
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3-13-2009 @11:12AM Matt said... IMO, Venice trumps Rome for coffee shops. Every other store front is a coffee shop, and most of them serve Spritzs and Bellinis as well.
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3-13-2009 @11:24AM Stuart Broz said... While I agree with you on adding New Orleans, it isn't because of Cafe du Monde. There's much more to New Orleans coffee than chicory.
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3-13-2009 @11:36AM Kearns said... Nothing in Southern Spain or Gibraltar? I have so many friends (and family) who tell me that the coffee is the best, bar none, and it can't be duplicated outside of the Costa del Sol...
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3-13-2009 @1:52PM christopher Furniss said... Portland. Stumptown. But they're starting to open up in other places, too. Including Seattle! Vivace is great, too.
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3-13-2009 @2:34PM Lavanna Martin said... I am surprised that Austin, Texas didn't make the list.
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3-13-2009 @2:43PM reiss said... london doesn't appear on the list & rightly so, but we're working on it...
http://LondiniumEspresso.com
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3-15-2009 @1:50PM Gobo said... Definitely agree with Wellington. NZ coffee culture is fascinating... no drip coffee ANYWHERE. All espresso drinks, wherever you go. A "flat white" or a "tall black" is the standard... and so, so good.
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3-15-2009 @8:17PM Steve said... Tall Black? Thats our countries Basketball team, We call the coffee drink a long black (dbl shot + water)
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3-17-2009 @8:47AM Alexandra said... I'm surprised Portugal and Spain are not on the list. Both had colonies that are amongst the world's leading coffee producers and it definitely shows. You can't find drip coffee anywhere and the coffee culture in Lisbon is quite sophisticated.
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3-19-2009 @5:25PM Janine at Rustic Kitchen said... I'd like to weigh in about alfajores, those amazing dulce de leche sandwich cookies from South America. My husband introduced me to them when I visited him in Uruguay. When we married last month I made them as party favors for our wedding guests. They're still gushing. Here's my blog post.
http://www.rustickitchen.com/blog/?p=340
I've asked my mother-in-law for her cookie recipe.
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3-27-2009 @9:22PM Greg Sherwin said... Since when has "World Hum" set the standard? Has anyone heard of these clowns prior?
I smell a fluffy bit of PR for World Hum...
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4-07-2009 @3:15PM john said... Social Networking Website for Coffee Drinkers
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