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Top 10 Best Cafés of Munich
Munich, the capital of Bavaria, Germany, is a beautiful place to live, and to visit. There are so many things to do here, this city is so vibrant and full of life, throughout the whole year. Munich is an old town, dating back to 12th century, and if history is your thing, Munich will not disappoint. Here you will see medieval churches like Frauenkirche, Peterkirche and many other. Don’t like medieval? There are some modern (dark) history sights too, the Dachau concentration camp, and the beer hall where Hitler attempted his putsch. If you love cars, and especially BMW, Munich is the place to be. BMW Welt and BMW Museum…
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The Top 10 Cafés of Beijing
Chinese people are not considered to be coffee lovers. That is statistically proven by the fact that, in average, they drink just four coffee cups per person, per year, which is significantly lower than the consumption rate of people living in Europe and America. However, the Chinese market is very big and ever growing, which makes it perfect for growing and developing coffee businesses. Also, the huge changes in terms of urbanization, as well as the ever growing number of Chinese people going overseas are things that are influencing the development of the culture of drinking coffee. Because the coffee is still new thing to the Chinese people who are…
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The 10 Best Cafés in Macau
After discovering the cafés of Tokyo and Osaka, two of the biggest cities in Japan, let’s head over to China a little bit and discover some great areas for coffee there. Macau comprises of the Macau Peninsula itself and the islands of Taipa and Coloane, which are currently associated with the landfill shaping the Cotai strip. The rich Portuguese legacy left its history, thereby Macau is a place where you can feel that Portuguese atmosphere. It is combined with Chinese culture in architecture, food, street signs and that’s only the tip of the iceberg. The Historic Center of Macau was listed as a World Heritage Site in 2005. It is…
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The 10 Best Cafés of Las Vegas
We visited the fast-paced New York and drank ice lattes on the sunny beaches of Miami. Now, it is time for the glittering gem of Nevada desert to shine. Las Vegas was never famous for its coffee, since the hot sun and hot coffee doesn’t really go hand to hand with each other. But with the evolution of coffee brewing, the two can finally live together. Until a few years ago, finding a non-generic coffee in this city was almost impossible. But with coffee’s ever rising popularity in the world, it was just a matter of time before it gained some foothold in here as well. If you are planning a…
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The Top 10 cafés of Mumbai
Although discovering The Best Cafés of Manila was indeed an alluring exotic experience, let’s now head over to something completely different and investigate the Indian culture a bit more. The city Mumbai, known as Bombay before 1995, is a great port city situated on the west coast of the Indian peninsula. Mumbai is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India. Mumbai is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra. It is the most populous city in India. A cafeteria is a type of food service place in which there is little or no waiting staff table service, whether…
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The Top 10 Cafés of Johannesburg
The African continent is a major exporter of coffee, even though they do not consume much apart from the politicians. Africa produces 12% of the world’s coffee, according to figures from the International Coffee Organization (ICO). The market remains dominated by Ethiopia (39% of African production and 6.4 million bags of 60 kg of green coffee produced in 2015-2016) and Uganda (23% of production). Kenya was fifth with 5% of the market behind Côte d’Ivoire (13%) and Tanzania (6%). South Africa’s coffee scene is relatively young, but this does not mean necessarily bad. In fact, a major coffee revolution was taking place in the last decade. Today, there are many…
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The 10 Best Cafés of Los Angeles
When we think of Los Angeles the first thing that comes to mind is the sunny beaches and the Hollywood actors. However, we are still not so much aware of its coffee scene that is happening right in front of our noses. It’s most certainly true that this US city never had a lack of energy, but when it comes to the culture of drinking coffee, it’s more of a habit then the actual taste that matters. And yes, there are lots of coffee shops around Los Angeles, and we took upon ourselves a mission of tasting and trying coffee around L. A. to find you the best places out…
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The Top 10 Coffee Houses of Tokyo
After The Best Coffee Houses of Osaka, we are going to investigate the capital city of Japan in terms of cafes and coffee culture. Though Dutch traders shipped the first cargos of coffee to Japan in the 17th century, the first coffee house only opened in 1888 in the Land of the Rising Sun. The Japanese modeled their coffee houses after European salons, destined as a place for people to come together and share their ideas. After a while, more and more Tokyo coffee shops opened. While some adopted the lively and social salon model, others set the goal of ensuring peace and quiet for students and workers. Such kissaten…
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The 10 Best Cafés of Sao Paulo
Cafés serve coffee and tea most of the time, but they share some similarities with restaurants and bars as well. They also offer food such as beagles, sandwiches, soups, desserts and other small meals, and some of them even serve alcoholic beverages. A Café was always the place where people came to socialize, to go on a date, write, read and enjoy some good coffee to top it all off. There are plenty of new Cafés opening in Sao Paulo each year, which makes it hard for some of them to stand out. The ones that are usually crowded maintain their popularity by, first of all, providing a good environment…
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The Top 10 Cafés of Delhi
While investigating the coffee culture of Tokyo, we’ve found some pretty awesome and modern places, but now it’s time to dive into the Indian culture and find out a bit more about Delhi! Coffee is not a native species in India. Most coffee plantations are located at a low altitude. Pollution, overpopulation and nutrition cause a lot of problems in this country, so sustainability is a very important issue to keep in mind on coffee and tea plantations. According to the legend, hundreds of years ago, when India was ruled by the Muslim Mogul Empire, a monk, Baba Budan got acquainted with coffee in Mocha, a town on the shore…
