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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 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…
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The Top 10 Cafés of Berlin
After our romantic trip around the most exciting coffee houses of Paris, let’s move a bit to the northeast and take a closer look at Berlin, another huge capital city full of opportunities. The German capital was always famous for its lively nightlife, its history and its artistic richness. Less so for its cafes. Berlin was not that much known until now as a hot spot among the coffee aficionados. Today, there are more and more cafes and coffee bars in the German capital. This tendency is due to the most fervent supporters of what is known as “Third Wave Coffee”. They made a way of life of this sacred…
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The Top 10 Cafés of Copenhagen
We have already reviewed the Best Cafés of Vienna and Prague as well, which are both amazing historical places, but now let’s proceed and discover another beautiful and cozy city. This time it’s going to be Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. Hygge means „coziness” in the Danish language. This notion is about a warm, welcoming atmosphere and the enjoyment of the best things in life such as drinking a cup of coffee alone or in the company with the ones you love. Copenhagen people love to gather for a coffee-hygge. Coffee scene is amazingly strong in such a relatively small city as Copenhagen. The thing that is so loveable about…
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The Top 10 Cafés of Amsterdam
We’ve shown some great places to hang out in Prague and Copenhagen as well, but now let’s head over to another one of the most interesting cities in Europe. Amsterdam is a really cool and youthful city with good vibes. There is something magical about the bikes and being surrounded by water. Here you feel like you are at home. The pace of life is slowing down while you are riding along the canals. The Dutch capital is famous for its coffee shops, that are in fact selling marijuana legally. These shops were legalized in 1980, after the decriminalization of marijuana and hash in 1976. The interesting thing is that…
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The 10 Best Cafés of Orlando
Orlando is a perfect tourist place, since it offers a great deal of things to do. There is something for anyone, young or old to see and do. If you are a fan of cartoons, there is a world famous Disney World, if it’s hot and you want to cool off in a fun an exciting way, SeaWorld is for you. Wizarding World of Harry Potter is also one of the most amazing parks ever for the fans of the books and those who just want to believe in magic. There is so much to see and do, and you will find yourself drained out of energy. That is where…
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The Top 10 Cafés of Osaka
After the diverse and exotic coffee houses of Manila, let’s travel further and learn more about the coffee culture of this hi-tech country. Japan is basically known for its tea, but surprisingly the country is now among the largest coffee consumers among the importing countries, the market is growing steadily. Coffee is relatively a new phenomenon in Japanese history. Japan isolated itself from the outside world from 1638 until 1853 (sakoku), Nagasaki was the only place which was accessible by foreign merchants. Dutch merchants were the only consumers of coffee in Japan and the Japanese did not appreciate the black drink right away. However, by the end of the isolation…
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The Top 10 Best Cafés of Athens
Did you know that Greece, among all countries in the world, holds an impressive spot in terms of coffee consumption and that, according to one study from 2015, has more than five kilos of annual coffee consumption per capita? Coffee in Greece is considered to be a big part of the daily life; it is more than a habit or a need – it’s a ritual. That’s why coffee shops in Greece are blooming, and there are two kinds you can find there: kafeteria and kafeneio. Kafeteria is a hip and urban place that brings together people that are less than 35 years old. Usually kafeteria turns into a bar…
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The Top 10 Cafés in Stockholm
In our latest article, we have seen The Best Cafés of London after a few other amazing European capitals, but that was only the beginning. There are so many notable big cities left in Europe that we need to discover, so let’s immediately head over to the next one: Stockholm. Of course, the temperature is pretty low in Sweden, especially during the wintertime: we all know that. So we are not surprised by the fact that one of the most popular drinks in the country is a hot drink, which warms the body up. In fact, Swedes are one of the biggest coffee consumers in the world. They even drink…
