International Temples of Coffee
Coffee has changed in the last ten years. Dramatically. Coined 'third wave coffee', the current movement towards a greater connoisseurship of the humble bean has permeated throughout the world's major cities and beyond. Here we round up our favourite international spots for a shot of caffeine.
Melbourne
A good coffee isn’t difficult to come by in Melbourne. In fact, it's harder to avoid. And the cafés? They all look so damn good, how does one step out from the crowd? Assembly are doing things their own way, and may have your...
Berlin
Distrikt Coffee gives that oldie but goodie 'hidden gem' a whole new meaning: hiding a good 10-minute walk away from the nearest train station, off the beaten tracks of Mitte's busy Torstraße. In a city where there's never a shortage of spots to...
Manchester
They sure do like their coffee in the Northern Quarter, and the café scene in Manchester's most vibrant neighbourhood just welcomed a major new player in the sizeable shape of Foundation Coffee House. Clocking in at an ample 330m2, the...
Lisbon
There was a time when an invasion of Danes would have signalled pillaging and plundering and all sorts of other nastiness, but these days the Nordic folk are all just very nice people who want nothing more than to share a bit of coffee know-how with...
Melbourne
I'm sure you all know the feeling of lethargy — usually setting it at the most inconvenient time — that can only be conquered by the timely intake of a darned good cup of coffee. Well now there's an expression that perfectly sums up your urgent...
San Francisco
When you have a studio full of creative makers doing their crafty thing, it's only a matter of time before their imagination and passion for improving and refining things leads to some modifications to the kitchen. Things snowballed at the FRONT...
Melbourne
There's been no resting on any laurels for the crew at Operator 25 in Melbourne. Despite rave reviews and lines stretching out of the door on a regular basis, the young and dynamic owners have decided the only way to stay ahead of the game is to...
New York
In a city overflowing with great coffee shops, it's a bold statement to claim you have the freshest beans — not just in New York, but in the whole country. That's exactly what Botica del Café in Williamsburg is trumpeting thanks to their supplies...
Cape Town
Sleek, sexy and guaranteed to get you going – that's the Cape Town concept store and café Tribe112, from Tribe Coffee Roasting. The selling point of this collaborative venture is two-fold. Firstly, you've got some serious coffee expertise...
Melbourne
St Columbs in Hawthorn was once a chapel, and still could be. From the outside the building retains an ecclesiastical air, with a dark brick exterior and clean white window frames. It still retains links to the church, too. Jesuit Social Services...
Melbourne
When the premises you are renovating used to be a prison, you don't want to gloss over that kind of backstory too much, but neither do you want the new (voluntary) guests to feel like they are being punished for something while trying to enjoy a...
Melbourne
Find a penny, pick it up, and all the day you'll have good luck. So goes the rhyme, and although we're not especially inclined to believe such superstition, it can't hurt to hedge your bets and swing by Lucky Penny in South Yarra, Melbourne. You...
City Notes
Chefs Karina Mejía and Israel Montero combine the tradition of Provençal cuisine with the soul and passion of Mexico in Saint Jacques Bistrot, their new gastronomic spot in the capital city's affluent Polanco neighbourhood. Allowing diners to...
City Notes
Located next door to Hotel Wilmina, which is housed in a former Berlin-Charlottenburg women's prison, Lotta Tagesbar has opened its doors, the café cum deli and bar designed by the same team behind Wilmina and serving an exquisite menu of healthy...
City Notes
With an enviable seafront location close to Barcelona and its airport, and having undergone a recent refurbishment, AC Hotel Gavà Mar is a 69-room hotel that is ideal for the business traveller, but also a surprising destination for the discerning...
City Notes
With interiors inspired by the Art Deco of Palm Beach County in Miami, and serving delicious ice cream on a newly pedestrianised street just off Barcelona's renowned Passeig de Gràcia, Amiko is not simply a 'heladería', rather it's a sensory...
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