CITY GUIDE TO THE BEST COFFEE AROUND THE WORLD

©AWOL

Human connection is why we are here and it is the important relationships we create that steer us on the right path and accompany us through life. Coffee is at the center of the most cherished memories, however short or long these moments in time may be. They are about inspiring a journey of human connection that is shared over a couple of espressos or flat whites.

The idea of a coffee goes beyond caffeine and its instant energy boost. In an increasingly digital world, coffee has the ability to make people slow down, look around and reconnect with the environment. Whether you watch people stroll by while enjoying your hot or cold brew, or enter in a conversation with the person next to you. Coffee brings us back into the now. Coffee allows us to refocus. 

While I live in a fast paced environment, I am not a sprinter, but ultra-distance runner, so not only for such, I truly believe that life is never at its best when experienced at a frenetic pace. In fact, little do we see and notice, when we race through the day. Lazy Sundays should be compulsory, family comes before Facebook and a day spent in nature is the best way to wind down your body and mind. When you get your next pick me up or sit down in your favorite neighborhood café, be sure to stop, breathe and appreciate all that is happening around you – with your head well out of the digital clouds.

Below you will find a list of my favorite destinations around the word to enjoy a freshly brewed espresso. This collection of hole-in-the-wall coffee shops, co-working spaces or little cafés is a constantly evolving list as I am venturing through the streets of our planet, seeking my daily dose of caffeine or enjoying a conversation about our world with a stranger. Note that most of these spots do not only offer a great cup of coffee, but also serve delicious food from your classic avocado toast and açaí bowl to creative takes on tofu and roasted cauliflower.

AMSTERDAM

• Bakers & Roasters – De Pijp, Kadijken

• CT Coffee and Coconuts – De Pijp

• Deus Cafe – Jordaan

• Drupa Coffee Roasters – Jordaan

• Lot Sixty One – Da Costabuurt

• Naked Espresso – De Wallen

• Public Space – Overhoeks

• Scandinavian Embassy – De Pijp

• Stach Food – Stadionbuurt

• The Coffee Virus – Overhoeks

• White Label Coffee – De Baarsjes

BALI

• Alchemy – Ubud

• Café Oragnic – Canguu

• Crate Café – Canguu

• Peloton Supershop – Canguu

• Pison – Ubud

• Revolver Espresso – Seminyak

• Shelter Café – Seminyak

• Soma Café – Ubud

• The Yoga Barn – Ubud

• Titik Temu Coffee – Ubud

• Watercress Café – Seminyak

BARCELONA

• Brunch & Cake – Barceloneta, L‘Eixample

• Café Cometa – Sant Antoni

• Espai Joliu – Poblenu

• Federal Café  –  Barrio Gótico, El Raval

• Nomad – Barrio Gótico

• Oma Bistró – L‘Eixample

• Satan’s Coffee Co. – Barrio Gótico

• Surf House – Barceloneta

• Syra Coffee – Gracia

• Three Marks Coffee – Poblenou

BERLIN

• Bar Milano – Mitte

• Café Kraft – Prenzlauer Berg

• Daluma – Mitte

• Distrikt – Mitte

• Five Elephant – Mitte, Kreuzberg

• Lois – Mitte

• Roamers – Kreuzberg

• Silo – Kreuzberg

• St. Oberholz – Mitte

BOGOTÁ

• Still to come

BUENOS AIRES

• Still to come

CAPE TOWN

• Bentleys Bread Co. – Sea Point

• Bootlegger Coffee – Camps Bay

• Deus Cafe – Haut Bay

• General Store – City Center

• Harvest Cafe & Deli – Bo Kaap

• Jarryds Espresso Bar – Sea Point

• Jason Bakery – City Bowl

• Loading Bay – Waterkant

• Maison J – Camps Bay

• Rosetta Roastery – Woodstock

• The Blue Cafe – Tamboerskloof

• Truth Coffee Roasting – City Center

COPENHAGEN

• Cub Coffee Bar – Indre By

• Democratic Coffee – Indre By

• Kontra Coffee – Inner Østerbro

• Prolog Coffee Bar – Vesterbro

• simpleRAW – Indre By

• Sonny – Indre By

FRANKFURT

• Caffe Bomba – Bahnhofsviertel

• Elaine’s Deli – City Centre

• EspressoEspresso – City Centre

• Hoppenworth und Ploch – Nordend

• Plank – Bahnhofsviertel

• The Espresso Bar – City Centre

• The Holy Cross Brewery – City Centre

HONG KONG

• % Arabica – Kennedy Town, Sheung Wan, Tsim Sha Tsui

• Artista Perfetto – Causeway Bay

• Elixir Coffee – Central

• Halfway Coffee – Sheung Wan

• N1 Coffee & Co. – Tsim Sha Tsui

• Neighbourhood Coffee – Aberdeen

• Omotesando Koffee – Wan Chai

• Rest Coffee Gin – West Kowloon

• Urban Coffee Roasters – Tsim Sha Tsui

• Winstons Coffee – Kennedy Town

IBIZA

• Can Tixedò Art Café – San Antonio

• Giri Café – San Juan

• Las Dalias Café – San Carlos

• Musset – Santa Gertrudis

• Nude – Ibiza Town

LISBON

• Café Boavida – Chiado

• Dear Breakfast – Chiado

• Fábrica Coffee Roasters – Barrio Alto, Chiado

• Fauna & Flora – Chiado

• Heim Café – Chiado

• Hello Kristof – Chiado

• Montana – Chiado

• Seagull Method Café – Barrio Alto

LONDON

• Allpress – Shoreditch

• Chucs – Belgravia, Chelsea, Kensington, Mayfair, Notting Hill

• Farmacy – Notting Hill

• Granger & Co. – Chelsea, Clerkenwell, King’s Cross, Notting Hill

• Kioskafe – Paddington

• Monmouth Coffee – Borough, Covent Garden

• Monocle Café – Belgravia

• Omotesando Koffee – Fitzrovia

• Princi – Soho

• Redemption Roasters – Clerkenwell, Farringdon, Finsbury, Kings Cross

• The Watch House – Bermondsey, Holborn, Spitalfields, Tower Bridge

• 202 – Notting Hill  

LOS ANGELES

• Alfred Coffee & Kitchen – Melrose

• Bar Nine – Culver City

• Café Gratitude – Arts District, Larchmont, Venice

• Coffee Commissary – Fairfax, Santa Monica, West Hollywood

• Cognoscenti Coffee Bar – Culver City

• Copa Vida – Pasadena

• Dinosaur Coffee – East Hollywood

• Endorffeine – Chinatown

• Go Get Em Tiger – East Hollywood, Larchmont,

• Great White – Venice

• Intelligentsia Coffee – Pasadena, Silver Lake, Venice, West Hollywood     

• Menotti's Coffee Stop – Venice, West Hollywood

• Paramount Coffee Project – Fairfax

• Verve Coffee Roasters – Downtown

MADRID

• Café Toma – Chueca

• El Perro y La Galleta – Chamberí, Salamanca

• Federal – Chamberí

• Honest Greens – Chueca

• La Bicicleta – Chueca

• Magasand – Chueca, Salamanca

• Panela & Co – Salamanca

MARRAKESH

• Café Des Épices – La Medina

• Le Jardin – La Medina

• Kafe Fnaque Berbere – La Medina

• La Famille – La Medina

• Café Arabe – La Medina

• Nomad – La Medina

MELBOURNE

• Acoffee – Collingwood

• Assembly Store – Carlton

• Brother Baba Buda – CBD

• Dukes Coffee Roasters – CBD

• Industry Beans – Fitzroy

• Lane Way Greens – CBD

• Market Lane – Carlton

• Seven Seeds – Carlton

• St Ali – South Melbourne

• The Grain Store – Docklands

• The Kettle Black – South Melbourne

MEXICO CITY

• Still to come

MILAN

• Mantra Raw – Centrale

• Marchesi 1824 – Carrobbio

• Orsonero Coffee – Centrale

• Pavè – Centrale

• Princi – Brera, Carobbio

MUNICH

• LAX Eatery – Schwabing

• Man Versus Machine Coffee – Glockenbachviertel

• Morso – Schwabing

• Occam Deli – Schwabing

• Ooh baby I like it raw – City Center

• Schumann’s Tagesbar – City Center

• Standl 20  – Schwabing

NEW YORK CITY

• Still to come

PARIS

• Boot Café – Le Marais

• Café Kitsuné – Louvre

• Café Oberkampf – Folie-Méricourt

• Coutume Café – Saint Germain

• Jozi – Saint Germain

• Le Peloton – Le Marais

• Neighbours – Le Marais

• O Coffee – Grenelle

• Seasons – Le Marais

• Waiting for the Sun – Le Marais

• Wild & The Moon – Le Marais

SAN FRANCISCO

• Still to come

SYDNEY

• Bread & Circus – Alexandria

• Cali Press – Australia Square, Barrack Place, Bondi, Bronte, Coogee, Double Bay, Randwick

• Harrys – Bondi

• Luxe Bakery – Barangaroo, Bondi, Roseberry, Woollahra

• Paramount Coffee Project – Surry Hills

• Plane Tree Café – Woollahra

• Room Ten – Kings Cross

• The Boathouse – Balmoral, Manly, Palm Beach, Whale Beach

• Zubi at Billy’s – Bilgola

TEL AVIV

• Benedict – Mehmani, Montefiore, Old North

• Cafelix – City Center, Jaffa, Neve Tzedek

• Café Xoho – Marina

• Gili's Kiosk – Neve Tzedek

• Papua Café – Mehmani

• TLV Makers – Mehmani

• Urban Shaman – Marina

• WayCup Coffee – Mehmani

TOKYO

• Still to come

TORONTO

• Still to come

VANCOUVER

• Still to come

VIENNA

• Café Francais – Alservorstadt (9th District)

• Café Sperl – Naschmarkt (6th District)

• J. Hornig Kaffeebar – Laimgrube (5th District)

• Joseph Brot – City Center (1st District), Laimgrube (5th District), Weißgerber (3th District)

• People On Caffeine – Alservorstadt (9th District)

• Kaffeefabrik – Naschmarkt (6th District)

• Vollpension – Naschmarkt (6th District)

WARSAW

• Still to come

ZURICH

• Still to come