Ok, this isn’t something I’ve been a part of creating. But I like coffee, matcha, and the atmosphere in my favourite independent coffee shops, and I hope I’m playing a small part in their economic success. As they say, the Enlightenment might not have happened without coffee – more precisely, the Coffeehouses that became a social space to exchange new ideas and writings.

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Here’s a pick of my favourite cafés:

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Bangkok
Coffee: Karo, Roots Thonglor, Kurasu, Gusion, F.I.X. Coffee, PAGA, Ceresia, Luka

Matcha: Peace (Wa) Teahouse, Kurasu, Seven Suns​​​​​​​​​
 

Beijing
Townhouse A Nordic Fika Place, Cénchi coffee, Yuguan coffee You viewpoint café 
 

Bern
Adrianos, Versa, Friend or Foe, Riva, Werkstatt, Sattler

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Bornholm
Coffee Creative, Nexø, Kaffebaren Rønne, Sandvig Is Kalas

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Brussels

Bouche

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Copenhagen

Prolog, Coffee Collective, Andersen & Maillard 

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Edinburgh

Fortitude Coffee (Stockbridge), Beatnik

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London
Pedlar’s Pitstop, The Little One, Origin Coffee (The British Library), Hideaway, Nkora, Frequency, Climpson&Sons, Redemption Roasters

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New York
Variety Coffee Roasters (Brooklyn), Coffee Check (Brooklyn), Coffee Project New York (East Village), Solid State Coffee (Upper West Side)

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Stockholm
Komet Café Södermalm

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Taipei
CHLIV Huashan, Jack & NaNa coffee store

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Tokyo

Fuglen Asakusa, any Doutor (try their Mont Blanc!)

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