Location: Austria, Holland, Italy, Australia, New Zealand, Argentina, USA (Seattle, Washington)

Published: World Hum

Coffee culture means different things to different drinkers. For some, it’s a quiet café for working where wireless internet and strong brew are always on tap. For others, coffee culture implies something more communal and less electronic, with espresso or cappuccino the engine grease for conversation. Either way, the java itself—be it of the Ethiopian, Colombian or Javanese variety—must be high quality and rendered with pride. Those precious places on the map where all good coffee things meet, any aficionado will tell you, are where magic is made.