Coffee Shops


Scandinavia has an incredibly rich coffee culture. The Nordic countries actually consume the most coffee globally per capita. Norwegians created the format for the World Barista Championships that are highly esteemed throughout the world. In Swedish, the word “fika” is an actual verb to describe the taking time out of one’s day to enjoy coffee and sweets over conversation. Pausing time to shut out the turmoil and...

Read More

Nordic Coffee Shops After exploring coffee shops in Scotland and England, we continued our journey to Scandinavia, where we met a whole different coffee experience. The Nordic coffee culture integrates coffee as part of the daily life, and values bringing people together over a cup and conversation. There is a high standard for passion, sophistication, and precision over this craft and social art that is obvious throughout the shops...

Read More

Must-See Coffee Shops in the United Kingdom (London & Edinburgh) We just got back from our Northern Europe adventure, where we saw countless beautiful and historically rich places, and visited around 25 to 30 coffee shops! We had previously researched and planned to check out a few well-esteemed ones, but most of them (as there were too many coffee shops to see), we decided to find through locals and barista recommendations. As we...

Read More

Exploring Denver Coffee Shops The expanding coffee scene in Denver is so exciting. Great owners have decided to pour their skills into their businesses that give people all sorts of ways to experience coffee. Whether it’s in a quality artisan cup, a hip and modern atmosphere, a chill place to study or relax, a rugged and eclectic interior… the diversity offers something for everyone. It inspires us to continue to find something...

Read More

Ernest and Pop just got back from a week in Portland and I’ve assembled their adventures to share with you! Portland has a big heart for coffee and is definitely a hub for local coffee shops. Businesses there are encouraged in their creativity, craft and originality, so it’s not hard to be inspired by such a place. Almost every block has a neat-looking coffee shop, and most of them are independent and locally owned. We...

Read More