When exploring the world near and far, there’s no better way to get a feel for a place than to order a cup of coffee in a local café. Sit down and sip it, perhaps while enjoying a sweet treat, and soak of the ambiance of a destination.
Since today – September 29th — is International Coffee Day, we thought we’d celebrate by revisiting some of our favorite coffee moments around the world.
17 of our Favorite Places Around the World to Drink Coffee
1. A kaffee and kuchen break from the sparkles at Swarovski Crystal Worlds in Wattens, Austria
2. Watching the waiter make Spanish Coffee tableside is as much fun as drinking it at Huber’s Café in Portland, Oregon.
3. Coffee with the world-famous cream cake in a café overlooking Lake Bled, Slovenia
4. After a walking tour to Paris’ highest point coffee with crepes the Montmarte neighborhood surrounding the Basilica of Sacre-Coeur
5. Adding some sugar to an after-big-steak-lunch-coffee in Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
6. While hiking near the Dolomites, a kaffee and kuchen break in Collalbo, Italy — part of the multilingual province of Alto Adige/ Sí¼dtirol, ceded by Austria to Italy at the end of World War I
7. A cappuccino with a sprinkle of chocolate in Naples, Italy
8. A coffee break with Flat Stanley in one of the world’s most upscale Starbucks in Buenos Aires’ trendy Faena Art District
9. Coffee with a dramatic view from a café perched on the rim of the cliff, surrounded by bright blue domes in the village of Oia on the island of Santorini, Greece
10. Perking up with espresso with tiramisu after a to-delicious-not-to-eat-it-all-pasta lunch in Lucca, Italy
11. Coffee, chocolate and cognac flying between Seattle and Amsterdam on KLM
12. An espresso after a leisurely Argentinian Bife de lomo lunch at Confiteria, in Buenos Aires
13. Recovering from the chaos of the Grand Bazaar at Starbuck’s in Istanbul, Turkey
14. Tall glasses of milky caffí¨ lattes in Venice, Italy
15. Kaffee und Kuchen with parents in Wismar, Germany
16. Chicory-flavored Café au Lait and Beignets at Café du Monde in New Orleans
17. Messy and delicious coffee in Dubrovnik, Croatia.
What’s your favorite place to drink coffee? Please share in comments.