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Not your average joe: 25 of the world’s best coffee shops, run by next-generation owners
The love of coffee traverses borders. Here are some of our favourite spots, run by people who deliver great brews, good design and a sense of community.
Why Fuglen chose Kyoto’s Shichiku neighbourhood for its newest Japanese space
Norwegian coffee roaster Fuglen Kyoto has opened a design-led outpost in Shichiku, blending café, jewellery studio and family home.
It’s time to bring the literary café back to the heart of European society
“Most interesting cultural things emanate from restaurants,” Jeremy King told Monocle when he showed us around his newest project in London – the revitalisation of the beloved Simpson’s in the Strand. Yet today, hospitality isn’t geared around cooking…
The new morning economy: CEOs aren’t the only ones benefitting from crack-of-dawn starts
As health-conscious professionals embrace 05.00 starts, researchers discover a thriving pre-work economy worth billions. From packed beachside cafés to sunrise yoga classes, the morning rush is creating new opportunities for cities worldwide.
Sweet spot
Vienna’s Kaffeekultur is world famous and so are its teeming cake counters. We meet the folk behind the city’s best Mehlspeisen and ask how the capital cornered all things confectionery.
Café cultured
Coffee is a way of life for New Zealanders and there are no finer connoisseurs than Coffee Supreme. The company’s Al Keating gives Monocle a food-and-drink tour of his Ponsonby neighbourhood.
