World’s Top 10 Coffee Cities Every Coffee Lover Should Visit 世界十大咖啡之都

孫奇鋒

When you love coffee， you love coffee. You have distinct opinions on where the best coffee is in your local area. When you travel， you have to know the scoop1 on where to get some quality brew. But if the entire city had a high chance of providing a tasty cup of Joe2… well， it could be your personal heaven.

Coffee lovers， your destination choices for your next vacation just narrowed down. Here are 10 of the best cities for coffee across the globe：

Rome， Italy

Italy is known for its love of quality food， and the same applies to the coffee. Rome is packed with caffès that keep the city running. Coffee brewers take their business very seriously， so that you rarely meet a watered-down3 cup. Italians often enjoy some black or very mildly sweetened coffee， so those who like a full-flavored4 no-frills5 brew will find themselves among friends.

Havana， Cuba

If you’re planning a trip to Cuba， you’ll find that this country offers a slew6 of strong and often sweet coffee drinks. Espresso is the popular drink component of choice， which you can get as a Café Cubano （espresso shot7 brewed with sugar） or a cortadito （espresso shot with milk）. Cuban coffee is a bit of an acquired taste8， but those who drink it say you quickly learn to prefer it！

Reykjavik， Iceland

This might seem like an odd addition， but Icelanders have become much more interested in quality brews in the past couple of decades. Without much of a presence from big coffee chains， competition is strong for the country’s independent coffee shops， resulting in high quality coffee to impress and draw in customers. Even the commercial roasters there are small-scale， so you’re not getting big mass-produced roasts even if the shop doesn’t grind their own beans.

Vienna， Austria

When it comes to coffee， Vienna goes hard： the city had its coffee shops listed as “intangible heritage9” by UNESCO in 2011. Vienna cafes pride themselves on their atmosphere， taking the furnishings and decoration of shop interiors quite seriously. These spaces are great social or people-watching atmospheres. Viennese particular enjoy cappuccinos and espresso drinks， as well as the local Wiener Melange （“one espresso shot served in a large coffee cup topped with steamed milk and milk foam”）.

Seattle， WA， USA

In Seattle you’ll find coffee shops both upscale industrial-chic and artsy hipster， and varieties in between. Seattlites have pretty strong opinions about who makes the best coffee—mostly because we have to， seeing as how “coffee” is permanently associated with Seattle in the public’s eye. Some of us might tell you that we don’t like or go to Starbuck’s but we’re totally lying. We have and will go there.? （Note： If it isn’t obvious yet， Seattle is my hometown. Represent.）

Melbourne， Australia

Melbourne loves coffee so much that they host an annual coffee expo and have their own coffee-related publication， the Melbourne Coffee Review. What makes Melbourne coffee shops unique is the way the city is divided： the city is divided into several “villages”， each with its own specific culture. The most recommended drinks to get in Melbourne are typically lattes or other coffee drinks with milk.

Istanbul， Turkey

Turkey is known for its rich， dark coffee beans. They have a unique method for it as well. Turkish baristas grind beans into a fine meal10， and boil them both with or without sugar in a cezve， a specially made pot for Turkish coffee. They don’t use sifters， so the cups of coffee are given a moment to let the grounds11 settle to the bottom before being served. If you have a taste for thick， flavorful coffee and a desire for a whole new experience， Istanbul is the way to go.

Addis Abada， Ethiopia

Considered the “birthplace of coffee”， and one of the world’s top coffee bean producers today， it’s no surprise that coffee is an important part of Ethiopian culture. If you have friends or relatives there， expect to be invited to a coffee ceremony. You’ll enjoy roasting and grinding the beans， then brewing them in a clay pot before finally enjoying the final product with your hosts.

Vancouver， Canada

Vancouver is full of coffee micro-brewers and skilled baristas， and is a great urban destination for quality coffee. Cold brewing12 and the Clover13 coffee maker are two favorite brewing methods. Downtown reportedly has a large number of excellent coffee shops， but gems can be found in some of the city’s less-bustling neighborhoods too. Vancouver residents enjoy Americanos and espresso drinks in particular， but there’s certainly a wide variety of well-crafted14 cups.

Portland， OR， USA

Take the hippie-est parts of Seattle coffee culture， multiply it by at least fifty， and you get Portland. It’s not that there’s no sophistication， far from it. There’s simply a greater variety of quirk15 and homey coffee spots. Fair-trade16 and sustainable17 options abound， and you’ll find a lot of really fun shops with artsy or cozy interiors and rave reviews.

當你愛上咖啡時，你真的離不開它。在家附近哪家咖啡最好，想必你一清二楚。外出旅游時，你得有獨家攻略，知道哪里能喝上精品咖啡。但要是有座城市隨處都能喝上一杯可口咖啡，那它就是你的人間天堂了。

咖啡迷們，你們可以縮小下次度假地點的選擇范圍了。來看看全球十大咖啡之城吧。

意大利羅馬

意大利以其對美食的熱衷著稱，對咖啡也是如此。羅馬市遍布著大大小小的咖啡館，而正是這些咖啡館維持了整座城市的運轉。這里的咖啡館主非常注重咖啡品質，你幾乎遇不到一杯摻水的咖啡。意大利人大多愛喝一些黑咖啡或少糖咖啡，所以那些喜歡濃味純咖的人會發現這里處處是同好之人。

古巴哈瓦那

要是計劃去古巴旅游，你將會發現這個國家竟然有許多種甜味的濃咖啡。濃縮咖啡是頗受歡迎的配料選擇，你可以將其調成古巴咖啡（意式濃縮咖啡加糖）或者告爾多咖啡（意式濃縮咖啡加牛奶）。古巴咖啡的口味要慢慢去適應，但凡是喝了的都會說你會很快愛上這款咖啡。

冰島雷克雅未克

這個選擇似乎出人意料，但在過去的幾十年里，冰島人對精品咖啡的興趣日漸濃厚。冰島市場沒有太多大型連鎖咖啡店進入，該國小咖啡店的競爭非常激烈，這也導致了它們需要通過高品質咖啡來招徠顧客。甚至那里的商用咖啡烘焙也是小規模經營，所以哪怕店家自己不磨咖啡豆，你也不會喝到量產烘焙豆煮制的咖啡。

奧地利維也納

談到咖啡，維也納可以說是力爭上游：2011年，該市的咖啡館被聯合國教科文組織列為“非物質文化遺產”。維也納咖啡館以自身的氛圍為傲，非常重視店內裝修和家具擺設，營造了良好的環境方便人們社交或觀察人間百態。維也納人格外鐘情卡布奇諾和濃縮咖啡，以及當地的維也納式米朗琪咖啡（“上加蒸牛奶和牛奶泡沫的大杯單份意式濃縮咖啡”）。

美國華盛頓州西雅圖

在西雅圖，咖啡店既有高檔工業時尚的，也有時髦文藝范的，還有很多介乎兩種風格之間的。西雅圖人對于哪家咖啡店的咖啡最好很有主見——我們必須如此，因為眾所周知，“咖啡”永遠是和西雅圖聯系在一起的。有些西雅圖人或許會說不喜歡或者不會去星巴克，這完全是在撒謊。我們去過星巴克，以后也還會去。（注：如果覺得還不夠清楚，告訴你，我是西雅圖人，說的絕對靠譜。）

澳大利亞墨爾本

墨爾本人非常喜歡咖啡以至于每年舉辦一次咖啡博覽會，同時還擁有自己的咖啡刊物《墨爾本咖啡評論》。墨爾本城市劃分的方式造就了其咖啡店的獨特之處：城市分為若干“村落”，而每個村落都有自己特定的文化。在墨爾本，最受推崇的一貫是拿鐵或其他加奶的咖啡。

土耳其伊斯坦布爾

土耳其以盛產黑咖啡豆著稱，也有著自己的獨家工藝。土耳其咖啡師會將豆子研磨成細粉，然后在特制的土耳其咖啡壺中烹煮，加不加糖均可。他們不用篩粉器，所以在上桌之前需要等候片刻讓咖啡渣在杯子里沉淀下去。你要是喜歡濃香口味的咖啡，并且渴望全新的體驗，伊斯坦布爾值得一去。

埃塞俄比亞亞的斯亞貝巴

埃塞俄比亞被譽為“咖啡原產地”，如今也是世界頂級咖啡豆生產商的國家，要說咖啡是其文化的重要組成部分也不足為奇。若是你在那里有朋友或親戚，想必會受邀參加咖啡儀式。你將體驗自己烘焙和研磨咖啡豆、用陶罐沖泡的樂趣，最后和主人一同享用咖啡。

加拿大溫哥華

溫哥華到處都有小咖啡店和技藝高超的咖啡師，可以說是體驗精品咖啡的絕佳旅游城市。冷萃法和用Clover咖啡機是兩種最受歡迎的沖泡方法。據說，市中心有許多優質的咖啡館，但在這座城市一些不那么繁華的街區也能找到一些上好的店。溫哥華的居民特別喜歡美式咖啡和意式濃縮咖啡，但肯定還有多種口味的精制咖啡。

美國俄勒岡州波特蘭

把西雅圖咖啡文化中最嬉皮的一部分放大至少50倍，就是波特蘭咖啡文化。這并不是說波特蘭不雅致，其實遠非如此。只是這里有更多新奇而舒適的咖啡館。這里的咖啡很多都經過公平貿易認證，并且符合可持續發展原則。你會發現很多非常有趣的咖啡店，店面有著或文藝或溫馨的室內設計，好評如潮。? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? □

（譯者單位：西安交通大學外國語學院）