Around the World
in a Cup of Coffee

☕ What to Order — Country by Country

Australia Flat White A smooth, velvety espresso with microfoam milk — arguably perfected here. Smaller and more intense than a latte. The flat white is Australia's greatest contribution to global coffee culture. → Australia Travel Guide Balkans Turkish Coffee Thick, unfiltered coffee boiled in a džezva (small copper pot), served in small cups with the grounds settling at the bottom. Often accompanied by a piece of lokum or sugar. Never stir it. → Balkans Travel Guide Cambodia Iced Coffee with Condensed Milk Strong, sweet, and refreshing — perfect for the tropical heat. Brewed dark through a Vietnamese-style filter, poured over ice with generous condensed milk. Order it at any street stall. → Cambodia Travel Guide Costa Rica Café Chorreado Traditional drip coffee brewed through a cloth filter called a chorreador — a simple, elegant method that produces a clean, aromatic cup. Costa Rica's coffee is among the world's finest. Try it black first. → Costa Rica Travel Guide Fiji Local Island Coffee Mild, often served simply, reflecting the relaxed island pace. Fijian coffee is grown on Taveuni — light-bodied and subtly sweet. In resort areas you'll find international espresso styles; in villages, the local version is more interesting. → Fiji Travel Guide Iceland Filter Coffee Icelanders are among the world's highest coffee consumers per capita. Usually simple, strong filter coffee — often with free refills. Reykjavík also has an excellent specialty coffee scene for those who want more. → Iceland Travel Guide India South Indian Filter Coffee Rich, frothy, and slightly sweet — brewed through a traditional metal filter and served in a steel tumbler inside a wide bowl (davara). Poured between the two from a height to cool and froth it. A ritual as much as a drink. → India Travel Guide Indonesia Kopi Tubruk Coarse coffee grounds mixed directly into hot water with sugar — bold, intense, and very different from filtered coffee. Wait for the grounds to settle before drinking. Widely available across Java and Bali. → Indonesia Travel Guide Italy Espresso Short, strong, and essential — drunk quickly standing at the bar. Never a grande anything. The ritual is as important as the coffee. In Naples, it's darker and more intense; in the north, slightly lighter. Always order un caffè. → Italy Travel Guide Malta Kafè Deeply influenced by Italian espresso culture but enjoyed at a notably slower pace. Maltese café culture is about lingering — the coffee is the excuse, the conversation is the point. → Malta Travel Guide Netherlands Koffie Verkeerd Literally "wrong coffee" — mostly hot milk with a generous shot of coffee, similar to a latte but with a different ratio and character. Mild, comforting, and very Dutch. Amsterdam also has a serious specialty coffee scene. → Netherlands Travel Guide New Zealand Flat White New Zealand and Australia share credit for the flat white — smooth, balanced, and taken seriously. New Zealand's café culture is exceptional; even small towns will have a genuinely good espresso bar. → New Zealand Travel Guide Norway Black Filter Coffee Light roast, clean flavours, and a lot of it — Norway is among the world's top coffee consumers per capita. Filter coffee is the national default; the specialty coffee movement in Oslo and Bergen is also among Europe's best. → Norway Travel Guide Panama Geisha Coffee One of the most prized coffees in the world — floral, delicate, and extraordinarily aromatic. Grown in the highlands around Boquete. A single cup of properly brewed Panamanian Geisha is a genuinely transformative experience for coffee lovers. → Panama Travel Guide Portugal Bica Lisbon's version of espresso — strong but slightly smoother and less acidic than Italian style. Order at the counter, not at a table (it costs less). A pastel de nata alongside is not optional. → Portugal Travel Guide Singapore Kopi Traditional coffee made with Robusta beans roasted with sugar and butter, brewed through a cloth filter, served with condensed milk. Order in hawker centres — kopi (with condensed milk), kopi-o (black with sugar), kopi-c (with evaporated milk). → Singapore Travel Guide Spain Café con Leche Equal parts strong coffee and hot milk — the standard morning drink across Spain, ordered at the bar with a tostada. In the Basque Country, ask for a cortado instead — smaller, more intense. Never order a large coffee in Spain. → Spain Travel Guide

Coffee culture is one of the easiest and most enjoyable ways to connect with a destination. Whether you're standing at a busy bar in Naples, sitting in a kampung café in Singapore's hawker centre, or waiting for a Geisha filter to brew in a Boquete highland guesthouse — each cup tells a story about the place you're in.

The next time you travel, resist the chain coffee shops. Find where the locals go. Order what they order. And take your time over it — that's the real point.