Hanoi coffee folks: go-to places for genuinely excellent specialty coffee? (last trip was 10 years ago)
Looking for high-quality beans and light roasts. Not looking for selfie cafés, flavoured lattes, condensed milk, matcha or photogenic interiors. Coffee first. 😊
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We built a global coffee events calendar for 2026-2027: 80 festivals, trade expos, and origin conferences across Europe, Asia, Latin America, Africa, and the US. September 2026 is the busiest month, with 11 major events.
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New Scientist dug into coffee and health research. Moderate coffee (2-4 cups/day) links to better alertness, mood, and lower Parkinson's risk. "Always black" is weaker evidence.
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Specialty coffee has overtaken traditional coffee in the US. The NCA's 2026 survey (via Daily Coffee News) found 47% of Americans drank specialty yesterday vs. 42% traditional, and 58% in the past week, up 10 points since 2021. ☕
Anaerobic fermentation, in short: coffee cherries sealed in oxygen-free tanks instead of open-air fermentation. Different microbes take over, and the beans pick up wine-like, fruity, sometimes funky flavors you won't get from standard processing. ☕
Kunshan, China went from producing 1 in 3 laptops worldwide to processing 60% of the country's coffee beans, enough for 10 billion cups a year. Now home to 600+ cafés and its own coffee culture. ☕
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Blue Bottle Coffee opens its first Thailand store Aug 21 at Central Park, then an EmQuartier flagship Aug 28. Started 2002 by a clarinetist who got tired of stale coffee, every bean has to score 84+ on cupping. ☕
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Vietnam’s coffee culture traces back to French colonial introduction in 1857. The country shifted from Arabica to robusta beans in its Central Highlands and is now the world’s second-largest coffee exporter after Brazil.
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Shanghai now boasts 9,115 coffee shops, including more Starbucks locations than any other city. Its coffee scene is defined by creativity, quality, and unique brews like lattes in green bell peppers and orange americanos. https://t.co/OSaLH3IEAm
Shanghai now hosts nearly 8,000 coffee shops, more than any other city globally, reflecting a coffee culture that blends international chains with local cafés and specialty shops dating back to the 1840s.
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FT journalists share their journeys into the world of specialty coffee for the FT Weekend Magazine Coffee Special. Ranging from coffee geeks to casual drinkers, each writer details their unique rituals and fave brews
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Chiang Mai’s North Gate Spirit, spun off from the jazz club North Gate Jazz pours a smooth medium roast in an airy old town space made for quiet pauses. It’s nowhere near the North Gate of the city but the location is great and the vibes are good. Chill to jazz with a breeze.
Hello, Coffee Threads. Heading to Shanghai soon and need some specialty coffee recs.
Not interested in selfie cafes. The coffee is the only thing that matters.
Who does the best light roast?
Thanks 🙏
Coffee flavor chasers, do you find cone-shaped filters bring out more brightness and complexity, while flat-bottoms deliver a sweeter, more balanced cup?
Share your tasting notes, please. thanks!
Aussie coffee culture is brewing strong in Japan 🇦🇺🇯🇵 From flat whites in Tokyo to matcha in Sydney, it’s a two-way caffeine obsession. Single O, Marvell St & more are making waves. #CoffeeCulture
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