PatrickSimon
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Argentina - For a country with a such a huge coffee culture, the coffee is terrible. But there is a lot of it, and if you add enough milk (which they do) it gets the job done.
Chile - In general, not great. But the Cafe con Piernas (Coffee with legs, think Hooters Coffee Bar) shops actually have good coffee and trained baristas.
Uruguay - Much better, The Brazilian tourists demand it!
Thailand - Hit or miss. There was a shop in Chiang Mai that had amazing coffee, but for the life of me I can't remember the name. I will find it eventually. Most places just had generic coffee though, so look for the specialty shops!
Laos - In Luang Prabang there is a shop on the river called Saffron. Really great coffee, and the company convinced the local farmers to stop growing poppies (which is illegal) and switch to coffee instead. Don't expect to find much in Vang Vieng or Vientiane though.
Cambodia - Good stuff in Siem Reap and Phnom Penh. Sihanoukville, eh, not so much.
Vietnam - Incredible. Very, very, very strong. But also incredible. It seemed like every town there was at least one dynamite coffee shop. And if you like iced coffee (and who doesn't when the temperature never drops below 90 F), they make the best I have ever tasted.
France - Turns out the French make good coffee. Shocking! I know!
Spain and Portugal - Not terrible, but nothing amazing either. Although the quality of hostel coffee in Madrid was really good.
There you have it: my one year, one lap report on coffee of the world.
Obviously not a comprehensive list, but a good start!
Chile - In general, not great. But the Cafe con Piernas (Coffee with legs, think Hooters Coffee Bar) shops actually have good coffee and trained baristas.
Uruguay - Much better, The Brazilian tourists demand it!
Thailand - Hit or miss. There was a shop in Chiang Mai that had amazing coffee, but for the life of me I can't remember the name. I will find it eventually. Most places just had generic coffee though, so look for the specialty shops!
Laos - In Luang Prabang there is a shop on the river called Saffron. Really great coffee, and the company convinced the local farmers to stop growing poppies (which is illegal) and switch to coffee instead. Don't expect to find much in Vang Vieng or Vientiane though.
Cambodia - Good stuff in Siem Reap and Phnom Penh. Sihanoukville, eh, not so much.
Vietnam - Incredible. Very, very, very strong. But also incredible. It seemed like every town there was at least one dynamite coffee shop. And if you like iced coffee (and who doesn't when the temperature never drops below 90 F), they make the best I have ever tasted.
France - Turns out the French make good coffee. Shocking! I know!
Spain and Portugal - Not terrible, but nothing amazing either. Although the quality of hostel coffee in Madrid was really good.
There you have it: my one year, one lap report on coffee of the world.
Obviously not a comprehensive list, but a good start!
