COFFEEHOUSES AND BREWPUBS AROUND THE WORLD
-The Essential Coffee & Beer Travel Guide-
URBAN GRIND is a cool neighborhood gathering spot of poetry, music, movies and all-around hangout spot; KHONSO & DOWN HOME are Atlanta’s 2 black owned craft brewers bringing “opportunity, people & progress” and “family, respect & ambition” respectively.
IN SUPPORT OF BLACK OWNED BUSINESSES – DEADSTOCK is a snob-free, sneaker-themed “dope” coffee shop in the heart of PDX’s Old Town District and ASSEMBLY is Foster-Powell Neighborhood’s first Craft Brewery serving Detroit-styled pizza.
VENTURE is a nonprofit coffee bar/community hub alongside a bike shop that supports youth internships while serving quality Minneapolis-based coffee and ONE is a craft brewpub/taproom whose name embodies inclusion and approachability in a spirit of community that embodies the highest ideal that Minneapolis can be. – even in the worst of times.
Within the West End inner-city eclectic suburb of Brisbane, locally-sourced & community-supporting cafe (temporary closed for COVID-19 but hoping they make it thru it) and local craft brewery & garden (that also serves coffee in the morning)
A country-drive to the Texas hill country west of Austin brings you first to a scenic philanthropic brewery serving Belgium-style beer with all profits donated to charities then down the road to Texas’ first bourbon distillery (Yes – There is great bourbon outside Kentucky!) and supporting COVID-19 relief efforts with “Good Bourbon for a Good Cause.”
A cozy coffee- art- living room- cafe off the Haarlemmerstraat District serving self-described “F***ing Strong Coffee” and a funky artsy industrial space serving craft beers in a cool and relaxed space.
Explore the inner-Sydney neighborhoods of Alexandria & Newtown to discover a transformed industrial carpark-turned-urban oasis featuring specialty coffee roaster and the nearby industrial warehouse where music and art lovers brew craft beer “best served loud.”
Eclectic, adventuresome, self-described ‘free-spirits, oddballs & outsiders” who support local artists & philanthropic causes while serving up Arbica coffee and local craft beer available only in Iowa (plus easiest to find with the best rooftop beacons in a giant neon coffee cup and Statue of Liberty Crown)
The “Turducken” of Coffee, Beer & Bars: It’s a coffee cafe within a bar inside a brewery in the heart of the waterfront Canal Park of Duluth. The atmosphere has the whiff of Grateful Dead encompassed within the historic Marshall-Wells Hardware Co building
International travel lands us in Old Town Stockholm for fresh coffee & authentic Swedish pancakes in a cozy cafe and Swedish micro beers served in the stately 17th Century “Peterson House” – both of which are adorned with Stockholm art scene