Cafe culture in Buenos Aires – in pictures

Via Instagram, Vicky Martínez beautifully captures the timeless atmosphere of the Argentinian capital’s cafe scene

Edinburgh – Food

Thank you Gurkha Cafe and Restaurant for serving me some delicious food at 10:05pm on a Wednesday evening, after I had been turned away from The Filling Station and Frankie and Benny’s on the Royal Mile, after asking whether I could have a sandwich/simple pasta meal. It was 10pm in the capital of Scotland and theseContinue reading “Edinburgh – Food”

Prague’s cryptocurrency cafe: a perfect brew of beans and bitcoins

The terms espresso bar and ‘anarchic ethical hacker collective’ don’t usually go together but this radical bitcoin-only hub in the Czech capital is no ordinary cafe

Forget skinny lattes. In Hanoi the best coffee comes with egg yolk

A milk shortage in the 1940s led an enterprising barman to cast around for alternatives – and so cà phê trúng, Vietnamese egg coffee, was born

Spain’s best coffee? Get your shot at La Palma’s award-winning hotspot

On the Canary Island of La Palma, the owner of the small, sustainably run El Cafe de Don Manuel makes espressos and barraquitos that buzz with life

Travel 2016 – Tip 5 – Vienna – Cafe Drechsler

If you are looking for a traditional Viennese cafe, I would recommend Cafe Drechsler largely because it is close to the Secession and about 10 minutes from Karlsplatz with all its sights. The cafe was remodelled by Conran & Partners and re-opened in 2007. The cafe does not accept credit cards and the staff do speakContinue reading “Travel 2016 – Tip 5 – Vienna – Cafe Drechsler”