Coffee Category: Lists

Auckland Coffee Rail Link

The new CRL City Rail Link opens up more frequent train connections around Auckland and makes for a great chance to do a “cafe tour”. I’ve mapped the best cafes and factored in those closest to each station so you can really maximise your train time.

  • Kingsland Atomic Coffee Roastery – 4 minutes on foot.
  • Maungawhau Coffee Pen – 6 minutes on foot.
  • Karanga-a-Hape Millers (originally I recommended Bestie) 4 minutes on foot.
  • Te Waihorotiu Remedy – 4 minutes on foot.
  • Waitematā Daily Bread Britomart – 3 minutes on foot.
  • Grafton Billy – 7 minutes on foot.
  • Newmarket Red Rabbit – 5 minutes on foot.
  • Parnell Red Rabbit – 8 minutes on foot.

Interactive Map of the whole network here:

Live Auckland Coffee Rail Map

You can also download the whole Auckland network as a printable map here:

Auckland Coffee By Rail A3 Map PDF

World Barista Championships London

The 2010 World Barista Championships were a turning point in the coffee culture in London. Suddenly, London was on show to the world and the new wave independent cafes had a chance to shine.

World Barista Championships
Map of venues associated with the World Barista Championships

The 2009 champion Gwilym Davies provided inspiration and the 2010 championship left a lasting impression on coffee culture in London.

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Best coffee in London

The best coffee in London is at Prufrock in Leather Lane. I wish there was more to say than that but there isn’t. The Prufrock team may not be friendly or helpful but they are purists and their coffee is amazing.

Best Coffee in London
You are looking at the best cup of coffee in London, a flat white from Prufrock

But the best coffee isn’t the same thing as the best cafe. In fact, the things that make a cafe great don’t always lead to the best coffee. And vice versa. For example, staff that are fanatical about coffee can be off putting to customers who are a little unsure of themselves.

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