We talk about the global coffee industry and what ties it together, but doesn’t coffee also provide one of the clearest windows into local culture? When we’re travelling to a new city for the first time, what many of us seek out is a good coffee shop, and it often turns out that some of our most ‘authentic’ travel experiences start in the cup.

Story by Rachel Davies in Standart Magazine Issue 6. read by Sabine Parrish.