We were then treated to a selection of twelve different type of coffee and tea that were all very tasteful. Coffee with cinnamon, ginseng, ginger, vanilla, coconut and cocoa. Our final cup was a Kopi Luwak, just plain, no sugar. They simply put a bit of powder in a cup and  poored hot water, let itt rest for 2 minutes for the coffee to settle at the bottom and then we had a sip. The taste was bitter, strong and very tasteful, a great enjoyment.

When we see the all process and how little the amount of Kopi Luwak is produced each year, we understand why the cost is so high. Some people think we are brave to drink Kopi Luwak, I’ve personally enjoyed the taste and would have it again without hesitation.

- We’ve migrate host. It didn’t go as smoothly as we would have hoped and a few cafes have been lost along the way. But we are in the process of loading them back.

- We’ve clean up the site and deleted some cafes that were the unfortunate casualties of current economic state in several countries. If we have missed any and you are aware of any of our cafes that may have closed or relocated; please do let us know.

- We’ve secured the site using Sucuri which will give you reassurance that the site is safe to visit.

- We’ve added 2 new share button for Google + fans and LinkedIn to make it easier to share your favorite cafes with your friends.

- We’ve improved the user experience for repeat visitors and you should notice that the next time you visit the site will load faster.

- And finally our newest and coolest feature; you can now save MAP2Cafe on your iOS Home Screen and you will see a nice MAP2Cafe icon. That should it easier for you to search for some of the best cafes in the world.

We are continuously looking for new features and most importantly for the best cafes. If there are new features you would like us to add or you have across a great coffee place; please write to us….

Thank you;

Map2Cafe Team

The MAP2Cafe team took a break in recent months and moved to a new host. We will be back soon with more of the best cafes from around the world and new blog posts.

In our next update we will feature new cafes recently visited in Singapore.

Sincerely;

Mario Hardy

Founder

Coffee Kids staff works with local organizations in Latin America to create programs in education, health awareness, microcredit and food security in coffee-farming communities. These efforts allow coffee farmers to reduce their dependence on the volatile coffee market and confront the most pressing community needs. Because every coffee-farming community is unique, every Coffee Kids project is unique. What is common is an attitude of respect for all people’s values, cultural integrity, intelligence and ingenuity.

If you wish to learn more about Coffee Kids or Donate; click on the picture below!

Coffee is also bought and sold as a commodity on the New York Board of Trade. This is where coffee futures contracts are traded, which are a financial asset involving a standardized contract for the future sale or purchase of a unit of coffee at an agreed price. The world’s largest transfer point for coffee is the port of Hamburg, Germany.

The International Coffee Organization (ICO) is the main intergovernmental organization for coffee, bringing together producing and consuming countries to tackle the challenges facing the world coffee sector through international cooperation. It makes a practical contribution to the world coffee economy and to improving standards of living in developing countries.

On the ICO web site you will find a wealth of information about the economics of coffee as well as statistics, daily and historical price of coffee futures. You may click on the map to view more information about ICO.

Here is more information about the app:

The Intelligentsia Coffee application allows you to view the current coffee offerings with details from Intelligentsia Coffee (www.intelligentsiacoffee.com). Additionally, you are given step-by-step instructional illustrations and descriptions for preparing coffee on multiple brewing devices. An integrated brewing timer with alerts ensures that your coffee will be perfect every time. Share coffees with your friends via email or Facebook or leave feedback about coffees for others to view. Directions, information and maps about  Intelligentsia locations will help you to find the best place to grab a cup of coffee on the go.

Click on the image to view more information about the app and download it from iTunes!

Click on the picture to watch the video!

(PS.: The song is in French)