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Milky Coffee As espresso has been wel-
comed around the world, people started exer-
cising their imagination and created a big
variety of espresso-based drinks. Most popu-
lar are cappuccino, latte and flat white. And
those are the cities where people warmly
welcomed the milky coffees.

Melbourne, Australia
Melbourne is Australia’s coffee capi-
tal, and we suspect it’s vying for the world
title as well. A proud history of indepen-
dent cafes and innovative brewing tech-
niques makes it worth the journey. Espres-
so culture in Australia grew from cafés
owned by Greek and Italian migrants, from
small beginnings in the post-war immigra-
tion boom of the 1950s and 60s. In the last
decade coffee has been lifted to another
level thanks to access to higher-quality
green coffee and hard work of micro roast-
ers who have redefined what coffee can
be. Australians drink around 3.97 kg of
coffee per capita, moreover, they import
mainly green beans, 1,191,787 bags (60kg
bags), says Eurostat. It is home to world’s
best baristas like Matt Perger and Sasa
Local order: Flat white ▶
Best Time to go: Sestic, people, who among others, are
shaping the third wave of coffee today, so
March to May and September
to November there should be no surprise that the qual-
Things to do: ity bar for coffee in Melbourne is very
Find hidden Bar Americano high. Australians claim they invented the
- 20 Presgrave Pl ;
flat white, steamed frothy milk over a
Try gelato in Barbarella and
wander in Block Arcade ; double shot of espresso so you can see that
Take a street art tour: mel- they love their milky coffees so much that
bournestreettours.com. created their own!

London, UK
United Kingdom is usually seen as a tea
drinking country, and it is true that most of
Brits cannot go through a day without a cup
of tea. Nevertheless, people from UK and
Londoners especially drink coffee more and
more: according to International Coffee Or-
ganization, UK imports 2.9 million bags of
green coffee (60kg bags) and consume 3.3 kg
per capita yearly. Third wave of coffee and
Local order: Milky coffees ▶ contemporary coffee scene here were inspired
Best Time to go: by Australia and its progressive coffee culture.
September to November London as a capital of Great Britain enjoys
Things to do: crème de la crème of coffee in the country.
Visit the Queen in the Buck-
ingham Palace ; Londoners enjoy full variety of coffee drinks:
Push a trolley through Harry from classical Italian espressos to American
Potter’s magical world at filter coffee and Australian flat whites, but the
Platform 9 ¾ at King’s Cross most loved coffee is still any variation with
Eat as much pizza as you can ; milk, as there is one more nationwide beloved
Become a fashionista and shop
in East London. milky drink: tea with milk.

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