Introducing the Coffee Map: Your Guide to Finding Great Coffee Anywhere
You know that feeling when you land in a new city, drop your bags at the hotel, and immediately think: "Right, where's the good coffee around here?"
I've been there more times than I can count. Wandering unfamiliar streets at 7am, desperately Googling "best coffee near me" and ending up at... well, let's just say not every coffee shop that shows up on Google Maps understands what "specialty coffee" actually means.
Here's the thing: finding brilliant coffee while travelling shouldn't feel like detective work. You shouldn't need to scroll through Reddit threads from three years ago or decode cryptic Instagram hashtags just to locate a decent flat white in Prague.
That's exactly why we built the Coffee Map.
What it actually is (and why we made it)
Look, we're not trying to reinvent the wheel here. The Coffee Map is simply an interactive map showing specialty coffee roasteries and cafes around the world—starting with over 100 cities across Europe, from Edinburgh to Athens, London to Lisbon.
But it's more than just dots on a map. Each location shows you the details that actually matter: the cafe's name, address, website, and (this is the bit I love) which roasters they work with. Because knowing that your local spot pulls shots with beans from The Barn or Gardelli? That tells you something.
You can browse by city, filter between cafes and roasteries, search for specific spots you've heard about. Nothing fancy, just useful.
Why we started with Europe
To be honest, we had to start somewhere. Europe has an incredible specialty coffee scene—from the Nordic roasting revolution to Italy's evolving espresso culture—and it's where many of our early Coffee Pals community members are based.
We've currently mapped out 100+ cities including Prague, Berlin, Copenhagen, Edinburgh, Barcelona, Vienna, and dozens more. Is it complete? Absolutely not. Will it ever be? Probably not, because new spots are opening all the time (which is brilliant).
That's where you come in.
This is a community thing
The Coffee Map only works if it's built by people who actually care about coffee—not by some algorithm scraping business directories.
Every location you see has been added by someone in the coffee community. Someone who's visited that roastery, tasted their beans, chatted with the barista. Someone who knows it's worth sharing.
And we need your help to make it better.
If there's a spot you love that's not on the map yet, you can suggest it. Found an incredible roastery in Krakow that does the best natural process Ethiopian you've ever tasted? Add it. Discovered a tiny cafe in Porto where the owner sources directly from farmers in Colombia? We want to know about it.
This isn't our map—it's ours. Collectively. The whole coffee-loving, travel-hungry, "I'll-walk-an-extra-kilometre-for-good-espresso" community.
What's next
We're starting with Europe, but the plan is simple: grow based on where our community takes us. If Coffee Pals members are passionate about the coffee scene in Tokyo, Melbourne, or São Paulo, let's map those cities next.
We'll keep adding locations as you suggest them. We'll refine the filters and search tools based on what you actually need. And we'll always keep it simple and genuinely useful—no fancy features that nobody asked for.
Because at the end of the day, this tool exists for one reason: to help you find brilliant coffee when you're away from home.
And honestly? Coffee is just better when you're sharing it with people who get it. Whether that's sitting across from a new Coffee Pal in a Budapest cafe or using this map to discover the spot where you'll meet them.
Give it a go
The Coffee Map is live right now. Browse it, use it on your next trip, and please—add your favourite spots.
Let's build something useful together.
Have a favourite coffee spot that's not on the map? Suggest a location and help other coffee lovers discover it.