![]() Whether it’s black or with milk, it’s easy to drink, and easiness is what instant coffee is about. Ultimately, it’s like having a quiet people-pleaser for a friend – they’re not going to light up a social event but they’re never going to offend anyone either. It picked up points for having a bit of sweetness and for being one of the few coffees to have any acidity. Tai said it tasted like what you’d get from a big-chain coffee shop but less bitter. One judge guessed the aroma may be robusta beans but Nature’s Cuppa is one of the few brands we tasted to use arabica. I thought it was earthy-smelling, like a wheat field. The first thing I said about this coffee was: “How can this smell so good and so bad?” None of the other judges replied because they were busy trying to figure out how a coffee can smell savoury, sweet and stale at the same time, like “beef jerky”, according to Lin. Nature’s Cuppa Organic Coffee, 100g, $12, available from Woolworths As supermarket instant coffee is generally made with low-quality, heavily roasted robusta beans (robusta contains more caffeine and tastes earthier than arabica, the Australian cafe-standard beans), we came into this taste test expecting bitter, earthy and generally offensive coffees. I was joined by Junji Tai (Brighter Coffee cafe), Adryll Lin (Condesa Co Lab coffee importer), Carolin Jung (Solstice cafe), Benjamin Johnson (The New Paradigm Coffee roaster) and Juwa Chu (Diggy Doos Coffee cafe), all knowledgable Sydney-based coffee professionals. ![]() But while I was probably the only reviewer who spent the rest of the day incapacitated by a hurricane of emotions and heartbeats, I wasn’t the only one who was confused by what we tasted. Unlike the five coffee professionals who joined me, I don’t have the caffeine tolerance or battle-hardened wisdom to make a judgment with one sip – I finished most cups. The chicory softens the edges of bitter dark-roast coffee and gives chocolate notes to cafe au lait.Nothing has made me feel more unhinged and confused than drinking 11 different instant coffees in an hour. They have no standard hole in the middle and come in a 3-piece package.ĭuring the Civil War, coffee was scarce, so people started adding roasted and ground chicory root to coffee grounds. The only food you can eat here is beignets, French-style doughnuts shaped in a square. I will explain the differences between premises further in the article.īesides strong black coffee, you can order a coffee-chicory mix, milk, chocolate milk, or coffee with milk… the basics, which is part of the charm of this place. ![]() Technically, it’s a cafe stand, not a cafe.īut being more than 160 years old, it deserves a place on this list. Café du Monde is (still) located in the French Quarter, Louisiana, and has the same traditional menu. Not all US coffee history is about Italians. It is still working but now serves as an exhibit.įun fact: Domenico Parisi, the original owner, spent his entire life savings ($1000) on the coffee machine from Italy. This commercial coffee machine was constructed in 1902. You can feast your eyes on the La Pavoni coffee machine that made Caffe Reggio famous. More than 80 pieces of art await your admiration, and as a bonus, a majestic renaissance painting from one of Carravagio’s students.Ĭaffe Reggio boasts itself as the first coffee house in the USA to serve Italian cappuccino. ![]() But my advice is to come inside and enjoy the trip through time. You can sit on sidewalk tables and enjoy the grand mess of Greenwich Village. If you find yourself in Greenwich Village, your nostrils will sense the smell of old-school Italian espresso.įollow your nose, and you will see Caffe Reggio, a NY cafe that is almost 100 years old. Location: New York, New York (in a singing voice) Caffe Reggio – Oldest Coffee Shop In America That Still Works
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