Coffee

Present Picks

Carpo Nuts, Chocolate & Coffee – London

March 2013
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Present Picks

Ginger & White – London

January 2013
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Reviews Paris Café

Malongo Café Paris

October 2012
Malongo Café

Malongo is a well-known French coffee company, which has reached cult status with its high-standards and transparent reporting of its Fair Trade principals and practices, from workers' rights to environmental sensitivity, resting on a family tradition that began in Nice on the eve of World War II.


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Present Picks

Coutume Café – Paris

July 2012
Coutume Café - Paris


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Present Picks London

St. John Bakery – London

June 2012
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Present Picks Portland

Ristretto Roasters – Portland Oregon

June 2012
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Reviews New York Café

La Colombe Café

May 2012
La Colombe Café

Marching around downtown Manhattan, whether shopping in SoHo or gallery-hopping in NoLiTa requires regular intakes of caffeine. Luckily, the area has an abundance of boutique coffee bars, and the increasing number of La Colombe Cafés in the area have become the City Present’s favorite for a superior sip of flawless French Press or invigorating...


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Present Picks New York

McNally Jackson Café – New York

March 2012
McNally Jackson Café - New York


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Present Picks Amsterdam

De Brasserie Fitch & Shui – Amsterdam

March 2012
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Present Picks Mexico City

Cielito Querido Café – Mexico City

March 2012
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Present Picks Los Angeles

Café Demitasse – Los Angeles

February 2012
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Present Picks New York

Think Coffee – NYC

December 2011
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Present Picks Cambridge

AREA FOUR – Cambridge

December 2011
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Present Picks New York

Fika Choklad – New York

December 2011
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Present Picks Worldwide

Le Pain Quotidien

December 2011
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Reviews Utrecht Restaurant

Sector 3

March 2011
Sector 3

Utrecht, situated less than an hour from Amsterdam by train in the heart of the Netherlands, is well worth a visit. The country’s university town, and the traditional home of Dutch Catholicism, has a very different feel from the Dutch capital. The old city is dominated by its massive cathedral, which is a startling...


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Reviews Paris Patisserie

Ladurée

March 2011
Ladurée

Ladurée, perhaps the world's most famous confectioner, is today a global institution. and for years it has been an essential stop for many tourists to Paris. On the Rue Royale, this original location of the circa-1862 tea and pastry salon is so intimate and romantic. They're renowned for their macarons, but it also makes...


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Reviews Amsterdam Bakery

Bakken Met Passie

February 2011
Bakken Met Passie

Bakken met Passie has quietly established itself as one Amsterdam’s most beloved bakeries. Growing in popularity, Bakken met Passie already enjoys a loyal following in Amsterdam, both in the neighborhood and those pedaling from farther afield, but foreign tourists are uncommon. Located in de Pijp, in walking distance of the Heineken Brewery and just...


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Reviews New York Food Hall

Eataly

January 2011
Eataly

Less than four years after opening its original Turin location, Italian slow-organic food retailer Eataly has opened a Manhattan outlet opposite the Flatiron Building. More sprawling food hall than a farmers market, the outlet is delightfully overwhelming– a cavernous, lively indoor piazza that brings the best of the Mediterranean to Madison Square. Divided into...


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Reviews Montréal Restaurant

Olive & Gourmando

January 2011
Olive & Gourmando

Montreal’s picturesque old port area, the Vieux Montréal, is the highlight of any visit to this great city. However, it does tend to be touristy, and one block of renovated warehouse lofts comes up against the cheap family-dining restaurants around the corner. In the storefronts of the cobblestoned streets, one can see the discount...


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Reviews Chicago Grocer

Fox & Obel

January 2011
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In a supermarket landscape dominated by chains, its always refreshingto experience the singular vision of a stand-alone. One such grocer that is holding its own against the Whole Foods of the world is Fox & Obel, a highly-regarded full-service food hall & winery in Chicago. Located convenient to many downtown Chicago hotels in a...


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