Specialty Coffee in Europe

With so many longstanding coffee roasting and preparation methods, traditions, customs and cultures heavily ingrained into so many regions of Europe, which absolutely deserve their time of day, specialty coffee is not always the top choice or even necessarily readily available. That said, as someone who is always actively on the lookout for my next cup of hand brewed pour over coffee, I can assure you, there are many great hidden gem specialty coffee shops throughout Europe to seek out. Obviously on such a culturally diverse continent as Europe, this means you can try out a wide variety of brew methods from espresso to pour over, to hot sand coffee, and everything in between. Why not try it all? Use this page as the jumping off point to dig into more info on individual cities and regions in Europe where coffee occupies a strong place amongst other caffeinated beverages, and even if it has competition, you can certainly find a nice pour over or single origin espresso during your travels.