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The Best Gelato and Ice Cream in Berlin
Pistachios from Bronte, organic milk from Brandenburg – that's not special. What is it then that makes Berlin's best ice cream? I have an answer.
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Traditional Breakfasts in Mexico City
Mexicans know how to cure a hangover. With corn-dough and rice drinks off the street, or totopos drowned in tangy salsa – aka Chilaquiles.
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Tacos in Mexico City
Most of the tastiest meals I had in Mexico, were the tacos in Mexico City. Usually from no-name taco carts. Well tacos – I mean tacos, gorditas, sopes … all variations of corn dough with your choice of filling and topping.
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Specialty Coffee Guide to Mexico City
Specialty Coffee in Mexico City is blooming. It's not about the trend, it's about the local fruit. Read on for a guide to Mexico City's third wave cafés.
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My Favorite Four Cafés in Barcelona
The list of hip cafés in Barcelona is long, however only a handful were authentic and individual. Here you will find my four favorites: from the cacti filled concept store to the minimalist coffee lab.
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My Favorite Cafés in Madrid (Part 3/3)
I liked almost all specialty coffee shops I visited in Madrid. But some stood out. With reasons ranging from handmade ceramic cups to tangy bubbly Shrub, the following five were my favorite finds in Madrid.
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Montpellier By Taste
Montpellier is a student town: small and medieval, but quite international. Probably these six universities are to thank for the abundant selection of lavish avocado toasts, vegan buddha bowls, and bourbon-butter mapled bacon pancakes. These are my top tips for where to drink coffee, work and eat in Montpellier!
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Specialty Coffee Shops in Bordeaux Pt. 2
Each and every of Bordeaux's specialty coffee shops deserves its own article . . . However a post for each would be too much, so this one literal post combines the whole guide in one. Read about Bordelaise roasteries, where I had my favorite breakfasts and matcha lattes, the best spots to laptop-work, what coffee shop fine-dining looks like and much more …
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Flat Whites in Hamburg
This is the first third wave coffee guide that Hamburg has got! It'll give you twelve tricky choices of where to get your flat white – depending on how much you want to spend, what your hunger is, where you are and whom your with!
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