In the sector of good quality espresso coffee Australian cities have New York City pegged. Think about it, every Aus capital city (and many “country” towns) have a myriad of great coffee options where coffee snobs (read: most of the Australian population) can order their latte, flat-white or short macchiato with no qualms. World-renowned chefs love our coffee too. When visiting Australia in March for the Melbourne Food & Wine festival, Chef Jamie Oliver twittered he had the ‘best coffee ive ever had in my life’ in Melbourne. It’s no wonder then, that Aussies returning from ‘The Land of Opportunity’ sneer about how hard it was to find a good coffee, we’ve…set such a high benchmark. Also the antithesis of coffee snobbery, Starbucks, is a American made machine – ’nuff said. However this friendly supremacy Australians hold over the U.S. doesn’t seem as if it’s going to continue for much longer with many Aussies (namely those coffee master Melburnians) setting up shop in the big city to show the yanks how it’s done. So before Australia relinquishes it’s hold as the champions of coffee snobbery, heres a short list of what makes a great coffee;
- Freshly ground beans (from a good, local provider).
- Hot water – but not scaldingly so.
- Heated full cream milk – not so hot that a skin develops.
- An espresso machine, or at home a good quality percolator.
Tell us, what makes a good coffee in your opinion?
To find a good coffee in NYC, check out this list.
