Alan Preston, of the Moors Espresso Bar in Sydney, claims he was the first to coin the term “flat white” in 1985, drawing inspiration from a type of espresso popular in Queensland in the ‘60s and ‘70s, described as the “white coffee – flat”.
Closing out the top three is Gota Coffee Experts in Austria’s Vienna, known not only for its coffee, but also its interactive coffee workshops.
A cafe in Australia’s Sydney has been ranked as the world’s best coffee shop, with those in the US, Austria, Norway, and Singapore following close behind.
With a total of nine Australian cafes on the list, it’s safe to say the country is doing something right with their coffee, even if they can’t agree on whether Melbourne or Sydney does it better.
Australian coffee is, I think, the best in the world and so it doesn’t come down to Sydney and Melbourne,” Jody Leslie, general manager for Toby’s Estate, told CNN Travel.
