There’s just nothing better than waking up in a new city and exploring their local coffee shops. Whether you’re sipping a cappuccino in a European cafe or exploring stateside with an iced coffee in hand, caffeine is a pivotal part of travel.
But some of us want to take that a step further. If you’re a coffee aficionado who wants to travel specifically for coffee, Wallethub has you covered with a list of 2024’s Best Coffee Cities in America.
Here are the top 10 cities in the US for coffee lovers:
- Portland, Oregon
- San Francisco, California
- Seattle, Washington
- Honolulu, Hawaii
- Orlando, Florida
- Tampa, Florida
- Long Beach, California
- New Orleans, Louisiana
- Austin, Texas
- Miami, Florida
If enjoying a nice caffeinated beverage without the not-so-nice hit to your wallet is on your mind, the cities with the lowest average price of a cappuccino are worth a visit. Durham, North Carolina, followed by Aurora, Colorado and El Paso, Texas take the top three spots.
For insight on how Portland, Oregon took the top spot, 12 factors were used to determine this country’s coffee giant cities. The criteria ranges from the share of households that own coffee makers and the sheer number of coffee shops, cafes, and coffee houses per capita to the aforementioned average price of a cappuccino. As an added bonus for digital nomads, the study ranked cities by the number of coffee shops with wifi per capita, where Portland came in at number nine.
