Wednesday, November 16, 2016

Will I find a decent cup of joe in a commercial airport?

Commercial airports have made many upgrades since the heady days of the (80’s) where smoking was allowed in the cabins and the pilot was treated as close to an earthly god as he flew to the heavens.  And as the rules and regulations constant evolve to stay in touch with the modern traveler, be it for business or pleasure, so too has the coffee that you will find situated throughout the terminals. 
Not any longer is there only a vending machine that is willing to take your hard-earned dollars for coffee, no, nowadays you will see many chains have moved into the food court market environment of the airports and as the chains have shown steady growth, we have started to see growth in the more boutique blends of the golden bean popping up in commercial airports.  Let’s look at a few of the best:

Costa Coffee (UK) - The legends of the UK scene, not only scattered throughout most commercial airports in the UK and EU, Costa takes it to the streets and competes on all levels.  Sure, it’s a massive chain, but when the red eye lands and all you need is the caffeine embrace, it’s Costa there with arms wide open.

Guava & Java (Philadelphia) - A great global minded and ethical brand, this team source some legit beans from all over the best coffee going regions and they have even come up with a collaborative blend with actor and environmentalist Leonardo Di Caprio, almost worth a trip to the airport just for them, right?!

Metropolis Coffee (Chicago) - winning bragging rights in some of the State’s top publications (New York Times) for the last 10 years, the team at Metropolis Coffee are a must when you have that lay over to contend with or if you’ve just popped into the windy city

For the best commercial airport coffee, look no further than Joe and the Juice (Copenhagen) .  These guys have taken out top honour in the Airport Food and Beverage awards.  Great coffee and mind blowing juices that set you up for the long business day, the wild weekend or the sexy sojourn over to Amsterdam

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