14 stories
Balham Bliss
Coffee shop owner Natasha makes the best flat whites in Balham, but when morning regular Oliver finally asks her name, she brews him something stronger than espresso.
Café Cubano Forever | Café Cubano Para Siempre
A coffee ritual becomes the foundation of a lifelong love between two Cuban-American women
Cuban Coffee Kisses | Besos de Café Cubano
Every morning she makes his cortadito just right, and every morning he falls a little more in love
The Sudanese Coffee | قهوة سودانية
She runs the last traditional coffee house in Khartoum. He's the journalist documenting disappearing traditions. Their story brews slowly.
The Yemeni Coffee | قهوة يمنية
She imports rare Yemeni coffee to Brooklyn. He's the roaster who insists she's doing it wrong. Their arguments become something else entirely.
محمص القهوة | The Coffee Roaster of Casablanca
A coffee roaster discovers passion with a food writer exploring Morocco's café culture.
Coffee Ceremony
Barista Safiya modernizes traditional Saudi coffee culture. When roaster James shares his craft, beans aren't the only things being ground. 'Al qahwa tujma' al nufus' (القهوة تجمع النفوس) - Coffee gathers souls.
The Coffee Connection
Barista Nadia makes the same latte for Imran every morning. When he finally asks why she always draws a heart in his foam, their caffeine-fueled attraction percolates into something real.
The Coffee Fortune
When Samira reads Kamal's coffee grounds at a Nablus café, she sees a future that terrifies her—one where she's the woman standing beside him.
The Coffee Shop Revolutionary
Hisham runs a coffee shop that doubles as a meeting place for artists and activists—until Nour walks in seeking caffeine and finds revolution, romance, and really good kahwa.
The Coffee Trader's Wife of Harar | زَوْجَةُ تاجِرِ البُنِّ في هَرَر
In the ancient walled city of Harar, a coffee trader's voluptuous wife discovers passion with a young Swahili merchant from the coast.
Camberwell Cream
Barista Aisha makes the best coffee in South London from her Camberwell café. When regular customer Marcus finally stays past closing, she shows him her most exclusive blend.
The Coffee Master's Secret | سِرُّ أُسْتاذِ القَهْوَةِ
A legendary coffee maker holds a secret recipe that a sultan would kill for
The Coffeehouse Mistress of Mecca | سَيِّدَةُ المَقْهَى في مَكَّة
In the holy city's shadow, a widow runs the most famous coffeehouse where pilgrims find more than refreshment in her generous hospitality.