Top 5 Cities In The World For Coffee Lovers lists are rarely made. Drinking coffee is part and parcel of everyday life that coffee lovers mostly take a cup of joe whenever and wherever they can take a hold of it.

Coffee cultivation was started by during the 15th century by Arabs, while the world's first espresso machine was commercialized by a Frenchman.

Ever since, leaps of coffee ingenuity have been taken and hence came forth the Top 5 Cities In The World For Coffee Lovers. New Zealand barista champion Nick Clark of Wellington's Flight Coffee says "There are so many variables involved in producing a great cup of coffee these days, and the industry has had to evolve to meet growing consumer expectations."

With the coffee industry's evolution comes greater-tasting coffee. To help you know where to look, here is our list of Top 5 Cities In The World For Coffee Lovers.

 

Top 1: London

London's first espresso-focused coffee shops came from Aussies and Kiwis about 10 years ago, and now they've been popping up like mushrooms in the city. Head barista at London's Caravan Estelle Bright says, "London still has a long way to go with café service, but in the past five years there's been so much growth, which is a great thing to be part of."

Recommended London Coffee Shops: Allpress, Climpson & Sons and Caravan

 

Top 2: Reykjavik, Iceland

According to reports, Scandinavians have the highest coffee consumption per capita in the world, and Icelanders are as hung up on coffee, that's why Iceland is listed here in the Top 5 Cities In The World For Coffee Lovers.

Barista at Icelandic institution Kaffitar and reigning National Cupping Champion Kristin Thora says that it was 25 years ago when "people started to care about how their coffee was served" so that nowadays almost each city block is has a coffee shop.

Recommended Iceland Coffee Shops: Kaffitar,  Stofan and Kaffismidja 

Top 3: Rome

Almost every Italian drinks coffee. It is embedded in the race's culture. However, there aren't as many coffee shops in Italy as one would think. Still, one can't deny that some of the best coffee can be found in Rome.

Recommended Rome Coffee Shops: Rosati , Sant' Eustachi  and Giolitti

Top 4: Singapore

Jovena Loon of Café Hopping Singapore says that coffee has always been an integral part of Singaporean life. This country included here in the Top 5 Cities In The World For Coffee Lovers have locals who have become so obsessed with latte art that "it has become a basic criteria for a good café."

Recommended Singapore Coffee Shops: Strangers' Reunion, Dutch Colony, and Chye Seng Huat Hardware 

Top 5: Vienna, Austria

As with any other coffee city in this list, the Viennese culture constitutes coffee drinking. In 2011, UNESCO even listed the city's coffee houses as an intangible heritage. Now, new-style independent coffee shops are spreading and quality espresso is fast spreading.

Recommended Austria Coffee Shops: Caffe Couture, Essenti,  Coffee Pirates and Demel 

 

Top 5 Cities In The World For Coffee Lovers: Wherever a coffee-lover goes, a cup of joe goes a long way even when it is just found at home.