the weird & wonderful
unusual coffee shops
the strangest cafes on earth, sorted into six kinds of odd: cafes built around animals, cafes built around a theme, cafes hidden in places never meant for coffee, cafes bolted onto another activity, record-breakers, and genuine one-offs. 269 real places you can actually visit.
animal cafes
coffee with company. cats, dogs, owls, micro-pigs and stranger residents, in cafes built around the animals as much as the espresso.
dog cafeTherpup Dog Cafe
bangalore, india
visit itOwl Cafe Tokyo
tokyo, japan
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dog cafePuppy Cuddles Dog Café
mumbai, india
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cat cafeCrazy Cat Café
milan, italy
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dog cafeDogs Ministry | Dog Cafe • Grooming • SPA • Dog Park • Pet Shop • Dog Pool • Dog Hotel & Day Care |
jakarta, indonesia
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alpaca cafeAlpaca World
hongcheon, south korea
visit itmipig cafe Kyoto
kyoto, japan
visit itJava Whiskers Cat Café Marylebone
london, uk
visit itthemed & character cafes
a whole world built around one idea. maid cafes, ninja dens, horror rooms and character worlds where the theme runs the show.
Maidreamin
tokyo, japan
visit itMaidcafe Maidreamin Himitsukichi Store
tokyo, japan
visit itMaidcafe Maidreamin
tokyo, japan
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toilet-themed cafeModern Toilet Restaurant
taipei, taiwan
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wizard cafe943 King's Cross
seoul, south korea
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maid cafeMaid Cafe MAID MADE Nagoya Osu Shopping Street Store
nagoya, japan
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character cafeMeerkat75 Café
taipei, taiwan
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maid cafeChest of Wonders - Maid café
são paulo, brazil
visit itcafes in unexpected places
the room is the story. caves, treehouses, windmills, crypts, bank vaults and converted chapels turned into places to drink coffee.
aeroplane cafeEl Avion
quepos, costa rica
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converted prisonKarosta Prison
liepaja, latvia
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aeroplane cafeCoffee War
chon buri, thailand
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converted churchDe Koffieschenkerij
amsterdam, netherlands
visit itCafé in the Crypt
london, uk
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floating cafeRIVA Roastery
sam phran, thailand
visit itTreehouse Cafe & Bar
bangkok, thailand
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cable-car cafeCafé 3440 on the Pitztal Glacier
pitztal, austria
visit itcafes with a twist
coffee plus a reason to stay. board games, secondhand books, libraries and jungles of plants attached to the counter.
bookshop cafeEl Ateneo Grand Splendid
buenos aires, argentina
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board game cafeEl Ocho
mexico city, mexico
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sauna cafeLöyly Helsinki
helsinki, finland
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board game cafeLudus Luderia
sao paulo, brazil
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greenhouse cafeWildseed Café at The Summerhouse
singapore, singapore
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bookshop cafeEterna Cadencia
buenos aires, argentina
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bookshop cafeLittle Tree Books and Coffee
athens, greece
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bookshop cafeBombay To Barcelona Library Cafe
mumbai, india
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the highest, the oldest, the smallest, the deepest. cafes that hold a record or sit somewhere coffee has no business being.
oldest cafeLe Procope
paris, france
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aquarium cafeUnderwater World Pattaya
pattaya, thailand
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southernmost cafeRamos Generales El Almacén
ushuaia, argentina
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oldest cafeCaffè Florian
venice, italy
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oldest cafeEl Fishawy Cafe
cairo, egypt
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skyscraper cafeAtmosphere Burj Khalifa
dubai, united arab emirates
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clifftop cafeVolkan on the Rocks
santorini, greece
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clifftop cafeCafe Positano
positano, italy
visit itonly-in novelties
the genuine one-offs. bikini baristas, blackout rooms, silent cafes and ideas you will not find anywhere else.
rotating-theme cafeThe Grounds of Alexandria
sydney, australia
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condom cafeCabbages & Condoms
bangkok, thailand
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dine in the darkDans le Noir ? Paris
paris, france
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dine in the darkDans le Noir ? London Restaurant
london, united kingdom
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film-set cafeThe Shire's Rest Cafe
matamata, new zealand
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dine in the darkBlinde Kuh
zurich, switzerland
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kopi luwak cafeLumbung Sari House Of Luwak Coffee
ubud, indonesia
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poop cafeDdong Café
seoul, south korea
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