10 highest-rated coffee drinks in the world

march 17, 2025

Images: Shutterstock; Source: TasteAtlas

Coffee is the world’s most consumed beverage after tea. Let's look at some of the highest-rated coffee drinks from around the world. 

Source: www.tasteatlas.com

Origin: Thessaloniki, Greece
This is made by mixing instant coffee with water and ice in a shaker or a hand mixer to top it with a frothy foam.

10. Frappé 

Origin: Turkey
This is made by combining extra finely grounded roasted coffee beans with cold water in a traditional coffee pot called cezve or ibrik. It is then brewed over low heat until frothy.

9. Turkish coffee

Origin: Turin, Italy
This is both a beverage and a method of preparing coffee made by passing a small amount of hot water through finely ground coffee beans under high pressure.

8. Espresso

Origin: Greece
This is a Greek coffee made by straining and pouring ice-blended espresso, typically a double shot, over ice. It is then topped with shaken or blended chilled milk to make it frothy.

7. Freddo cappuccino

Origin: Vietnam
This beverage is made by pouring strong coffee, traditionally Vietnamese-grown coffee, over ice and then mixed with condensed milk.

6. Vietnamese iced coffee

Origin: Italy
This is essentially half of a single shot of espresso made by using the same amount of ground coffee but only half the water used for regular espresso. 

5. Ristretto

Origin: Turin, Italy
This coffee is made with espresso and steam-foamed milk, traditionally served in small cups.

4. Cappuccino

Origin: Greece
This is a Greek coffee made by blending espresso and ice together until the coffee is chilled and creamy. It is then strained and poured over ice.

3. Espresso freddo

Origin: Southern India
This is a technique that uses a filter with two chambers—the upper one to hold ground coffee and the bottom one to collect brewed coffee.

2. Indian filter coffee

Origin: Cuba
Also known as Cuban shot, this is an espresso that is pre-sweetened with demerara sugar while being brewed.

1. Café Cubano

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