THE WORLD’S BEST COFFEE SHOP ANNOUNCED

And the best coffee shop in the world is… Toby’s Estate Coffee Roaster.

Wait? What? Where?

Yes, it took us a Google search or two to find out where it is too. It’s in Australia, by the way.

The Sydney-based coffee shop has just been crowned the best coffee shop in the world.

Onyx Coffee Lab in Arkansas, United States came in second and third place went to Gota Coffee Experts in Vienna, Austria.

The other coffee shops in the running are in Norway, Singapore, France, Malaysia, Colombia and Australia.

Coffee wasn’t the only thing being judged as the shops’ quality of food, customer service, and sustainability practices were also included in the judges’ evaluation.

So, what makes Toby’s Estate so awesome and officially the best in the world? Its flagship shop has its brew bar where coffee is made right in front of you. It also has its roastery on-site, which means those beans are the freshest around.

People love a story with humble beginnings and Toby’s Estate is all about that. Back in 1997, lawyer Toby Smith quit his job and started his business from his mother’s garage in a seaside town in Sydney. Fast forward to 2025 and Toby is the king of coffee.

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