Cuppings vs Bloom

Cuppings is your guide to finding excellent coffee wherever you are in the world. We have a network of coffee aficionados drinking coffee to find those cafes that serve the best coffee. Cuppings shows you the nearest coffee shops in a list and how to get there on a map. All the data is stored within the app so you can also use it when you are offline abroad. Cuppings has good coverage in a lot of cities around the world and is regularly updated. You will never need to be without a decent cup of Third Wave coffee when you travel. We think your coffee drinking experience using Cuppings will be especially excellent in: Amsterdam, Antwerpen, Athens, Austin, Barcelona, Berlin, Brighton, Brooklyn, Copenhagen, Den Haag, Geneva, Ghent, Helsinki, Kyoto, Leiden, London, Melbourne, Moscow, Munich, New York City, Oslo, Paris, Rotterdam, San Francisco, Stockholm, Sydney, Tokyo, Utrecht, Vancouver, Vienna, and Warsaw. For each store we show you our rating, its address and your distance to it. You can also locate the place on a map to easily find your way there.

Bloom is a guide to specialty coffee shops worth visiting. Every shop is reviewed by a curator before it appears. Submissions pass an eligibility quiz covering espresso, brew methods, sourcing, and equipment. The bar is "actually third-wave," not "popular on Google Maps." What you get - A quality tier for every shop, from Hidden gem to Exceptional - Photos and menus for every listing, so you know what to order - Filter by tier, brew method, or attributes like single origin and in-house roasting - Save the ones you want to visit, ready offline Who Bloom is for - People who care about origin, roast, and preparation - Travelers who want signal, not noise, in a new city - Anyone tired of "best coffee in town" lists ranked by foot traffic How shops get in Submit a shop you love. Walk through a short eligibility quiz, add an exterior photo and a menu shot, and a curator will review within a few days. If it fits the bar, it lands on the map for everyone. Privacy Photos are stripped of EXIF and GPS before upload. Menu text is extracted on your device. We don't sell or share data. Full details at thebloomguide.app/privacy. Questions or a shop to recommend? support@thebloomguide.app