Bloom vs Bloom

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

Bloom is your private coffee journal for café visits and home brews. Map your favorite cafés, record tasting notes, track your coffee beans, and collect city stamps—one cup at a time. A map that glows • Each check-in adds a warm glow to your map. The more you return, the brighter it becomes. • The cafés you keep coming back to slowly become the brightest places on your map. A passport of cities • Every city you visit becomes a stamp, with a design of its own—Kyoto, Suzhou, Portland, each with its own character. • See your check-ins, cafés, and cities together on one page. • Create a passport card to share with friends, or keep it just for yourself. Your coffee shelf • Add the beans you bring home and see how many days each bag has rested since roast. • Pick a bean straight from your shelf when you brew, without filling it in again. • Save cafés you love, or places you want to visit someday. Remember every cup • Record the beans, roast level, brew method, and rating with a slide of your finger. • Brewing at home again? Start from a previous brew and change only what's different this time. • Add a few photos, then pinch and zoom to frame them just right. Look back anytime—it feels like flipping through an atlas of your own. Your data stays yours • Everything stays on your phone, with optional iCloud sync. Take it slow. Let the map glow.