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## Video: India's Endangered (Authentic) Coffee House

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_Published 2009-11-26. In New Delhi, coffee franchises are crowding out the old standbys, but the India Coffee House hangs on with its bygone charms and low prices_


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## Natalie Morin / FindTheBest


Jun 23, 2015 5:07 PM UTC

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## Natalie Morin / FindTheBest


Jun 23, 2015 5:07 PM UTC

Everyone knows that America doesn’t run on patriotism and hard work—it runs on caffeine. When Starbucks baristas spell your name wrong, it’s a harbinger of bad luck for the rest of your day; if your hands and mouth don’t suffer from spilled-coffee burns on a weekly basis, you’re not doing it right.

It seems like wherever you go around the country, one thing is for certain: you’ll undoubtedly be able to get your fix and be on your way. In fact, according to the National Coffee Association’s 2013 online survey, 83% of U.S. adults drink coffee, averaging three cups a day per person.

But, of course, some cities are much more wired than others. Out of many buzzing contenders, [FindTheHome](http://places.findthehome.com/) collaborated with [FindTheCompany](http://listings.findthecompany.com/), to identify the cities in California with the most coffee shops per capita. The competition was intense, but only one city was crowned the beating heart that keeps the American dream…awake.

## 28\. Boulder, CO

**Cafés per 10K people:** 10.86  
**Population:** 100,363

## 27\. Pasadena, CA

**Cafés per 10K people:** 10.87  
**Population:** 138,004

## 26\. Bend, OR

**Cafés per 10K people:** 10.88  
**Population:** 78,128

## 25\. West Palm Beach, FL

**Cafés per 10K people:** 10.91  
**Population:** 100,778

## 24\. San Rafael, CA

**Cafés per 10K people:** 11  
**Population:** 58,162

## 23\. Jupiter, FL

**Cafés per 10K people:** 11.03  
**Population:** 56,219

## 22\. Redmond, WA

**Cafés per 10K people:** 11.17  
**Population:** 55,505


## 21\. Palo Alto, CA

**Cafés per 10K people:** 11.19  
**Population:** 65,234

## 20\. Hoboken, NJ

**Cafés per 10K people:** 11.19  
**Population:** 50,929

## 19\. Fort Lauderdale, FL

**Cafés per 10K people:** 11.21  
**Population:** 168,603

## 18\. Miami, FL

**Cafés per 10K people:** 11.61  
**Population:** 407,526

## 17\. Berkeley, CA

**Cafés per 10K people:** 11.75  
**Population:** 114,037

## 16\. Portland, OR

**Cafés per 10K people:** 11.80  
**Population:** 594,687

## 15\. Asheville, NC

**Cafés per 10K people:** 11.89  
**Population:** 84,883

### Go Inside Starbucks' Wild New 'Willy Wonka Factory of Coffee'

![On Dec. 5, founder Howard Schultz debuted part of his new strategy for Starbucks: his first flagship “Roastery,” a 15,000 square foot space that is both a coffee roasting facility, and a consumer retail outlet. The place is to coffee what FAO Schwartz is to toys or Dover Street Market is to fashion—retail theatre.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd4077ad069f28f92/69876cfff887dc03a6e88d4f/starbucks-luxury-latte-ian-allen2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

On Dec. 5, founder Howard Schultz debuted part of his new strategy for Starbucks: his first flagship “Roastery,” a 15,000 square foot space that is both a coffee roasting facility, and a consumer retail outlet. The place is to coffee what FAO Schwartz is to toys or Dover Street Market is to fashion—retail theatre. Ian Allen for TIME

![](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt308c0a99315be7bd/69876d005f570f71d6b14008/starbucks-luxury-latte-ian-allen5.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp)

Ian Allen for TIME


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Ian Allen for TIME

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## 14\. Brookline, MA

**Cafés per 10K people:** 11.92  
**Population:** 58,738

## 13\. Hialeah, FL

**Cafés per 10K people:** 12.45  
**Population:** 228,943

## 12\. Portland, ME

**Cafés per 10K people:** 12.53  
**Population:** 66,227

## 11\. Cambridge, MA

**Cafés per 10K people:** 12.58  
**Population:** 105,737

## 10\. Kendall, FL

**Cafés per 10K people:** 13.37  
**Population:** 77,018

## 9\. Santa Fe, NM

**Cafés per 10K people:** 13.95  
**Population:** 68,800

## 8\. Newport Beach, CA

**Cafés per 10K people:** 14.07  
**Population:** 86,001

## 7\. Delray Beach, FL

**Cafés per 10K people:** 14.22  
**Population:** 61,875

## 6\. San Francisco, CA

**Cafés per 10K people:** 14.69  
**Population:** 817,501

## 5\. Sarasota, FL

**Cafés per 10K people:** 14.83  
**Population:** 52,588

## 4\. Seattle, WA

**Cafés per 10K people:** 15.01  
**Population:** 624,681

## 3\. Santa Monica, CA

**Cafés per 10K people:** 15.87  
**Population:** 90,752

## 2\. Boca Raton, FL

**Cafés per 10K people:** 16.15  
**Population:** 86,671

## 1\. Miami Beach, FL

**Cafés per 10K people:** 21.70  
**Population:** 89,412

_This_ [_article_](http://places.findthehome.com/stories/4416/are-you-living-in-the-caffeine-capital-of-the-country) _originally appeared on_ [_FindTheBest_](http://www.findthebest.com)

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## Transcript

>> Walking into the India Coffee House in New Delhi is like walking into an old black and white movie. Almost nothing has changed since the coffee started plowing here last century. The eatery is still the last to refuge. It's always been from different [ unk ] streets of India's capital. But under the noises of the clinking dishes and the steaming milk, it's a little too quiet. The tables were politicians and artists used to chat are now almost empty.

>> People [ unk ] gentry were coming. They are not coming.

>> Gurnam Singh has been coming here almost every day for the last 20 years.

>> But still people are remembering this coffee house. And some, once in awhile, coming in and asking you're still coming, I'm still, yes I am still coming.

>> Despite the role the Indian Coffee House's played in the city's history, [ unk ] residents like Singh, this Delhi institution cannot make the rent and without government help may soon be praised out of its own neighborhood.

>> Government want to close but I said, why you are closing? You have government making lot of things for senior citizens. The one place you have. Why you're going to destroy it?

>> New Starbucks knockoffs don't offer the same kind of good, cheap Indian food that Singh and all the residents like him can afford.

>> The common people there can't go in Barista or Café there. They can't afford 200 rupees of one cup of coffee or sandwich. Here you can eat 30 rupees meal and one thali, you get a full chapatti and rice and vegetable also.

>> After more than 30 years of serving up simple cups of coffee to ministers and [ unk ] like, the shop was [ unk ] to close this year. For now, it's got an extension on its lease.

>> One time I told them, do you give me this please. I don't want to increase the rate. I can run 100, 000 rupees, put new furniture [ unk ] and then after three years, you can take back. I have no problem. I want only to common people will come and have a place to sit and with 10 rupees can take a cup of coffee not for 50. That is the-- one man can't do anything. So there must be some people have an interest for this coffee also will become--

>> This is Krista Mahr for TIME. com in New Delhi.

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