--- description: Where American dream stays awake title: This Is the Caffeine Capital of America image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Health](/section/health/) ## Health Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Diet & Nutrition](/tag/dietnutrition/) ## Diet & Nutrition Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # This Is the Caffeine Capital of America by [Natalie Morin / FindTheBest](/author/findthebest/) ## Natalie Morin / FindTheBest Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 23, 2015 5:07 PM CUT by [Natalie Morin / FindTheBest](/author/findthebest/) ## Natalie Morin / FindTheBest Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jun 23, 2015 5:07 PM CUT 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/ "undefined") collaborated with [FindTheCompany](http://listings.findthecompany.com/ "undefined"), 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. Ian Allen for TIME  Ian Allen for TIME  Ian Allen for TIME  Ian Allen for TIME  Ian Allen for TIME  Ian Allen for TIME  Ian Allen for TIME  Ian Allen for TIME ## 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 "undefined") _originally appeared on_ [_FindTheBest_](http://www.findthebest.com "undefined") _More from FindTheBest:_ * [The Most Hipster Cities in America](http://places.findthehome.com/stories/3615/hipster-cities-america?utm%5Fcampaign=rec.places.findthehome.exit.s.3615 "undefined") * [21 Cities Where You Should Lock Your Doors](http://places.findthehome.com/stories/3346/cities-most-burglaries-in-america?utm%5Fcampaign=rec.places.findthehome.exit.s.3346 "undefined") * [Here Are America’s Fittest Cities](http://places.findthehome.com/stories/3699/americas-fittest-healthiest-cities?utm%5Fcampaign=rec.places.findthehome.exit.s.3699 "undefined") ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3931948/most-coffee-shop-america-cities/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3931948/most-coffee-shop-america-cities/"},"headline":"This Is the Caffeine Capital of America","datePublished":"2015-06-23T17:07:33.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:42:30.639Z","description":"Here are the places in the U.S. with the most coffee lovers","url":"https://time.com/3931948/most-coffee-shop-america-cities/","keywords":["Diet & Nutrition","Living","California","Food & Drink","real estate","Caffeine","Coffee"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Natalie Morin / FindTheBest"}],"articleSection":"Health","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/health/","name":"Health"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/dietnutrition/","name":"Diet & Nutrition"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3931948/most-coffee-shop-america-cities/","name":"This Is the Caffeine Capital of America"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"India's Endangered (Authentic) Coffee House","description":"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","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/XucqKVaV/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2009-11-26T02:38:02.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/XucqKVaV.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3931948/most-coffee-shop-america-cities/","duration":"PT3M16S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3931948/most-coffee-shop-america-cities/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```