For 2026, there were more than 15,000 coffee shops nominated from around the globe, but Onyx Coffee Lab, a specialty coffee roastery with eight locations in the state of Arkansas, has officially been dubbed the best coffee shop in the world.
The smaller, working-class towns that dot the southeast part of the county are filled with the types of pubs and taverns that give a place character.
—
Cody Stavenhagen,
New York Times,
6 July 2026
Widely regarded as the country's culinary capital—a remarkable distinction in a nation renowned for its gastronomy—the city has earned a reputation for its traditional bouchons (taverns), bustling food halls, and world-class restaurants.
—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
4 July 2026
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