Wake Up Around The World With 12 International Coffee Recipes

A cappuccino is the breakfast drink of choice for Italians, traditionally served with a cornetto pastry. Never drink a cappuccino after breakfast in Italy because then, it's espresso time. One third each of coffee, milk and milk foam, it eases you into morning. Make your own cappuccino at home with this guide. If you don’t have an espresso machine, you can also try a Moka pot or a French press.

The French sip this milky concoction in cafes. It’s made with drip coffee, not espresso, in equal parts of milk and coffee. Since special equipment isn’t required, it’s super easy to make at home. Oh là là!

Vietnamese coffee is very sweet and very strong, like a lightning bolt to your morning brain. Brew bold coffee right over condensed milk and top with ice. You can use a traditional phin filter or a French press.

In Mexico, coffee is brewed with cinnamon, cloves, star anise, sometimes chocolate and sweetened with piloncillo, an unrefined sugar. The traditional earthenware pot used to brew it is called an olla, but if you don’t have one, you can also just use a pot on the stove.

This coffee is marked by its creaminess. A double shot of hot espresso is topped with a generous mountain of fresh whipped cream and garnished with chocolate shavings or cocoa powder. The drink is usually served in a tall glass with a delicate handle, named an einspänner after the Viennese coachman who enjoyed coffee while working.

Cheese and coffee might sound frightening, but not when you think about cheese being just another form of dairy and way less salty than usual cheese. The cheese in kaffeost is traditionally made with reindeer milk, but cow milk will also do. Easy enough to make at home, the baked cheese is creamy, squeaky and soaks up all the coffee like a sponge. Serve in a birch mug for extra authenticity.

Pucker up for this cold coffee drink that is sweet and lemony. Combine espresso and sweetener, pour over ice and add half of a lemon. So refreshing on a warm day!

A variation on a cappuccino or latte, this drink is 1/3 espresso and 2/3 steamed milk. It has no milk foam on top, but velvety steamed milk throughout.

Whiskey is the not-so-secret ingredient in Irish coffee. Mix hot brewed coffee, sugar and whiskey together in a mug. Top with a thick layer of double cream. In case you’re wondering, Irish coffee was actually invented in Ireland in 1943, so it is authentic. It made its way to the U.S. in the 1950s.

Dalgona coffee had its minute of worldwide fame a few years ago when it trended on TikTok, but it’s still a delightfully delicious drink. Simply use an electric mixer to combine instant coffee granules, sugar and hot water into a fluffy topping. Pour over milk, iced or warm.

You can enjoy your Greek frappe with or without milk or sugar, but it’s always iced. Similar to Dalgona coffee, it’s a shaken version with instant coffee, cold water and your sweetener and dairy of choice, though evaporated milk is the usual. The result is a strong and frothy drink.

Sign us up for this whipped cream and rum-spiked coffee. It makes a decadent brunch sipper, divine dessert capper or lazy Sunday warmer.