Coffee in the Americas and Caribbean
In this topic we trace how coffee plants were introduced to the Americas and Caribbean, how colonial powers expanded cultivation, and how coffee reshaped economies, societies, and trade networks in the New World.
Origins & history of coffees
First European cafes and social impact
This topic explains how coffee arrived in Europe, the establishment of its first cafes, and the profound social and cultural transformations they triggered across the continent.
Spread through Yemen and Sufi coffeehouses
In this topic we trace how coffee moved from Ethiopia across the Red Sea into Yemen, why Sufi communities adopted it, and how Yemen’s ports and pilgrim networks transformed a local devotional drink into a global commodity.