The Pulled Journal
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April 10, 2026
Caffeine improves three cognitive functions that matter for studying: sustained attention, working memory, and reaction time. The research is robust. Here is how to use coffee to study better.
Chicago coffee is a neighborhood map. Wicker Park along North Milwaukee, where Oro Chocolate & Coffee runs the Latin American register.
Captain Cook is the heart of the Kona coffee belt, the stretch of Mamalahoa Highway that climbs from the bay through the farms and into the upper slopes of Hualalai. The Coffee Shack hangs off the mauka side at fourteen hundred feet above Kealakekua Bay.
April 9, 2026
Brooklyn coffee runs across more neighborhoods than any single list can hold, but the Newkirk and 6th Avenue corridors anchor two of the most distinct registers. Coffee Mob sits on a busy Newkirk Avenue corner by the Newkirk Plaza station in Flatbush, a small minimalist storefront that drew a crowd before the neighborhood had a specialty scene.
Boulder coffee runs largely on Boxcar. The roaster has held the Pearl Street Mall flagship at 1825 B Pearl Street, with the bakery program and the largest of the Boxcar bars under one roof.
April 8, 2026
The difference between a forgettable hotel lobby coffee and a cup that makes you want to miss your flight comes down to knowing where to look.
Chicago has one of the strongest specialty coffee scenes in North America. Chicago has 126 Starbucks and 187 Dunkin locations, but the specialty scene is where the serious coffee lives.
Boston coffee threads through the North End, the Leather District, Back Bay, and Dorchester. Thinking Cup pulled the first Stumptown shots in the city when it opened on Hanover.
Berkeley coffee runs from College Avenue in the Elmwood west to Shattuck downtown. Souvenir Coffee sits at 2701 College in the Elmwood, two doors from the old Sack's space the team took over after years of running pop-ups around the East Bay.
April 7, 2026
Austin coffee runs between Dripping Springs in the southwest hill country and East Cesar Chavez in the city. Greater Goods roasts twenty miles outside town.
Aiea is the central Oahu town between Pearl Harbor and the H-1 corridor, the kind of working suburb that runs on shopping centers and commute traffic. Sharetea sits in Waimalu Plaza on Kaahumanu Street, a stop in a Taiwan-rooted chain that has run since 1992.
April 6, 2026
Cuban coffee is espresso brewed dark and strong, then whipped with sugar into a thick, caramel-colored foam called espumita. Strong and unapologetic. Small and social.
April 5, 2026
Seattle invented the modern coffee chain. The independent scene is equally significant.
Irish coffee is not really a coffee drink. It is a cocktail that happens to contain coffee. Hot brewed coffee, Irish whiskey, brown sugar, and a float of lightly whipped cream.
April 4, 2026
America's coffee map has shifted dramatically over the past decade. These cities now lead the way.
New York has some of the best independent coffee in the world. Here is where to find it.
April 2, 2026
Over a working lifetime, the average American spends more than $100,000 on coffee. Most of that disappears. Pulled changes the equation.
San Francisco helped start the third wave coffee movement. Blue Bottle, Ritual, Sightglass, and Verve all have deep roots here. The city has more specialty shops per capita than almost anywhere in the US.
April 1, 2026
Turkish coffee requires a cezve, extra-fine ground coffee, and patience. No filter. No machine. No timer. The method has not changed in five centuries because it does not need to.
March 31, 2026
Mexico produces nearly five million bags of coffee per year. CDMX sits at the center of the country's coffee economy. A guide to specialty in Roma Norte, Condesa, Polanco, Coyoacán, and the Centro Histórico.
March 28, 2026
The most common questions about Pulled Coffee, answered directly.
March 27, 2026
Dubai's coffee scene has grown into one of the most ambitious in the Middle East.
An americano is espresso diluted with hot water. Simple, misunderstood, and better than drip when done right. Here is the full story.
March 26, 2026
Austin's coffee scene has grown with the city. Here is where to find the best of it.
