DARWIN’S BEST COFFEE REVEALED

Coffee is its own art form, , but Kopi Stop’s flat white is all about the flavour

AFTER much deliberation, Darwin’s best coffee has been decided.

Three avid coffee drinkers put their tastebuds to the test and have voted in Kopi Stop’s flat white as the best in Darwin.

While it may feel that our capital is just catching up to the coffee scenes in places like Melbourne and Sydney, our tropical city has come a long way.

The average yearly consumption of coffee is 3kg a person and more than 500 comments voting on over 60 cafes on an NT News Facebook post narrowed down our judges’ hard work to finalists Kopi Stop, Laneway, Cafe Central and Twice Daily.

The judges, Lucy Adam, David Taylor and Mark Erasmus, were then sent on their way to sip and ponder the aroma, acidity, body and flavour of the coffees.

They returned with their score for each coffee shop and we did the number crunching.

All three judges liked Kopi Stop, in the CBD, saying the temperature was perfect, the flavour was strong but not overpowering, and the latte art was well done.

Taking second spot was Laneway at Parap.

The cafe was one of the first to hit the scene and create a “coffee culture” in the suburbs.

The judges liked the coffee’s full flavour and quick service.

Third spot was Twice Daily in Palmerston, which also fills the desires of cyclists who can grab a coffee and browse the bike shop at the same time.

The flat white at Twice Daily, Yarrawonga, received mixed reviews for its tempera- ture and taste but overall was s labelled as a place the judges s would visit again if they were e in the area.

Taking out fourth spot was s Cafe Central in Rapid Creek, k, which is also dog friendly.

This cafe was well received d by the judges, who rated thee great service and taste of the e coffee.

Kopi Stop owner Jules s Mou said it was welcome ome news to be rated as hav- ing Darwin’s best flatt white.

“Good, that’s our whole aim of the coffee shop. My main focus has always been coffee and to be serving up good d coffee consistently, it’s a good feeling that people e are enjoying it,” she said.

Ms Mou said her love of coffee flourished from an interest in latte art.

“As I got into makingg coffee I realised the importance of making good tasting coffee regardless of how the coffee looks, the coffee has to taste good,” ” she said.

The Harriet Place cafe also serves a Singaporean type of coffee called kopi.

“Regardless of how the coffee looks, the coffee has to taste good”