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WalletHub has ranked Orlando, Florida as America’s best city for coffee lovers, surpassing traditional contenders like New York and Seattle based on metrics including affordability, online ratings, store hours, and number of locations. Orlando stands out with the highest spending per household on coffee annually at over $154 and the most donut shops per capita. The analysis credits Orlando's thriving tourism industry and its need for free WiFi spots as factors in its top ranking.
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According to WalletHub's recent analysis of the 100 largest U.S. cities, Orlando, Florida has been crowned America’s top destination for coffee lovers, surpassing previously dominant cities like New York, Seattle, and Portland. Orlando households spend an average of over $154 annually on coffee, and it boasts the highest number of free-WiFi coffee shops per capita in the country. Additionally, Orlando leads with the most donut shops per capita as well. WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo attributes this shift to the increasing role of coffee shops as communal spaces for remote workers and social gatherings, particularly appealing in tourist-heavy economies where visitors rely on complimentary Wi-Fi services.
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The city that never sleeps — perhaps due to its constant craving for joe — has been bested as the nation’s top city for coffee lovers, per a recent WalletHub analysis of the 100 largest U.S. cities.
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that → sleep → cities
The coffee crown also skipped Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington — two cities widely known for their thriving java joints.
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crown → skip → joints
(Seattle was the infamous birthplace of Starbucks all the way back in 1971; it was later spoofed for its coffee snobbery in the long-running hit show “Frasier.”)
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it → spoof → show
Households in Orlando spend an average of over $154 on their drink of choice every year, with the city also boasting the highest number of free-WiFi coffee and tea shops per capita.
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city → spend → capita
Those who like to enjoy a donut with their beverage aren’t out of luck either: Orlando has the most donut shops per capita in America.
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Orlando → like → America
WalletHub gave Orlando the coffee crown based on 12 key metrics, including affordability, online ratings, store hours and number of locations.
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WalletHub → give → locations
WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo said that coffee shops increasingly double as spots where remote workers can set up shop, and where people can socialize — adding that Orlando’s tourism-heavy economy means visitors often need a place to charge their phones and use complimentary Wi-Fi, contributing to its status as the top spot for coffee lovers.
“People want to have a coffee.
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People → say → coffee
They may want to go in and scroll for a little while before they hit Disney World, so they want to make the rest of the experience as affordable as they can to spend more of their money on the tourist attraction,” said Lupo, adding that “broke college kids” are also heavy users of the shops’ free WiFi.
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kids → want → WiFi
Though it’s no longer best in show, Portland ranked second on this year’s top spots for coffee lovers list, with Miami, Long Beach and Seattle following behind.
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Miami → ’ → list
And despite ranking 44th on the WalletHub list of coffee-heavy cities, New York still takes the top prize for treating its baristas like champs: Recent findings show that Gotham joe-goers spend a combined $237 million in tips at their favorite coffee shops.
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goers → rank → shops
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