I like coffee, especially cappuccinos. My friend Justine has a fantastic list of good coffeeshops in a few places around the world; read her list too. Also, thanks to the other members of my coffee committee, Deepti, Panda, Rachee, Sagar, and Shoumik for their suggestions!

Note: When it comes to coffee, I mostly evaluate cappuccinos. For pedants, this page additionally contains recommendations for non-coffee items.

• Ogawa Coffee is the best Boston cappuccino I've had thus far (as an added bonus, the baristas make elaborate latte art designs). George Howell Coffee is also great: the flavor is well balanced, and the baristas pour excellently.
• 1369 Coffee, and Barismo are good options in Cambridge. There's also now a Blue Bottle (Blue Bottle cappucinos are on the acidic side; I get the cafe latte instead).
• Area Four has the best cappuccino near the Stata Center. Mamaleh's is also good, and has decent bagels.
• Flat Black, near Downtown, is operated by Australians and thus has flat whites; Pavement is a good option if you're in Back Bay.
• Kung Fu Tea is a boba chain with a few locations in the Boston area. It's not as good as Asha (see below), but it's decent. Tealuxe's boba is not my favorite, but they make a decent masala chai. They also have a good loose-leaf selection.

• The old favorite near Soda Hall, Nefeli Cafe, is now closed. Instead, Yali's in Sutardja Dai Hall is a good option. Don't get a small iced coffee here: these are apparently bad.
• Highwire and Artis are good options if you've just had lunch at Vik's (or are otherwise near the Fourth Street Area).
• Philz is good at non-espresso coffee. There are several locations, including in the South Bay. Their Shattuck Ave. location is now closed. People are sad about this.
• Asha is, as far as I'm concerned, the One True Boba Place.

• Ritual Coffee Roasters is probably my favorite cappuccino in San Francisco.
• Dandelion Chocolate may have chocolate in its name, but they serve great mochas! I recommend the Mission Hot Chocolate or Mission Mocha (they use Four Barrel beans).

• Cafe Venetia is my favorite in Palo Alto. If you're at Stanford, then Coupa Cafe is close to Gates Hall and pretty good.
• Coffeebar, in nearby Menlo Park, is also a great option. If you avoid dairy, their oat milk iced latte is good.
• Red Rock Coffee is my favorite in Mountain View.
• Chromatic, at Lawrence and Stevens Creek (Cupertino), has flat whites. Their cappuccino is too acidic; get the latte.
• Devout is a decent option in Fremont.

• Espresso Vivace has a founder who apparently invented latte art. This has been my first stop after multiple red eye flights.
• La Marzocco Cafe is unique: it serves as a showcase for La Marzocco equipment, and therefore features a rotating selection of roasters. It's colocated with the KEXP radio studio at the Seattle Center, so there's great music.
• Five Stones in Redmond will make you a cappuccino freddo, which is not something you usually see.
• I'm writing this from Floret, in SeaTac Airport near the A gates, which has Stumptown beans and a La Marzocco espresso machine and surprisingly good coffee for an airport. It's also a great option for vegetarian food at the airport.

• City of Saints is quite good. They also serve pastries from Supermoon, freed from their somewhat ostentatious home cafe.
• Near the Met in the Upper East Side, there is Irving Farm.
• Black Seed make good bagels.

• My Little Cup is inside the McGill metro station (where else in North America will you find this nice a cafe inside a metro station??). Their pain au chocolat is also delightful.
• Crew Collective is a cafe located within an old bank building, which also contains a coworking space.

• Oblique is located in an old Victorian warehouse, in accordance with the Portland aesthetic.

• Arioso is colocated with an interior decorations store and flower shop. There's also a Langosh place right around the corner.
• Fekete has a great interior courtyard to sit in, and they serve brunch.

• Java Kai, in Kapa'a, is the best cappuccino on the island (but I prefer their cafe latte). You might also be interested in the Kaua'i Coffee Plantation, but they serve only drip coffee.

• Dineen Coffee Co and Bulldog Coffee are good options in downtown Toronto. Bulldog offers a (presumably Instagram-optimized) "rainbow latte", which I didn't bother with.