It’s National Coffee Day! Try unique coffee flavors from 4 countries at these Myrtle Beach shops
Coffee is popular all around the world and every region prepares their drinks differently. On National Coffee Day today, try flavors from outside the nation.
Along with authentic dishes, restaurants and cafes across Myrtle Beach serve coffee like it’s made abroad. Some serve it iced and mixed with sweetened condensed milk. Others make it hot and foamy with buttermilk and sugar.
Taste the coffee flavors of these four countries while staying in South Carolina.
Venezuela
Enjoy a foamy, sweet Venezuelan coffee at Arepa Spot. Employee Sofia Diaz brewed Venezuelan-grown coffee and added sugar and powdered buttermilk. She then put it in the blender to give it an airy texture. A coffee fan, Diaz said Arepa Spot’s version is her favorite.
Pair your coffee with a savory, filling arepa — Diaz said the perico, original and jamon y queso varieties are best for breakfast.
Turkey
While most of the menu is quite sweet at Social Coffee Shop in Broadway at the Beach, the strong Turkish coffee is a nod to the owners’ roots. The cafe uses a coffee maker and beans imported from Turkey. Co-owner Pinar Akyurek said the small drinks are meant to be sipped — but don’t get carried away. Turkish coffee leaves the grounds on the bottom of the glass, to make the brew even stronger.
Vietnam
Watch your Vietnamese coffee brew in front of you at Pho Claire in Myrtle Beach. Manager Scott Marlowe said he uses both Vietnamese and New Orleans coffees, the latter to give a French flair. Marlowe poured water over ground beans in a device called a phin filter.
Then, after a few minutes of dripping into the glass, he mixed the coffee and sweetened condensed milk and poured it on ice. The drink is as intensely bitter as it is sweet.
Brazil
For a Brazilian pick-me-up at any time of day, check out Camilla’s Café on Kings Highway in the heart of Myrtle Beach.
“It’s typical for Brazilian culture to like strong coffee,” said Hugo Silva, who owns the restaurant with his parents and relatives.
Silva explained the restaurant uses Colombian beans because their customers wanted their drinks stronger than the Brazilian brands.
Pair your cappuccino or drip coffee with a splash of milk and a pastry. Silva’s aunt makes pão de queijo — cheesy bread — and other pastries on-site.
