Coffee lovers have a new No. 1 city and it's not Portland or Seattle
The country's best city for coffee lovers is not Seattle, Portland or even New York, according to a new report.Best known for its area theme parks, Orlando, Florida, has been brewing up a new attraction as America's top destination for coffee lovers, a WalletHub analysis found.The City Beautiful took the No.1 spot in WalletHub's ranking of the 100 largest U.S.
cities, edging out Portland, Oregon, which fell from first place last year to No.2.COFFEE LOVERS CAN TAKE HEART: UP TO 5 CUPS A DAY APPEARS SAFE FOR MOST ADULTS, EXPERTS SAYMiami ranked No.
3, followed by Long Beach, California, at No.4 and Seattle, the birthplace of Starbucks, at No.
5.Portland fell to No.2 in WalletHub's latest coffee-city ranking, while Seattle — the birthplace of Starbucks — ranked No.
5.(AFP via Getty Images)The results offer a new definition of what makes a great coffee city today.
While coffee is a daily habit for 66% of Americans, according to the National Coffee Association, coffee drinkers are increasingly looking for affordable, reliable, highly rated shops that have free Wi-Fi instead of trendy cafés.Coffee shops increasingly serve as workspaces and social hubs for tourists, students and remote workers, WalletHub analyst Chip Lupo, based in South Carolina, told Fox News Digital.AMERICA'S BEST FOOD CITIES RANKED BY EXPERT, WITH CHOICES THAT COULD INFURIATE LOCALSLupo said Orlando's tourism-driven economy means visitors often need a reliable place to charge their phones, connect to free Wi-Fi and save money where they can."People want to have a 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," Lupo said.Orlando's tourism-driven economy helped the city claim the top spot in WalletHub's ranking of America's best cities for coffee lovers.(iStock)Orlando is also home to the University of Central Florida, he ...