Caffeine Nation

The Eater National Coffee 38, compiled by a nationwide panel of chefs, writers, and other roaster-unaffiliated aficionados of the bean, has dropped, and the Bay Area cleaned up, garnering four spots on the list: Blue Bottle, Four Barrel, Ritual, and Santa Cruz's Verve. By comparison, NYC, Portland, and Seattle each boasted three, despite their reputations as cultural and caffeine capitals, respectively. For more on the country's best in coffee, check out the full map. [~ EN ~]