The United States is the largest market for coffee, followed by Germany.^{[citation needed]} The Nordic countries consume the most coffee per capita, with Finland, Norway and Denmark trading the top spot depending on the year.^{[citation needed]} However, consumption has also vastly increased in the United Kingdom in recent years. Coffee is so popular in the Americas, the Middle East, and Europe that many restaurants specialize in coffee; these are called "coffeehouses" or "cafés". Most cafés also serve tea, sandwiches, pastries, and other light refreshments (some of which may be dunked into the drink). Some shops are miniature cafés that specialise in coffee-to-go for hurried travelers, who may visit these on their way to work as a substitute for breakfast. Some provide other services, such as wireless internet access (thus the name, "internet café"--which has carried over to stores that provide internet service without any coffee) for their customers. Coffee Coffee is a beverage, served hot or with ice, prepared from the roasted seeds of the coffee plant. ... Overview map of the region. ... Coffeehouse in Bentonville cafe and café redirect here. ... To dunk is to dip biscuit, bread, cake, or doughnut into a beverage, usually hot, especially tea or coffee, but the popular American snack milk and cookies features cookies dunked into cold milk. ... Breakfast (or Brekke in Canadianese) is a meal preceding lunch or dinner and usually eaten in the morning. ...

In some countries, notably in northern Europe, coffee parties are a popular form of entertaining. Besides coffee, the host or hostess at the coffee party also serves cake and pastries, sometimes homemade.

Because of the stimulant properties of coffee and because coffee does not adversely impact higher mental functions, coffee is strongly associated with white collar jobs and office workers. Paul Martin, former prime minister of Canada, drinks 10-15 cups a day.[1] Social habits involving coffee in offices include the morning chat over coffee and the coffee break. Contemporary advertising tends to equate the term "coffee break" with rest and relaxation, despite coffee's stimulant role. Coffee plays a large role in much history and literature because of the large effects the coffee industry has had on cultures where it is produced or consumed. Coffee is often mentioned as one of the main economic goods used in imperial control of trade, and with colonized trade patterns in "goods" such as slaves, coffee, and sugar, which defined Brazilian trade, for example, for centuries. Coffee in culture or trade is a central theme and prominently referenced in much poetry, fiction, and regional history. "Die Reading," by Joey Parks, is a modern novel centered around a New Zealand barista/barrista (and his lifestyle), which is a person who works in a coffeehouse and generally knows the aromas, names, recipes and special effects of espressos and other coffee beverages. White-collar workers perform tasks which are less laborious yet often more highly paid than blue-collar workers, who do manual work. ... For other uses, see Paul Martin (disambiguation). ... A coffee break is a daily social gathering for a snack and short downtime practiced by employees in business and industry. ... A competitor during the World Barista Championship. ... Coffeehouse in Bentonville cafe and café redirect here. ... Espresso brewing, with a dark reddish-brown foam, called crema. ...