How a rare bean is revolutionizing coffee tastes in the Ivory Coast

Rachel Wood, CNN, and Sarah Masiyiwa, for CNN

Updated 1037 GMT (1837 HKT) November 19, 2018

<strong>Melbourne, Australia:</strong> Coffee culture is so ensconced here that you can take a cafe culture walk with Hidden Secrets Tours.

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<strong>Rome, Italy:</strong> Roman cafes have been accused of resisting modern techniques. But the capital is still home to the nation's best coffee.

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<strong>Singapore:</strong> Creative latte art deserves to be Instagrammed -- and is one of the trademarks of a coveted cafe in Singapore.

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<strong>Vienna, Austria: </strong>UNESCO listed Vienna's traditional coffee houses as an Intangible Heritage in 2011 -- nowadays, more modern espresso cafes are on the rise.

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<strong>London, England</strong>: It's better known for tea time, but espresso-focused cafes have been popping up in earnest across London since the 1990s.

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<strong>Reykjavik, Iceland:</strong> Local coffee houses flourish in the Icelandic capital -- Kaffitar is the closest thing to a chain in Reykjavik.

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<strong>Wellington, New Zealand:</strong> According to Wellington-ites, the ubiquitous flat white was perfected in New Zealand's capital. The drink has since become the Kiwi's unofficial national beverage.

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<strong>Seattle, Washington, US: </strong>The mermaid saint of chain coffee was born here, but she's only a small part of the city's coffee culture. "Coffee is our liquid sunshine in Seattle," says Joshua Boyt from Victrola Coffee Roasters.

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<strong>Hanoi, Vietnam</strong>: Vietnamese filter coffee -- served black or with sweetened condensed milk -- is addictive for locals and tourists alike.

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(CNN)We pour about 1.4 billion cups of coffee a day globally, according to the International Coffee Organization, and the Ivory Coast has been one of the world's largest coffee producers for over half a century.

But locals don't seem to share the world's enthusiasm for the country's coffee beans.

While traditionally there has not been a strong coffee culture in the Ivory Coast, new coffee shops are opening around Abidjan, hoping to capture the untapped market.

And it is thanks to a group of coffee connoisseurs in Ivory Coast's economic capital, Abidjan using a rare bean called Arabusta.

"It's like something secret that people don't actually know when they come to Abidjan but they can discover," said one enthusiast staying at the Bushman Hotel.