What’s your favourite coffee shop? Maybe they make the perfect espresso, have the cosiest reading nook or the fastest wifi. All around the world there are some insane cafés, from nudist cafés in France to weed cafés in Amsterdam.
No matter what your coffee shop is like, they all have one thing in common – custom printed coffee mugs. No matter where you travel, from late night diners to fancy hotels, coffee shops carry custom printed mugs!
Below are the weirdest cafés from around the world! We’re a custom coffee mug print shop, so we included some creative custom mugs these coffee shops could use to promote themselves.
Pet Cafés!
All across Canada, you’ll find coffee shops with cats and even pups. For an entrance fee you can visit with the fluffs and if you fall in love, they’re up for adoption! Make sure to check that your pet café is ethical and sanitary before paying a visit.
A Robotic Café in Osaka
Photo courtesy Gizmag
They say the robots are taking our jobs… well at the Robo Café in Osaka, it’s already happened! As you enter this coffee shop, robots will greet you, serve you and make your drinks. The future is here and it’s got a friendly robotic face!
For a futuristic café, you need a futuristic custom coffee mug. We could see the Robo Café going for glow in the dark mugs or colour changing printed coffee mugs. These kind of novelty custom printed mugs make great souvenirs for tourists and shop regulars.
Custom Printed Mug Design Tip: Novelty mugs can be sold as souvenirs, allowing tourists to bring their experience home!
A Sewing Café in Paris
Photo courtesy The Guardian
For sewing enthusiasts, it can be hard to afford the quality machines you need, and the work is so lonely! At The Sweat Shop in Paris, you can enjoy an espresso while working on your latest fashion design.
What kind of custom coffee mug should such a high end coffee shop offer? Since the shop knows what kind of customers they have (sewing enthusiasts) they can create custom printed mugs with designs and slogans about sewing. We’d recommend a simple, elegant mug with a sewing themed design.
Custom Printed Mug Design Tip: When you know your customer base and have a small niche, you’re perfectly set up to sell merchandise like custom printed coffee mugs.
Photo courtesy Dezeen
Car Park Café in Japan
The Café/day minimalist café is built into a parking lot. Or is the parking lot built into the café? Either way, this coffee shop blends the inside and outside, creating a tasteful shop on an otherwise boring pavement space.
For such an starkly simple coffee shop, we’d recommend a simple printed coffee mug that incorporates the bright yellows accents and dark greys of a parking lot. This custom printed mug can be sold as merchandise and given out to customers, ensuring the mugs don’t ruin the look of the shop.
Custom Printed Mug Design Tip: Make sure your custom printed coffee mugs match the colour and branding of your café.
Bike Themed Coffee Shop in London
Look Mum No Hands! is a coffee shop in the UK built for cyclists. It’s not just an aesthetic theme, this café offers bike tools and space to work on your bicycle. The shop even hosts events for bike lovers, include “cycle dating” and screenings of bike races.
Custom Printed Mug Design Tip: If your shop has a creative name, it’s easy to design your custom printed coffee mugs. Just print your logo on it!
Final Thoughts
No matter what kind of coffee shop you run, custom printed coffee mugs can help raise money and build your brand!