Situated in the Dodacanese complex of islands, Eastern Greece, the island called Patmos boasts something rather unique, small and what one may call idyllic in coffee terms. Finding Patmos Coffee House, started and owned by entrepreneur Manolhs Isihos, was revealed to us by doing nothing other than wondering the streets of the port town of Skala.

Being instantly intrigued by the vast array of home brewing equipment on sale, we could not resist but chat to Manolhs about the AeroPress, our travel coffee maker of choice.

And so the coffee revelations began – Manolhs being enlightened by us brewing some of our single origin beans in our AeroPress, all the while he was revealing to us one of his incredible in-shop micro-roasted blends of Costa Rica, Guatemala, Indian and Brazilian Santos origins.

Patmos Coffee House also sells an array of organic foods, wine and tasty treats of the healthy kind – keeping locals coming and going through the door as Manolhs serves each of them with his kind smile.