A final morning in Nuuk turned into a small lesson in what Greenland actually imports — and how far a good cortado and a green juice can go. The blogger behind Live and Let's Fly spent his last day in the Greenlandic capital skipping his usual haunts and testing two new cafés, with mixed results on the coffee and a big win on the produce front.

First stop was Café X, where the menu signage cheekily said "Starbucks" — a nod to the copycat branding familiar in places like Bethlehem in the West Bank. Thankfully for the writer, the beans were not actually from the American chain. The cortado he ordered turned out to be the best coffee of his entire Greenland trip.

The second stop, Café Esmeralda, was prettier but weaker. The issue: UHT milk. Greenland has no meaningful dairy industry, so shelf-stable milk is the practical choice, and in a milk-heavy drink it smothered the coffee's flavour despite lovely presentation. The verdict: not worth a return trip for the espresso, but the fresh juice — celery, parsley, apple and ginger — was exactly what he'd been craving.

That craving says something useful for anyone heading to Greenland. Almost nothing grows there locally, so fruit and vegetables travel long distances to arrive, and grocery store prices reflect it. After a few days in the country, the writer was genuinely missing fresh produce, and a vegetable-packed juice felt like a small luxury. If you're used to a plant-heavy diet, factor that in — either budget for the expensive imports or pack some vitamins and expectations accordingly.

For travellers, Nuuk's café scene is genuinely decent for a city of its size and remoteness, but quality varies, and even the best shops make compromises dictated by geography. Fresh milk is one of them. If you're a coffee snob, ask what's in the cup — or just order it short and strong so the milk matters less.

The trip wrapped up in fitting Greenland style: watching an Air Greenland A330-800neo land before a taxi ride to the airport and a flight onward to Copenhagen with a new airline and a new aircraft type. A tidy end to a trip that doubled as a reminder that in the Arctic, even a salad is an achievement.