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City Smells

Short editorial routes through the smell signatures of urban moments, surfaces and routines.

RECURRING2 PUBLISHED STORIES

STORIES IN THIS SERIES2

Coffee before the city wakes

Before traffic and lunch service take over, coffee can become one of the strongest smell signals of an urban morning.

Wet pavement, stone, soil pockets and cleaned air create a temporary version of the city that disappears as surfaces dry.

SERIES STATUS

A series is a recurring editorial format. It is not a ranking, scientific grouping or promise of a fixed publishing schedule.