Collection of the best specialty coffee shops in Barcelona
From Gracia to Poblenou and everywhere in between, Barcelona’s coffee scene is thriving. With 50+ specialty coffee stores and cafés (and more opening every week). Barcelona is one of the best cities in Spain to find and enjoy great coffee. Many of these cafés have opened in recent years to embrace the specialty coffee wave and celebrate coffee as an experience. You can find a diverse range of local roasters, unique and architecturally interesting cafés and different visual and sensory experiences all over the city.
There’s famous cafés and hidden gems everywhere. To start, we recommend visiting the neighbourhoods of Gràcia (so many great coffee places including Sitio, Slowmov and more), Ciutat Vella (Nomad Coffee — Lab & Shop and wonderful architecture) and Fort Pienc which has many of our favourite places (Brew Coffee and Three Marks Coffee).
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COTO COFFEE + COLMADO
COTO COFFEE + COLMADO
Coto coffee makes our list for the best specialty coffee in Barcelona.
Here’s why…
When you find this place it’s like discovering a secret spot. You have to take the right turns and choose the right alley and hope it appears 😅
Low key one of the most interesting coffee to go places in Barcelona. Partly because of the location, mostly because of the illustrations and creative vibe going on in this space.
Coto’s going hard on the artistic front and the place is packed with bright colors, illustrations, artwork and artisanal food and wine. Their own vibrant branding which is super fun and cool is plastered over everything from the windows to the beans.
The coffee here is from local roaster Onawa and the barista made two excellent cortados with oat milk for us which was perfect on this winters day.
We enjoyed the coffee in the alley outside and even with the low light we got some awesome photos of the gothic architecture and surroundings nearby.
If you are in the gothic quarter we recommend finding this one of a kind place.
🌈 Creative space with art and illustration
🧐 Secret location (kind of)
🏰 Gothic quarter
Espresso Machine: La Marzocco
Coffee Roaster: Onawa Coffee Roasters
Vegan Milk: Oat
Other Food & Drink: Homemade cakes
Instagram: @coto.bcn
Baixada de Caçador, 1, 08002 Barcelona
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Dalston Coffee
Dalston Coffee
Dalston Coffee makes our list for the best specialty coffee in Barcelona.
Here's why…
If you find yourself walking through El Raval and need a caffeine boost, then Dalston coffee is the place to go. Make sure you have the address as the unassuming location make it easy to miss. It's also a Barcelona based roaster so expect specialty coffee of the highest quality and for home enthusiasts they have everything you need with roasted beans, brewing equipment and magazines and accessories.
⏩ Coffee to go
🔥 Barcelona based roaster
Espresso Machine: La Marzocco
Coffee Roaster: Dalston Coffee
Vegan Milk: Oat
Other Food & Drink: Cakes, cookies, kombucha
Instagram: @dalstoncoffee
Carrer de les Ramelleres, 16, 08001 Barcelona
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Nomad Coffee - Lab & Shop
Nomad Coffee - Lab & Shop
Nomad Coffee - Lab & Shop makes our list for the best specialty coffee in Barcelona.
Here's why…
Established in 2014 as one of the first specialty coffee shops in Barcelona, Nomads goal was to showcase the quality of specialty coffee in the city at a time when less was known about this process. It's great to see, that even today the experience of this location is strictly coffee. There's limited seating, it's coffee to go and it has a huge range of signature roasts and selections to choose from.
On our visit, the place was packed with excited customers waiting for their espressos, pour overs and everything in between. The baristas are friendly and knowledgeable and asked us how we like our coffee to make something to match our tastes. The cafe is surprisingly lush and right in front is a huge collection of plants that Nomad have complemented with green throughout their store and coffee menus on the interior.
A few notes on the location: Passatge Sert is a beautiful pedestrian only walkway (not visible on Google Maps) which runs from Carrer d’Ortigosa to Carrer de Sant Pere Més Alt. Even if coffee isn't your number one goal, this is one street in Barcelona you need to check out. It cuts through the century old buildings, has a magical atmosphere and the interior is home to lots of cute independent stores. At one end of this street you’ll find Nomad Coffee - Lab & Shop.
⭐️ Great coffee
🌿 Unique location
🏰 Gothic architecture
🔮 Magical atmosphere
Passatge Sert, 12, 08003 Barcelona, Spain
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Nonna’s Brunch
Nonna’s Brunch
Located in El Born this is an always busy brunch place. The terrace at the front is pretty and places you right in front of a plaza with all kinds of interesting things to observe. The inside is nice and comfortable if the busy gothic neighbourhood is too much. The coffee is also excellent and provided by El Magnifico a Barcelona based roaster.
Carrer de les Caputxes, 4, 08003 Barcelona
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