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Best Cafés in Asia (2026)

Coffee shops, bakeries, tea rooms and dessert spots for breakfast, a light lunch or a break between sights.

174 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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162. Peace Cafe

Vegetarian café and community centre$Siem Reap centre

A vegetarian café, bakery, fair trade shop and community centre near the Old Market, offering yoga, meditation and vegetarian cooking classes.

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163. Pison Coffee

Specialty coffee and brunch café$$Padangtegal

A specialty coffee and brunch café on Jalan Hanoman with a terrace over rice paddies, nitro cold brew and an all-day menu.

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165. Rokuyosha Coffee

Kissaten coffee house$Kawaramachi

A family-run kissaten on Kawaramachi-dori near Sanjo with a ground-floor café and a basement counter, both serving coffee from beans roasted by the family.

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171. The Espresso Lab

Speciality coffee bar and roaster$$Dubai Design District

A Dubai-founded speciality coffee company whose d3 flagship serves rare single-origin coffees, backed by a string of UAE barista and brewing championship titles.

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172. The Fort Café

Café and tea room$$Fort

A café opened in 2025 by Tasty Caterers in Colombo Fort's Australia Building, serving barista coffee, artisanal teas, light meals and high tea on request.

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173. The Note Coffee

Themed café$Hoan Kiem

A three-storey café beside Hoan Kiem Lake whose walls are covered in hundreds of handwritten sticky notes left by customers, from quotes to reflections on life.

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174. Tiem Che Xiu

Vietnamese dessert shop (che)$Cam Pho

A dessert shop on Tran Hung Dao Street specialising in Vietnamese che, best known for coconut gelato served in a fresh coconut.

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