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Best Cafés in Europe (2026)

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

192 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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43. Cogito Coffee

Specialty coffee shop$$Old Town

A small specialty coffee shop in an arched Old Town passageway near the Maritime Museum, serving carefully made espresso and cold brew from Croatian roasters.

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44. Demel

Historic confectioner and café$$$Innere Stadt

The former imperial and royal court confectioner on the Kohlmarkt, serving cakes, pastries and Kaiserschmarrn since 1786 in rooms close to the Hofburg.

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45. elbgold Schanze

Specialty coffee roaster and café$$Sternschanze

The Schanzenviertel café of elbgold, a Hamburg specialty roaster since 2004 known for direct-trade espresso and filter coffee and homemade treats.

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46. Five Elephant

Coffee roastery and bakery$$Kreuzberg

A Kreuzberg coffee roastery and bakery that opened its first café on Reichenberger Strasse in 2010 and is known for its cheesecake.

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47. Gerbeaud

Historic café and confectionery$$$Belváros (Vörösmarty tér)

Budapest's best-known confectionery, founded in 1858 and run by Emil Gerbeaud from the 1880s, serving cakes and pralines on Vörösmarty tér.

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51. La Mallorquina

Historic bakery and pastry shop$Sol

A pastry shop on Puerta del Sol since 1894, the original of a small Madrid group, selling traditional cakes, pastries and seasonal sweets.

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52. Les Deux Magots

Historic literary café$$$Saint-Germain-des-Prés

A historic café facing the church of Saint-Germain-des-Prés since 1884, open from breakfast until late and home to its own literary prize.

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53. Lukumades

Modern loukoumades shop$Agia Irini

A modern take on Greek doughnuts by Agias Irinis Square, serving filled, sweet and savoury loukoumades with ice cream and a long list of toppings.

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54. Maison Auer

Historic confectioner and chocolatier$$Vieux Nice

A confectioner and chocolatier founded in 1820 opposite the Opéra, famous for its candied fruit and its rococo-style shop, run by the Dolfi family.

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55. Maison Dandoy

Historic biscuit maker and waffles$$Grand-Place (City Centre)

The oldest biscuit maker in Brussels, founded in 1829 by Jean-Baptiste Dandoy, famous for its speculoos and also known for waffles near the Grand-Place.

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60. Rivoire

Historic café and chocolate maker$$$Piazza della Signoria

A historic chocolate café on Piazza della Signoria, known for its thick hot chocolate and a terrace facing the Palazzo Vecchio.

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