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Best Cafés worldwide (2026)

655 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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21. Café Tortoni

Historic café$$Monserrat

The oldest café in Buenos Aires, founded in 1858 and named after its Parisian namesake, with marble tables, a literary past and tango in the basement.

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22. Caffè Florian

Historic coffee house$$$$San Marco

Venice's historic coffee house on Piazza San Marco, serving since 1720, with ornate rooms, tables on the square and a programme of live music.

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23. Caffè Gilli

Historic café and pasticceria$$$Piazza della Repubblica

Florence's oldest café, founded in 1733 by the Swiss Gilli family and on Piazza della Repubblica since the early 20th century, with its original Belle Époque interior.

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24. Carousel Bakery

Bakery and sandwich counter$St. Lawrence

A family-run bakery inside St. Lawrence Market, known as the home of Toronto's famous peameal bacon sandwich, with breads, bagels, pastries and hot sandwiches.

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28. Coffee Lab

Specialty coffee roastery and barista school$$Vila Madalena

Isabela Raposeiras's specialty coffee café, roastery and barista school in Vila Madalena, focused on traceable microlots from named producers.

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35. El Fishawy

Traditional coffeehouse$Islamic Cairo

The celebrated coffeehouse of Khan el-Khalili, serving mint tea, Turkish coffee and shisha in a mirrored alley since the late 18th century.

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37. Emporio La Rosa

Ice-cream parlour and café$$Lastarria

Opened in 2001 as a corner grocery on Merced near Parque Forestal, Emporio La Rosa is a well-known artisan ice-cream shop, also serving Chilean lunch dishes.

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38. Fenocchio

Artisan ice cream parlour$Vieux Nice

A family ice-cream maker founded in 1966, serving more than 90 flavours on Place Rossetti, including Niçois oddities such as tomato-basil and Swiss chard tart.

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39. Florencia y Fortunata

Specialty coffee, women-led social enterprise$$Historic Centre

A women-led specialty café in a restored colonial house near the Plaza de Armas, buying from women coffee growers and listed among the world's 100 best coffee shops.

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40. Gino’s Cafe

Italian cafe and trattoria$$Fremantle

A family-run Italian cafe on Fremantle's Cappuccino Strip, opened in 1983 by a former local tailor and still serving coffee and home-style Italian food.

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