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Best Cafés worldwide (2026)

655 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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421. Park Hotel Bakery

Bakery (butterfly crackers)$People's Square, Huangpu

The bakery counter at Laszlo Hudec's 1934 Park Hotel, famous across Shanghai for its light, gently sweet butterfly crackers, the city's take on the palmier.

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422. Pastelería Ideal

Traditional bakery and cake shop$Centro Histórico

A huge traditional bakery on 16 de Septiembre, founded in 1927, selling conchas and pan dulce downstairs and showing hundreds of display cakes in its upstairs Museo del Pastel.

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426. Phin Coffee

Specialty coffee and coffee tastings$Ancient Town

A family-run coffee shop in a shady courtyard off Tran Phu Street, roasting its own beans and serving pour-overs, cold brew and coconut coffees.

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428. Proud Mary

Specialty coffee and brunch cafe$$Collingwood

Collingwood cafe opened in 2009 by Nolan Hirte, serving its own roasted blends and single origins through a six-group espresso set-up, plus inventive brunch dishes.

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430. Ritual

Café, cocktail lounge and listening bar$$$North Ridge

A North Ridge café by day and cocktail lounge and vinyl listening bar by night, serving breakfast and coffee, then Ghana-inspired cocktails such as a Milo Martini.

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432. Rooster

Café and bakery$$Downtown (Centro)

A small downtown chain of cafés with an in-house bakery, popular for breakfast and brunch, from chilaquiles to eggs Benedict with smoked salmon.

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436. Simonds

Historic bakery and café$Zamalek

A Zamalek bakery and café dating back to 1898, loved for its Danish pastries, cakes, cappuccino and hot chocolate.

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438. Stohrer

Historic pâtisserie$$Montorgueil

The oldest pâtisserie in Paris, trading on Rue Montorgueil since 1730 and credited by the house with inventing the baba au rhum.

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439. Summore Day Cafe

Hillside café with sea views$$$Rawai / Ya Nui

A hillside café on the road between Ya Nui Beach and Promthep Cape, with a rooftop deck over the sea, house-roasted coffee and weekend live music.

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