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Best Cafés worldwide (2026)

655 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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44. Habibah Sweets

Kunafa and Arabic sweets$Downtown

The original Downtown kunafa counter, serving Habibah's famous warm Nabulsi kunafa in its alley since 1951, with queues of locals at all hours.

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47. Jama Michalika

Historic café and cake shopOld Town

A café on Floriańska Street founded in 1895, birthplace of the Green Balloon cabaret, serving house cakes amid a collection of Young Poland art.

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49. Karambezi Café

Seafront all-day café and restaurant$$$Msasani Peninsula

An all-day café and restaurant on the rocks at the Sea Cliff Hotel, at the northern tip of the Msasani Peninsula, with ocean views, seafood and pastries.

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50. Karveli

Bakery, cafe and gelato$$City centre

Ugandan-owned bakery cafe on Lumumba Avenue, founded in 2017, baking European-style bread and croissants and serving gelato, coffee and cooked meals from 07:00 daily.

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51. Krinos

Historic loukoumades and sweet shop$Historic Centre

A self-service sweet shop on Aiolou Street, open since 1923, known for soft loukoumades with honey, cinnamon and walnuts, bougatsa and soft-serve ice cream.

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52. Kyani & Co.

Irani cafe$Marine Lines

Around 120 years old and described as Mumbai's oldest operating Irani cafe, serving bun maska, Irani chai, keema pav and cherry custard near Marine Lines.

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55. La Sqala

Moorish café and Moroccan restaurant$$Ancienne Médina

A Moorish café and Moroccan restaurant inside the 18th-century Sqala bastion on the edge of the old medina, with an Andalusian garden and views towards the Atlantic.

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56. Lannan Bakery

Bakery and pantry$$Stockbridge

A Stockbridge bakery known for classic viennoiserie, custard slices, pains suisses and cardamom buns, with a regularly changing range and a pantry next door.

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57. Lao She Teahouse

Traditional teahouse with folk performances$$Qianmen

A traditional-style Qianmen teahouse named after the writer Lao She, serving tea and snacks by day and staging Peking opera and folk arts shows in the evening.

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59. Lou Mitchell’s

Historic breakfast diner$$West Loop

Lou Mitchell's is a family diner dating from 1923 near Union Station, known as the first stop on Route 66 and for its breakfasts, coffee and complimentary donut holes.

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60. Lulu Café

Café, concept store and co-working$$Mermoz

Bright café and concept store in Mermoz with Senegalese twists on burgers and pasta, a co-working space and a shop of local designers' products.

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