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Best Cafés worldwide (2026)

655 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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101. Thorn Tree Café

Historic hotel café$$Central Business District

The Sarova Stanley's pavement café, built around an acacia tree where generations of travellers pinned messages for one another in the days before email.

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102. Tomoca

Historic coffee house and roaster$Piazza

Addis Ababa's best-known coffee house, roasting its own beans, with the original standing bar on Wavel Street in Piazza and several newer branches.

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104. Tryst

Coffeehouse, restaurant and bar$$Adams Morgan

An Adams Morgan coffeehouse open since 1998 that serves coffee and pastries in the morning, food through the day and cocktails into the night.

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105. VCR Galloway

Specialty coffee and brunch cafe$$Pudu

VCR began in a 1927 house on Jalan Galloway in Pudu and remains one of Kuala Lumpur's best-loved cafes for specialty coffee, big breakfasts and cakes.

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106. Vete-Katten

Traditional konditori$$Norrmalm

Classic Stockholm konditori founded in 1928 on Kungsgatan, serving princess cake, buns and pastries with freshly brewed coffee in a traditional setting.

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107. Wenger’s

Historic bakery and patisserie$$Connaught Place

A Connaught Place bakery with roots in a Swiss couple's 1920s catering business, known for plum cake, shortbread, lemon tart, patties and pastries.

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109. Winkel 43

Café, apple pie$Jordaan

A corner café on the Noordermarkt in the Jordaan, best known for its tall Dutch apple pie served with whipped cream.

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110. Yardstick Coffee

Specialty coffee roaster$$Legazpi Village, Makati

A Manila specialty roaster since 2013, ranked 18th in the first World's 100 Best Coffee Shops list in 2025, with its home café in Legazpi Village.

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111. Zak the Baker

Kosher bakery and café$$Wynwood

Zak the Baker is a kosher-certified Wynwood bakery and café known for its sourdough bread and pastries, open from Sunday to Friday.

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114. A Brasileira

Historic café$$Chiado

Opened in 1905 on Rua Garrett, this listed Chiado café was a meeting place for Lisbon's modernists, and a statue of Fernando Pessoa sits on its terrace.

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117. Akha Ama Coffee

Social enterprise coffee shop$Old City

Coffee company founded in 2010 by Lee Ayu Chuepa from an Akha village, buying beans directly from indigenous growers; its Old City branch is on Ratchadamnoen Road.

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118. Azahar Parque 93

Specialty coffee bar$$Parque de la 93 (Chicó)

The Parque de la 93 café of Azahar, a Bogotá roaster that buys high-grade Colombian coffee directly and serves it daily from 7:00 to 20:00.

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119. Bacha Coffee

Historic coffee salon$$$Medina (Dar El Bacha)

An opulent coffee salon inside the Dar El Bacha palace museum, serving a long list of 100 per cent Arabica coffees with pastries and light meals.

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