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Best Cafés worldwide (2026)

655 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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122. Bam Bam Bakehouse

French-style bakery and brunch cafe$$Mermaid Beach

French-style artisan bakery and brunch cafe on the Gold Coast Highway at Mermaid Beach, best known for its croissants and twice-baked almond croissants.

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123. Bar El Comercio

Churros and chocolate bar$Centro

A family-run bar founded in 1904 in the shopping streets of the old town, famous for breakfasts of churros with thick hot chocolate and for its tapas.

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124. Bar Italia

Italian espresso bar$Soho

A family-run Italian espresso bar on Frith Street, opened in 1949 and open from early morning until the small hours.

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126. Britannia & Co.

Parsi and Irani cafe$$Ballard Estate

A Parsi-Irani cafe in Ballard Estate since 1923, famous for its berry pulao made with barberries from Iran, salli boti, dhansak and caramel custard.

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130. Cafe Dinh

Egg coffee café$Hoan Kiem

A simple second-floor café overlooking Hoan Kiem Lake, opened by the daughter of egg coffee's inventor and known for its hot and iced egg coffee.

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131. Café Kumbuk

Healthy brunch café$$Cinnamon Gardens

A Colombo 7 café focused on fresh, locally sourced and healthy food made without refined white sugar, serving brunch, salads, cakes and specialty coffee.

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132. Café Nader

Mexican café and bakery$$Downtown (Centro)

A downtown café and bakery on Avenida Nader where sweet bread comes out of the oven every half hour, serving Mexican breakfasts, lunches and dinners.

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133. Café Saturnus

French-inspired café and brunch$$Östermalm

French-inspired café near Stureplan since 1989, known for large bowls of latte, cinnamon buns, all-day breakfast and weekend brunch.

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134. Café Savoy

Grand café and patisserie$$Malá Strana

A grand café near the Lesser Town end of the Legion Bridge, with a high historic ceiling, cakes from the Myšák pastry shop and breakfast served all morning.

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135. Cafe Zarah

Courtyard café and bar$$Gulou

A café, bar and gallery in a renovated courtyard house on Gulou East Street, serving North European breakfasts, homemade cakes, coffee and cocktails near the Drum Tower.

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136. Caffè Reggio

Historic Italian café$Greenwich Village

A Greenwich Village café open since 1927 that claims to have introduced cappuccino to America, with an ornate 1902 espresso machine on display.

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137. Caffe Trieste

Historic espresso house$North Beach

Caffe Trieste in North Beach opened in 1956 as the first espresso house on the West Coast and was a haunt of Beat writers and Francis Ford Coppola.

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140. 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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