Skip to content

Best Cafés worldwide (2026)

655 places · Updated November 12, 2026

Café

161. Groppi

Historic patisserie and tearoom$$Downtown

A celebrated Swiss-founded tearoom on Talaat Harb Square, open since 1924, where generations of Cairenes have come for éclairs, chocolates and ice cream.

View details — Groppi

Café

163. Hans & René

Gelateria and bakery cafe$$Victoria Island

Hans & René is a Lagos gelateria, bakery and cafe known for local-flavoured sorbets such as zobo and agbalumo, with branches including the Radisson Blu and Lennox Mall.

View details — Hans & René

Café

166. Hoi An Roastery

Coffee roaster and cafe$$Ancient Town

A home-grown Hoi An coffee roaster founded in 2015, serving Vietnamese and specialty coffee in historic buildings on Tran Phu and Tran Cao Van.

View details — Hoi An Roastery

Café

168. Humble Coffee

Specialty coffee roastery and cafe$$Greyville

Humble is a Durban specialty coffee roastery, cafe and bakery founded by former barista Amy Gardiner, roasting beans on site and serving vegetarian brunch and lunch.

View details — Humble Coffee

Café

171. Java House

Kenyan coffee house chain$$Central Business District

The Kenyan coffee house chain that began at Adams Arcade in 1999, serving Kenyan coffee and diner-style meals across Nairobi and East Africa.

View details — Java House

Café

172. KAFE

Healthy all-day café$$Padangtegal

A healthy all-day café on Jalan Hanoman since late 2004, cooking organically inspired comfort food with vegetables from its partner farm in Payangan.

View details — KAFE

Café

173. Kitahama Retro

British-style tea room$$Kitahama (Chuo-ku)

A British-style tea room and cake shop in a small 1912 brokerage building in Kitahama, serving afternoon tea and around 40 teas beside Nakanoshima.

View details — Kitahama Retro

Café

175. Koffee Mameya

Specialty coffee bean shop$$Omotesando

An Omotesando coffee bean shop where baristas guide customers through a curated menu of beans from roasters in Japan and abroad.

View details — Koffee Mameya

Café

177. Kukun

Café and co-working space$$Osu

An Osu café and co-working hub with a garden and terrace, serving coffee, smoothies and fresh salads daily from early morning to late evening.

View details — Kukun

Café

178. La Huérfana

Specialty coffee and vegetarian café$$Santiago Centro

A specialty coffee shop with a vegetarian menu inside the restored Palacio Pereira, an 1872 mansion by Lucien Hénault on the corner of Huérfanos and San Martín.

View details — La Huérfana

Café

179. La Mallorquina

Historic bakery and pastry shop$Sol

A pastry shop on Puerta del Sol since 1894, the original of a small Madrid group, selling traditional cakes, pastries and seasonal sweets.

View details — La Mallorquina

Café

180. Lan Fong Yuen

Milk tea and cha chaan teng$Central

A Gage Street institution for more than 70 years, credited with silky Hong Kong milk tea strained through stocking-like fabric and famous for its pork chop bun.

View details — Lan Fong Yuen