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Best Cafés in North America (2026)

Coffee shops, bakeries, tea rooms and dessert spots for breakfast, a light lunch or a break between sights.

90 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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61. Angelo Brocato

Italian ice cream parlour and pastry shop$Mid-City

A Sicilian-style ice cream parlour and pastry shop founded in 1905, now in Mid-City, known for torroncino, Italian ices and cannoli.

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62. b. patisserie

French pâtisserie and tea room$$California Street

b. patisserie is a modern French pâtisserie and salon de thé on California Street, with an open pastry kitchen, open Wednesday to Sunday.

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63. BUNA Roma

Specialty coffee$$Roma Norte

The Roma Norte café of BUNA, a Mexican coffee company working directly with farmers, serving its own coffee and selling chocolate, honey and beans to take away.

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65. Café Olimpico

Italian espresso bar$Mile End

Family-run Mile End espresso bar opened in 1970 by Italian immigrant Rocco Furfaro, serving traditional Italian espresso from 6am to midnight every day.

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70. Forno Cultura

Italian bakery and café$$King West

An Italian bakery whose King Street West flagship, in a converted former truck rental shop with arches and an open kitchen, serves breads, pastries and its own espresso.

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73. Milli by Metric

Roastery café and bakery$$Avondale

Milli by Metric is Metric Coffee's all-day café and bakery in Avondale, where diners can see the roasting and production floor while eating pastries and seasonal food.

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75. The Paramount

Breakfast and brunch diner$$Beacon Hill

A Charles Street comfort food institution in Beacon Hill, cafeteria-style for breakfast and lunch and full-service at dinner, popular for eggs, burgers and brunch.

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78. Bova’s Bakery

24-hour Italian bakery$North End

A family-founded North End bakery on Salem Street that is open 24 hours a day, selling Italian bread, cannoli, cookies, calzones, rice balls and Sicilian-style pizza.

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79. Café Myriade

Specialty coffee$$Golden Square Mile

Specialty coffee company founded in 2008 on rue Mackay, now with five cafés and its own roastery in Saint-Henri, known for latte art and guest roasters.

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