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BUNA Roma
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.
At a glance
- Type
- Specialty coffee
- Area
- Roma Norte, Mexico City, Mexico
- Price
- $$ · Mid-range
- Opening
- Open daily · 08:00–21:00
- Official site
- buna.mx
Good to know
- Mexican coffee
- Chocolate and honey to buy
- Open daily
Why we recommend it
BUNA is a Mexican coffee company with a clear mission: to share good coffee and chocolate as a way of conserving Mexican ecosystems. It works with farmers around the country on natural agricultural practices and on improving the quality of their harvests, then turns the raw materials into products sold in its cafés and online. The Roma café on Calle Orizaba is the most central of its three Mexico City locations and a good introduction to the brand.
Coffee is the main event. The café serves BUNA's own coffee, and the company's website explains its coffee cycle and traceability for those who want to know where each bag comes from. Alongside coffee, the shelves hold BUNA's chocolate, honey and mushroom products, as well as gift kits, so it is also a practical place to buy edible souvenirs that are made in Mexico. Regular drinkers can sign up for a membership that delivers coffee every two, four or six weeks.
The Roma café opens every day from 8:00 to 21:00, which makes it useful for an early coffee before sightseeing or an evening stop after dinner. It suits solo travellers and coffee enthusiasts in particular, and it is a convenient base for a morning exploring Roma Norte on foot. Allow 30 minutes for a coffee.
If you have time, BUNA's other cafés are worth knowing about. La Tostadora, at Doctor Lucio 181 in Doctores, occupies a former textile factory and hosts workshops and talks; it opens Monday to Saturday from 8:00 to 19:00, and it is a calm place to work on a laptop or read. The Condesa café, at Amsterdam 285, keeps the same daily hours as Roma.
The company lists its values as collaboration, perseverance, curiosity, courage, empathy, vulnerability and kaizen, or continuous improvement, which gives a sense of how it sees itself. BUNA displays the logo of Sistema B, the network behind B Corp certification, on its website and links to its Empresa B information, as well as to a sustainable markets initiative. Orizaba is one of the main streets of Roma Norte, so the café is easy to combine with Panadería Rosetta on Colima for pastries and with lunch at Contramar on Durango.
BUNA Roma FAQs
What are BUNA Roma's opening hours?
Every day from 08:00 to 21:00.
Where is the café?
At Orizaba 42 in Roma Norte.
Can I buy coffee to take home?
Yes. BUNA sells its own coffee, as well as chocolate, honey and mushroom products.
What is BUNA's mission?
To share chocolate and coffee as a way of conserving Mexican ecosystems, working with Mexican farmers.
Does BUNA have other cafés?
Yes. La Tostadora in Doctores and a café at Amsterdam 285 in Condesa.
What is La Tostadora?
BUNA's café in a former textile factory in Doctores, open Monday to Saturday 08:00-19:00, which also hosts workshops and talks.
Is there a coffee subscription?
Yes. Members receive deliveries every two, four or six weeks.
Is it good for working on a laptop?
La Tostadora is set up for working, reading and relaxing; the Roma café is better for a shorter stop.