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Best Cafés in United States (2026)

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

60 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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23. Bread Furst

Bakery$$Van Ness

Mark Furstenberg's James Beard award-winning neighbourhood bakery on Connecticut Avenue, baking artisan breads, pastries and savoury food that change with the seasons.

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24. Caffè Vittoria

Historic Italian café$$North End

A historic Italian café on Hanover Street, opened in 1929 and described as Boston's first Italian café, with vintage espresso machines on display and a cigar lounge below.

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29. Sqirl

Breakfast and lunch café$$Virgil Village

Daytime café on Virgil Avenue known for its house-made jams and preserves from local produce, seasonal breakfast and lunch plates and pastries, open daily from 8am to 4pm.

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31. Café Allegro

Espresso bar and roastery$University District

Opened in 1975 in an alley in the University District, Café Allegro is one of Seattle's earliest espresso bars and roasts its coffee on site.

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33. Doughnut Vault

Doughnut shop$River North

Doughnut Vault on North Franklin Street sells handcrafted doughnuts from a walk-up counter every morning from 7:30am until 1pm or until they sell out.

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36. Levain Bakery

Bakery known for cookies$Upper West Side

The original Levain Bakery, a small basement shop on West 74th Street opened in 1995, famous for its thick six-ounce chocolate chip walnut cookies.

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40. Tinta y Café

Cuban café$Coral Gables

Tinta y Café is a Bib Gourmand Cuban café in Coral Gables serving pastelitos, croquetas, café con leche and pressed sandwiches from 8am daily.

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