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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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41. 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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42. 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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48. 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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50. 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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52. 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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56. Gjusta

Bakery, deli and grocer$$Venice

Venice bakery, deli and grocer from the team behind Gjelina, with breads, pastries, deli plates and coffee a short walk from the beach.

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57. Greenstreet Cafe

All-day café and brunch spot$$Coconut Grove

Greenstreet Cafe has served all-day American food on Main Highway in Coconut Grove since 1990, with a people-watching patio and weekend brunch.

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60. The Mill

Bakery and coffee bar$NoPa

The Mill on Divisadero is a café and bakery from Four Barrel Coffee and Josey Baker Bread, known for toast, coffee and bread made with flour milled daily on site.

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