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Best Cafés in São Paulo (2026)

São Paulo takes coffee seriously, and its cafés range from specialty roasters to century-old counters. Coffee Lab in Vila Madalena, founded by Brazil's first barista champion Isabela Raposeiras, is a school, roastery and café focused on traceable microlots, and it opens every day. Sofá Café in the centre roasts all its own beans, uses only coffees scoring above 80 points and trains young people as baristas through its Fazedores de Café project. Um Coffee Co., with cafés in Bom Retiro and Pinheiros, goes a step further and grows its own coffee on two family farms.

For a more traditional experience, Casa Godinho on Rua Líbero Badaró, founded in 1888 and listed as intangible heritage of the city, serves coffee at the counter with its famous empadas, while Basilicata in Bixiga has baked its Italian loaf since 1914. Galeria dos Pães in Jardins never closes, with a weekend breakfast buffet and food at any hour. Many specialty cafés sell beans to take home, which make good souvenirs, and several run courses for visitors who want to learn to brew. Opening hours vary widely, so check before travelling across the city for a particular café.

6 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 cafés in São Paulo

  1. Coffee Lab Specialty coffee roastery and barista school, Vila MadalenaIsabela Raposeiras's specialty coffee café, roastery and barista school in Vila Madalena, focused on traceable microlots from named producers.
  2. Sofá Café Specialty coffee and micro-roastery, CentroA specialty coffee brand founded in Pinheiros by Diego Gonzales, roasting all its own beans and running a free barista training project for young people.
  3. Um Coffee Co. Farm-to-cup specialty coffee, Bom RetiroA producer, roaster and café run by champion barista Boram Um and SCA instructor Garam Um, serving coffee from the family's own farms in Bom Retiro and Pinheiros.

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1. Coffee Lab

Specialty coffee roastery and barista school$$Vila Madalena

Isabela Raposeiras's specialty coffee café, roastery and barista school in Vila Madalena, focused on traceable microlots from named producers.

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2. Sofá Café

Specialty coffee and micro-roastery$$Centro

A specialty coffee brand founded in Pinheiros by Diego Gonzales, roasting all its own beans and running a free barista training project for young people.

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3. Um Coffee Co.

Farm-to-cup specialty coffee$$Bom Retiro

A producer, roaster and café run by champion barista Boram Um and SCA instructor Garam Um, serving coffee from the family's own farms in Bom Retiro and Pinheiros.

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5. Casa Godinho

Historic grocery and coffee counter$$Centro

A grocery founded in 1888 and on Rua Líbero Badaró since 1924, recognised as intangible heritage of the city and famous for its empadas and coffee at the counter.

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