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Best Cafés in South America (2026)

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

54 places · Updated November 12, 2026

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21. Jack’s Café

All-day breakfast café$San Blas

A long-running San Blas café known for generous all-day breakfasts, huevos rancheros, pancakes, sandwiches and soups, with queues at busy times.

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22. La Biela

Historic café$$Recoleta

A Recoleta café on the corner of Junín and Quintana, named after a racing driver's broken connecting rod and home to statues of Borges and Bioy Casares.

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23. Nía Bakery

Artisan bakery and coffee shop$$Ciudad Amurallada

An artisan bakery and social enterprise in the walled city led by Noma pastry chef Talia Richard, baking with native Colombian fruits and ingredients.

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26. 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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27. Varietale

Specialty coffee roaster and café$$Chapinero (Javeriana)

A Bogotá specialty roaster that buys directly from Colombian growers, with its main café on Calle 41 near the Javeriana university.

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28. Café Cultor

Specialty coffee house$$Quinta Camacho / Zona G

A specialty coffee house on Calle 70A that sources through regional hubs from more than 10,000 Colombian growers, with coffees from the Sierra Nevada to Nariño.

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29. ChocoMuseo Cusco

Chocolate museum café$Plaza Regocijo

A chocolate museum and café above Plaza Regocijo serving hot chocolate, cocoa tea and truffles, with daily bean-to-bar workshops for adults and children.

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31. El Gato Negro

Historic spice shop and tea room$$San Nicolás

A spice shop and tea room on Avenida Corrientes, open since 1927, with oak counters, Thonet chairs and coffee roasted and ground in view.

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37. Bar El Federal

Traditional bar-café$$San Telmo

A San Telmo Bar Notable in a 19th-century former general store on the corner of Perú and Carlos Calvo, serving picadas, sandwiches and homemade ravioli.

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38. Café Ayllu

Traditional café$Historic Centre

One of the oldest cafés in Cusco's historic centre, run by the same family since 1970, popular with locals and decorated with Andean art.

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39. 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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