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Best Cafés in Cusco (2026)

Cusco's café scene mixes traditional places that have served locals for decades with a new generation of specialty coffee shops sourcing beans from Peruvian farms. Two Cusco cafés were included in The World's 100 Best Coffee Shops in 2025: Three Monkeys Coffee, which grew from a small cart in San Blas into an award-winning roaster, and Florencia y Fortunata, a women-led café near the Plaza de Armas that buys from women coffee growers. For a taste of older Cusco, Café Ayllu has been run by the same family since 1970.

San Blas is the best area for a café crawl. Jack's Café is known for generous breakfasts and queues at lunchtime, and Laggart combines coffee and cakes with an art gallery. For something sweeter, ChocoMuseo above Plaza Regocijo serves hot chocolate and runs bean-to-bar workshops that are popular with families. Many cafés open early, which makes them useful before a tour pick-up, and some of the specialty shops sell bags of beans to take home. Mate de coca, the coca-leaf tea, is on the menu at places such as Morena if you want a warm drink of a different kind.

6 places · Updated October 27, 2026

Our top 3 cafés in Cusco

  1. Florencia y Fortunata Specialty coffee, women-led social enterprise, Historic CentreA women-led specialty café in a restored colonial house near the Plaza de Armas, buying from women coffee growers and listed among the world's 100 best coffee shops.
  2. Three Monkeys Coffee Specialty coffee roaster, Historic CentreA specialty coffee company that grew from a small cart in San Blas into an award-winning Cusco café and roaster, ranked 22nd among the world's best in 2025.
  3. Jack’s Café All-day breakfast café, San BlasA 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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1. Florencia y Fortunata

Specialty coffee, women-led social enterprise$$Historic Centre

A women-led specialty café in a restored colonial house near the Plaza de Armas, buying from women coffee growers and listed among the world's 100 best coffee shops.

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3. 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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4. 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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5. 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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6. Laggart Café

Art gallery café$San Blas

A colourful San Blas café and art gallery with murals and furniture made from recycled materials, serving specialty coffee, teas, cakes and sandwiches.

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