Madrid, by the cup
Spain · 32 hand-picked cafés
Madrid's specialty coffee scene took shape later than London or Copenhagen but has matured with remarkable speed since Toma Café pioneered in-house roasting in 2011. Today the capital hosts a dense cluster of third-wave bars spanning Malasaña and Chamberí in the north, through Chueca and Huertas in the center, down to the diverse streets of Lavapiés and La Latina in the south, with younger outposts pushing into Salamanca, Retiro, and Arganzuela.
The city's baristas have earned international recognition, with Pablo Caballero and Nolo Botana of Hola Coffee training SCA-certified professionals and supplying beans to much of the scene. Multi-roaster bars sit alongside roaster-owned flagships, and the recent wave of Arab and Scandinavian-influenced cafes has added flavor diversity that separates Madrid from other Spanish cities.
Visitors will find world-class filter programs at Acid Café and Sood Coffee, standout espresso at Misión Café and HanSo, and thoughtful all-day brunch culture at Federal and Plenti. The city rewards slow exploration: the best specialty bars are concentrated enough to walk between neighborhoods, but each barrio has its own distinct character.
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HanSo Café
One of Madrid's most-cited specialty destinations, HanSo has operated on Calle del Pez since 2015 blending a…
Misión Café
Pouring Hola Coffee
Described by European Coffee Trip as one of Madrid's most technically accomplished bars, Misión operates with…
Naji Specialty Coffee
Named after its Iraqi-born owner on Calle del Cardenal Cisneros, Naji brings Middle Eastern sensibility to a…
Toma Café
Madrid's original third-wave pioneer, open since 2011 on Calle de la Palma, was the first to roast its own specialty…
Utøpico Specialty Coffee
An Arab-owned specialty bar on Calle de Juan Bravo in Salamanca that went viral across Spanish food media for its…
Acid Café
Pouring La Cabra Coffee Roasters
Opened in 2017 by Fede Graciano on Calle Verónica, Acid Café exclusively pours beans from Copenhagen's La Cabra, a…
Alchemy Specialty Coffee
Located on Calle de San Millán near the Rastro flea market area, Alchemy serves a rotating multi-roaster filter and…
Bianchi Kiosko Caffé
A small, focused specialty bar on Calle San Joaquín in Malasaña that specializes in single-origin coffees, blends,…
Randall Coffee
A quieter Malasaña specialty bar that operates with a multi-roaster filter-forward philosophy, drawing a loyal cohort…
Sood Coffee
A calm, beautifully designed specialty bar on Calle de Menorca near Retiro that leans fully into slow-coffee culture,…
Boconó Specialty Coffee
Pouring Boconó Specialty Coffee
Madrid's champion-roaster café on Calle de Embajadores, Boconó won the 2023 Madrid Specialty Coffee Roaster…
Federal Café (Conde Duque)
The Conde Duque outpost of Federal, occupying a corner on Plaza de las Comendadoras, is one of Madrid's most…
Hola Coffee (Lavapiés)
Pouring Hola Coffee
The Lavapiés location of Pablo Caballero and Nolo Botana's own roastery-café spotlights their single-origin lots in a…
La Bicicleta
A cycling-themed café on Plaza de San Ildefonso that functions simultaneously as a specialty coffee bar, coworking…
Monkee Koffee
On Calle de Vallehermoso in upper Chamberí, Monkee Koffee pairs a serious seasonal coffee program with an artisan…
Plenti
A bright, British-inspired café on Calle de Moreto near the Retiro park gates, Plenti has been a neighborhood anchor…
Pum Pum Café
A Lavapiés institution on Calle de Tribulete known for its health-conscious brunch menu alongside specialty espresso…
Ruda Café
Compact and characterful on Calle de la Ruda, this La Latina neighborhood fixture serves a focused menu of espresso…
Drømme Kaffe House
Pouring D-Origen
The Scandinavian-named café on Calle de Juana Doña in Arganzuela was built explicitly to democratize specialty…
Hey My Coffee (Goya)
Pouring Hey My Coffee
The Goya flagship in Salamanca made the bold choice to install the roasting machine behind the counter itself,…
Osom Coffee Atelier
Opened in 2021 on Calle de Santa Teresa at the entrance to Chueca, Osom Coffee Atelier was founded by chef Manuela…
Café Comercial
One of Madrid's oldest and most beloved café spaces, founded in 1887 on Glorieta de Bilbao and recently renovated,…
Café de la Luz
A long-established Malasaña café on Calle de la Puebla with a bohemian, sunlit interior that has made it one of the…
Café de la Palma
A Malasaña institution on Calle de la Palma with decades of history as both a café and live music venue, now serving…
Federal Café (La Latina)
Federal's historic-center branch on Plaza Conde de Barajas nestles between the ancient stone streets of La Latina…
HanSo Café 2
The second HanSo location on Costanilla de los Ángeles, steps from the Teatro Real and the Palacio Real, extends the…
Hola Coffee (Salamanca)
Pouring Hola Coffee
The Salamanca flagship of Hola Coffee occupies a light-filled space on Calle Lagasca, bringing the roastery's strict…
Misión Coffee Bakehouse
Pouring Hola Coffee
The second Misión Café location extends the brand's signature high-precision coffee and in-house bakehouse model into…
Osom Coffee Cantine
The second Osom location on Calle de Moratín expands the brand's organic-food and specialty-coffee concept into the…
Osom Coffee House
The third Osom location on Calle del Castillo rounds out the brand's coverage of central Madrid, maintaining the same…
Toma Café 2
The Chamberí outpost of the pioneering Toma Café brand brings the same house-roasted specialty program to the quieter…
Zero Point Coffee
A focused specialty bar in central Madrid offering a multi-roaster espresso and filter program in a compact,…
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Madrid coffee, answered
- Where is the best specialty coffee in Madrid?
- Remembrew lists 32 hand-picked specialty cafés in Madrid, Spain. Standouts include HanSo Café, Misión Café, Naji Specialty Coffee, Toma Café. The densest neighborhoods for coffee are Malasaña, Chamberí. Every café is chosen for the quality of its coffee, never for payment, so the list reflects the scene rather than who paid to appear.
- How many specialty cafés does Madrid have?
- Remembrew tracks 32 specialty cafés in Madrid that clear our bar for coffee quality. The count reflects the real depth of the local scene rather than a fixed quota, and we add cafés as we verify them.
- Which Madrid neighborhoods are best for coffee?
- In Madrid, the neighborhoods with the most hand-picked specialty cafés are Malasaña (9), Chamberí (4). Each has its own page on Remembrew with the full list and a map.
- Does Remembrew take payment to list a café in Madrid?
- No. Remembrew is an independent directory and never accepts payment for a listing or for placement. Cafés appear only because they clear our specialty-coffee bar, and you can read the full criteria on our directory standards page.
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