Filter coffee bars in Rio de Janeiro
Where Rio de Janeiro takes pour-over and batch brew seriously. Single origins, careful extraction, beans that change with the season.
11 cafés · Brazil
Independent picks, never pay-to-list. How we choose.
As Cafe
As Cafe occupies a storefront on Rua Visconde de Piraja in Ipanema and runs its own small roasting operation, meaning…
Bario Cafes Especiais
Bario opened on Rua General Gois Monteiro in Botafogo in 2021 and roasts its own coffee in-house, sourcing from small…
Cafe Ao Leu
Leo Goncalves has been running Cafe Ao Leu on Rua Cupertino Durao in Leblon for over thirteen years, long enough to…
Cafe Ao Leu Copacabana
The Copacabana branch of Cafe Ao Leu on Rua Almirante Goncalves extends Leo Goncalves' Black Eagle espresso programme…
Cafe Secreto
Cafe Secreto is reached through an archway off Rua Gago Coutinho, tucked into a small residential vila near Largo do…
CafeZaum
CafeZaum on Rua Gomes Carneiro brings a distinctly alternative sensibility to Ipanema's coffee scene, with an…
Coffee Five
Founded in 2018 by Emerson Nascimento, the 2024 Brazilian Barista Champion, Coffee Five operates as both cafe and…
Fica Cafe
Founded by journalist Carol Monteiro and filmmaker Lara Carmo inside a vila off a quiet stretch of Rua Fernandes…
Rio Coffee House
Located on Rua Cosme Velho just below the Corcovado cable car terminus, Rio Coffee House roasts its own beans on site…
The Coffee Botafogo
The Coffee chain has made R. Voluntarios da Patria in Botafogo one of its flagship Rio addresses, bringing a…
The Coffee Ipanema
The Coffee on Rua Vinicius de Moraes sits a block from Ipanema Beach and maintains the chain's characteristically…
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These are the Rio de Janeiro cafés that put filter coffee front and centre, with pour-over or batch brew on rotating single origins rather than espresso alone.
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