The best cafés in Madrid
The top 3 according to 192 votes from people: Toma Café · Hola Coffee · Misión Café. (Updated Apr 17, 2026.)
Speciality coffee shops that roast their own beans and historic cafés with character: the ones coffee blogs and city guides recommend most.
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Top 10
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1
Toma Café
Pioneer of speciality coffee in Madrid since 2011, roasting its own beans, on Calle de la Palma (Malasaña).
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2
Hola Coffee
Benchmark roaster and café with a rotating filter menu, in Lavapiés and Lagasca.
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3
Misión Café
Café on Calle de los Reyes with single-origin coffees and brunch.
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4
Café Comercial
Madrid's oldest café (1887) on Glorieta de Bilbao, reopened after a renovation.
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5
Acid Café
Minimalist café in the Barrio de las Letras with competition-level filter coffee.
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6
Hanso Café
Small Malasaña café known for its cortados and Asian-style pastries.
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7
Café Gijón
Literary café on Paseo de Recoletos since 1888, a gathering place for writers and artists.
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8
Monkee Koffee
Moncloa café with in-house roasting and a student-neighbourhood feel.
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9
Masamune Coffee
Speciality café run by Zhen Xuan He Liu, with beans that rotate by season.
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10
Ruda Café
La Latina speciality café serving coffee from European roasters.
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11
Federal Café
Brunch café on Plaza del Conde de Barajas, popular for working.
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12
Santa Kafeína
Lavapiés roaster and café that also runs barista courses.
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13
Eastern Coffee
Classic café in front of the Royal Palace, in the Plaza de Oriente, with a terrace and period rooms.
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14
The Coffee Bike
Cafeteria-cycling workshop in the Plaza de San Ildefonso (Malasaña), one of the pioneers of specialty coffee in Madrid.
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Comments (7)
Toma Café en Malasaña fue de los primeros de especialidad en Madrid, merecidísimo.
Federal Café para trabajar con el portátil, luz natural increíble.
Faltan La Bicicleta Café y el Café de Oriente.
El Café Gijón tiene historia pero el café es normalito, vas por el ambiente.
El Café Comercial reabierto mantiene todo el encanto.
Hola Coffee tiene el mejor brunch de Madrid.
Santa Kafeína en Arganzuela, de mis favoritos ☕