# Best Coffee Shops and Specialty Coffee in Madrid > 18 Madrid coffee shops for specialty coffee, from Toma Café, Hola Coffee and Naji to Misión Café: who roasts their own, where to find filter, what to order. - **Canonical URL:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/best-specialty-coffee - **City:** Madrid, Spain - **Published:** 2026-09-29 - **Updated:** 2026-10-04 - **Author:** Justin Mota, Guidavera founder - **Reading time:** 11 min ## Introduction Madrid has plenty of places to get a coffee, and a smaller set where the coffee is the reason you go. This list covers 18 of them, from Toma Café, Hola Coffee and Naji Specialty Coffee to HanSo Café, Misión Café and Ruda Café. Some are roaster-cafés, some pour guest roasters, one is a record shop, and two are laptop-free. For each we've checked what the venue itself says about its coffee, its hours and its food, so you know what you're walking into. ## Key picks at a glance - **For a roastery café with its own beans** — [Toma Café](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/toma-cafe): the original shop on Calle de la Palma, roasting its own coffee, open daily 08:00 to 20:00. - **For the pistachio latte** — [Naji Specialty Coffee](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/naji-specialty-coffee): a tiny Chamberí coffee shop with pistachio, passion fruit, coconut and date lattes. - **For a coffee tasting** — [Cafés Guayacán](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/cafes-guayacan): a roaster, shop and tasting room in Chamberí with tastings and a barista por un día session. - **For a coffee-and-conversation room** — [Pan y Pepinillos](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/pan-y-pepinillos): single-origin coffee only, no laptops and no reservations, on Calle el Escorial. - **For a bakehouse brunch with your coffee** — [Misión Café](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/mision-cafe): a Kalita filter, espresso tonic and eggs Benedict from a Malasaña bakehouse. - **For coffee with records** — [Faraday](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/faraday-madrid): a record shop, specialty café and boutique on Calle de San Lucas, with vinyl always playing. ## A guide to coffee shops in Madrid ### What counts as specialty coffee? Specialty coffee is generally defined as coffee that scores 80 or more out of 100 on the Specialty Coffee Association's scale. In practice you'll see traceable beans, a lighter roast, and baristas who can tell you where the coffee comes from and how it was brewed. ### What is torrefacto, and why does it matter? Torrefacto is a roast where sugar is added to the beans as they roast. It became widespread in Spain after the Civil War, and many traditional café-bars still serve it. Specialty shops roast without added sugar, so the taste is closer to the bean itself. ### How do you order coffee in Spain? A café solo is an espresso with no milk, a cortado is an espresso with a splash of milk, a café con leche has roughly equal parts coffee and milk, and a café manchado is mostly milk stained with coffee. Specialty shops add flat whites, cold brew and filter coffee to that list. ### What is filter coffee? Filter coffee is brewed by pouring hot water through ground coffee in a paper filter, by hand or by machine. You'll see it called V60, Kalita, Chemex, AeroPress or batch brew. ### What is the difference between a roaster-café and a coffee shop with guest roasters? A roaster-café roasts the beans it pours, so the coffee on your table comes straight from the roasting machine on site or nearby. A shop with guest roasters buys from several roasters and rotates them, so the line-up changes from week to week. > "Madrid's specialty coffee shops run from roaster-cafés like Toma and Hola to a record shop in Justicia and a no-laptops room in Malasaña." ## How we built this list We built this list from Madrid specialty-coffee coverage in Devour Tours, The Coffeevine, The Way to Coffee, Mariana in LA, Things Nomads Do, Time Out Madrid, Sugarbmd, Gastroactivity, City Confidential and Café de Especialidad, then cross-checked every name against the Madrid venues we've profiled. A venue made the list only if its own page shows it as a place you go primarily for coffee made with specialty beans: a roaster-café, an espresso bar or a filter bar. We left out brunch places where the coffee is incidental, plus bakeries, chocolate shops and bars. Several names that came up repeatedly in our research aren't included, either because they fall short of the diner ratings we require for our guides or because we don't have a page for them yet. Order follows how often each name came up across the sources and how coffee-led the venue is. Hours change, so we give only what each venue publishes and tell you where to check. ## The 18 best Coffee Shops, compared | # | Restaurant | Neighbourhood | Price | Distinction | Signature dish | |---|---|---|---|---|---| | 1 | [Toma Café](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/toma-cafe) | Universidad | € | Repsol Solete | — | | 2 | [Hola Coffee](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/hola-coffee) | Lavapiés | € | Repsol Solete | — | | 3 | [Naji Specialty Coffee](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/naji-specialty-coffee) | Trafalgar | € | — | — | | 4 | [HanSo Café](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/hanso-cafe) | Malasaña | € | — | — | | 5 | [Misión Café](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/mision-cafe) | Malasaña | € | — | — | | 6 | [Ruda Café](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/ruda-cafe) | Embajadores | € | Repsol Solete | — | | 7 | [The Fix](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/the-fix) | Argüelles | € | Repsol Solete | — | | 8 | [Geisha Specialty Coffee](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/geisha-specialty-coffee) | Sol | € | — | — | | 9 | [Dosis Café](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/dosis-cafe) | Chamberí | € | — | — | | 10 | [Drømme Kaffe House](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/dr-mme-kaffe-house) | Arganzuela | € | — | — | | 11 | [Faraday](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/faraday-madrid) | Justicia | € | — | — | | 12 | [Ōfi Café](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/ofi-cafe) | Conde Orgaz | € | — | — | | 13 | [Masamune Coffee](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/masamune-coffee) | Malasaña | € | — | — | | 14 | [Dabov Specialty Coffee](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/dabov-specialty-coffee) | Embajadores | € | — | — | | 15 | [Café Angélica](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/cafe-angelica) | Malasaña | € | — | — | | 16 | [Cafés Guayacán](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/cafes-guayacan) | Chamberí | € | — | — | | 17 | [Pan y Pepinillos](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/pan-y-pepinillos) | Malasaña | € | — | — | | 18 | [Siniestro Café](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/siniestro-cafe) | Conde Duque | € | — | — | ## The 18 best Coffee Shops in Madrid ### 1. Toma Café *A roastery café on Calle de la Palma, roasting its own beans* - **Neighbourhood:** Universidad - **Address:** Calle de la Palma, 49, 28004 Madrid, Spain - **Price:** € - **Distinction:** Repsol Solete - **Website:** https://toma.cafe/ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/toma-cafe Toma Café is a specialty-coffee roastery and café on Calle de la Palma, in the Universidad quarter on the Malasaña side of Centro, and this is its original shop. It opened in autumn 2011, when specialty coffee was still almost unknown in Madrid. It roasts its own beans, and the menu runs to flat whites and cold brew. The food is short and daytime: avocado toast, Turkish eggs, ricotta toasts, carrot cake and orange sponge. It holds a Repsol Solete and is open every day from 08:00 to 20:00. The room is casual and a little rustic. It's dog- and vegetarian-friendly, and there's a second Toma café on Calle de Santa Feliciana in Chamberí. **Order:** - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined > "Excellent seasonal coffees served in a cosy coffee shop." — The Coffeevine ### 2. Hola Coffee *A roaster's tiny Lavapiés café with rotating single origins* - **Neighbourhood:** Lavapiés - **Address:** Calle del Doctor Fourquet, 33, 28012 Madrid, Spain - **Price:** € - **Distinction:** Repsol Solete - **Website:** https://hola.coffee/ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/hola-coffee Hola Coffee is a specialty coffee shop on Calle del Doctor Fourquet in Lavapiés, and it holds a Solete in the Guía Repsol. It roasts its own beans and keeps a rotating line-up of origins, poured in its own ceramic cups, with only a small counter of bakes: banana bread, cinnamon rolls and sponge cake. The room is tiny, with a few stools rather than tables, so plenty of people take their coffee to go. There's a second café on Calle de Lagasca, a roastery on Calle Pedro Díez and an online shop for beans, equipment and courses. Pablo Caballero and Nolo Botana opened the Doctor Fourquet shop in 2017, according to Time Out. Open daily, from 08:00 on weekdays and 09:00 at weekends, until 20:00. **Order:** - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined > "Together they created a distinct space with lots of love for details and high quality standards." — The Way to Coffee ### 3. Naji Specialty Coffee *A tiny Chamberí coffee shop known for its pistachio latte* - **Neighbourhood:** Trafalgar - **Address:** Calle del Cardenal Cisneros, 39, 28010 Madrid, Spain - **Price:** € - **Website:** https://najispecialtycoffee.com/ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/naji-specialty-coffee Naji Specialty Coffee is a small specialty coffee shop on Calle del Cardenal Cisneros, in the Trafalgar corner of Chamberí, founded by Naji Alasil. It made its name on the pistachio latte, and the drinks list runs on through passion fruit, coconut and date lattes alongside straight specialty coffee, matcha and teas. On the sweet side there's lemon pie, pistachio cheesecake and financiers. The room is cosy and intimate, and often busy, so you may have to wait for a seat. It's open every day from 10:00 to 20:00 and is family- and dog-friendly, with Quevedo (L2) as the nearest metro and Bilbao (L1/L4) also close. **Order:** - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined > "Nice multi-roaster café with a tasteful coffee menu inspired by flavours of the Middle East" — The Coffeevine ### 4. HanSo Café *An Asian-inspired Malasaña café with filter coffee and brunch toasts* - **Neighbourhood:** Malasaña - **Address:** Calle del Pez, 20 (corner of Corredera Baja de San Pablo, 51), 28004 Madrid, Spain - **Price:** € - **Website:** https://hansocafe.es/ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/hanso-cafe HanSo Café is an Asian-inspired specialty coffee café on the corner of Calle del Pez and Corredera Baja de San Pablo in Malasaña. Coffee comes first, filter and espresso from trained baristas, with a brunch menu of bagels, toasts and cakes alongside, plus matcha drinks and a red velvet latte. The menu runs to waffles, an okonomiyaki one among them, sesame bagels and Turkish eggs. Devour Tours notes that it pours coffee from roasters such as Barcelona-based Nomad. The room mixes industrial and vintage styles with an Asian touch and has plenty of tables. It opens at 09:00 on weekdays and 10:00 at weekends, until 20:00, and a second address, HanSo Café 2, is on Costanilla de los Ángeles near Ópera. **Order:** - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined > "HanSo is an incredibly welcoming coffee shop with a communal feel in the young and fashionable neighbourhood of Malasaña." — The Way to Coffee ### 5. Misión Café *A specialty coffee bar and bakehouse on Calle de los Reyes* - **Neighbourhood:** Malasaña - **Address:** Calle de los Reyes, 5, 28015 Madrid, Spain - **Price:** € - **Website:** https://misioncafe.squarespace.com/ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/mision-cafe Misión Café is a specialty coffee bar and bakehouse on Calle de los Reyes in Malasaña, open across breakfast, lunch and the afternoon rather than into the evening. Its own menu covers espresso, cortado, iced latte, espresso tonic and a house filter with refills, plus a hand-brewed Kalita filter and a coffee tasting of espresso, mini filter and mini milk coffee. The food is the bakehouse counter plus brunch: eggs Benedict, French toast, avocado and ricotta toasts and a pastrami sandwich. The room is cosy with an industrial edge, quiet enough to talk or work in, and dog-friendly. The Way to Coffee says it was opened by Nolo and Pablo, the founders of Hola Coffee. It keeps a separate timetable on public holidays, so check its site before a festivo. **Order:** - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined > "Filter coffee is either batch brewed or hand brewed using a Kalita." — The Way to Coffee ### 6. Ruda Café *A tiny Rastro coffee shop with a weekly-changing filter coffee* - **Neighbourhood:** Embajadores - **Address:** Calle Ruda, 11, 28005, Madrid, Spain - **Price:** € - **Distinction:** Repsol Solete - **Website:** https://rudacafe.com/ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/ruda-cafe Ruda Café is a small specialty coffee shop at Calle Ruda 11, in the Rastro, on the La Latina side of Centro and next to La Latina metro (L5). It holds a Solete in the Guía Repsol. The coffee is 100% arabica from different origins, freshly ground: espresso, flat white and cappuccino, plus a filter coffee that changes every week and comes by V60, AeroPress or batch brew. Single-origin beans, such as a honey-processed Gesha or a Ugandan lot, are sold through its online shop, and there are teas and homemade sweets, carrot cake among them. The greeting on its site is Karibu, Swahili for welcome. It's dog-friendly and open daily, from 08:00 on weekdays and 09:00 at weekends, until 20:00. **Order:** - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined > "It is a great place to drink yourself through the local and international coffee scene" — The Way to Coffee ### 7. The Fix *A roaster café west of the centre serving all-day brunch* - **Neighbourhood:** Argüelles - **Address:** Calle de Luisa Fernanda, 15, Moncloa - Aravaca, 28008 Madrid, Spain - **Price:** € - **Distinction:** Repsol Solete - **Website:** https://www.thefixmadrid.com/ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/the-fix The Fix is a specialty coffee shop and roaster on Calle de Luisa Fernanda, in Argüelles, and it holds a Repsol Solete. It was founded in 2018. It trades as The Fix, Café de Especialidad, and leads with hand-brews, drip and espresso from its own roasting, then serves brunch all day. The menu runs to poached and Turkish eggs, an English breakfast, feta and mascarpone toasts and gluten-free pancakes, plus bowls such as Bircher muesli, chia pudding and granola, and filled croissants. It's a casual, dog-friendly room, with vegetarian options and Ventura Rodríguez (L3) as the nearest metro. Open Monday to Friday from 08:00 and weekends from 09:00, until 19:00. **Order:** - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined > "Coffees are fantastic and there are small dishes too." — The Coffeevine ### 8. Geisha Specialty Coffee *A small counter café from Geisha Coffee Roasters, near Callao* - **Neighbourhood:** Sol - **Address:** Calle de las Navas de Tolosa, 3, 28013, Madrid, Spain - **Price:** € - **Website:** https://geisharoasters.com/ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/geisha-specialty-coffee Geisha Specialty Coffee is a small counter café on Calle de las Navas de Tolosa, near Callao, from Geisha Coffee Roasters, a Madrid roaster that buys direct from farms. It pours single origins from Ecuador, Colombia, Ethiopia and Costa Rica as espresso, filter and cold brew, roasted in Madrid. The roaster's own shop lists lots such as a Pink Bourbon and a Sudan Rume from Colombia, and a Pacamara and a Geisha from Guatemala. Food is cheesecake, açaí bowls, carrot cake and avocado toast. The room is built for a quick stop: you order and pay at the bar. It opens daily at 09:00 and closes at 18:00 Monday to Wednesday, 19:00 on Thursday and 20:00 Friday to Sunday. Callao (L3/L5) is the nearest metro, with Santo Domingo (L2) also close. **Order:** - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined > "Geisha Specialty Coffee is located right in the city centre of Madrid, close to the Callao metro stop." — Things Nomads Do ### 9. Dosis Café *A barista-founded Chamberí shop pouring guest roasters and its own* - **Neighbourhood:** Chamberí - **Address:** Calle de Gonzalo de Córdoba, 3, 28010, Madrid, Spain - **Price:** € - **Website:** https://dosiscafe.es/ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/dosis-cafe Dosis Café is a small specialty coffee shop on Calle de Gonzalo de Córdoba in Chamberí, close to Quevedo metro, founded by barista Mauricio De Luca. It began by pouring coffees from roasters across Spain and Europe and now roasts its own too, so the line-up rotates between guest roasters and house roasts. Beans, matcha and brewing equipment are sold in the shop and online. On the counter you'll find cold brew, matcha, carrot cake and vegan cakes and pastries. There's a terrace, and it's dog-friendly, with a step-free entrance and an accessible restroom. Dosis also runs barista training, including a bootcamp booked through its site. Open daily, from 08:30 on weekdays and 09:00 at weekends, until 20:00. **Order:** - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined > "Mauricio busca educar a los clientes sobre el café, ofreciéndoles una experiencia accesible y personalizada." — Sugarbmd ### 10. Drømme Kaffe House *A roomy Arganzuela coffee shop for pour-over and laptop mornings* - **Neighbourhood:** Arganzuela - **Address:** C. de Juana Doña, 8, 28045, Madrid, Spain - **Price:** € - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/dr-mme-kaffe-house Drømme Kaffe House is a specialty coffee shop on Calle de Juana Doña, in the Delicias part of Arganzuela, with Delicias and Legazpi the nearest metro stops. The Way to Coffee says owners Esteban Canet and Ángela Cremonte wanted top-notch coffee without the snobbery, that Esteban roasts the coffee in-house, and that you can order a V60, Orea or Origami pour-over or just a coffee with milk. The room is bright and quiet, roomier than most neighbourhood cafés. Toasts are the draw, avocado, salmon and brie among them, plus cinnamon rolls and cakes, and gluten-free bread is available. It's dog-friendly and open daily, closing at 15:30 on Monday, 15:00 on Sunday and 19:30 on other days. **Order:** - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined > "Their goal was to serve top-notch coffee without any of the snobbery." — The Way to Coffee ### 11. Faraday *A record shop, specialty café and boutique on Calle de San Lucas* - **Neighbourhood:** Justicia - **Address:** C. de San Lucas, 9, 28004, Madrid, Spain - **Price:** € - **Website:** https://www.thisisfaraday.com/ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/faraday-madrid Faraday is, in its own words, a record shop, specialty café and boutique of objects, antiques, books and accessories, built around its owners' passions for music, design and coffee. It has been open since 2018. It's on Calle de San Lucas in Justicia, on the Chueca side of Centro. The room is styled like a 1960s home, with original furniture and vinyl always playing, and it's laptop-free, so people come to browse records and talk. The coffee comes from a local roaster, and City Confidential reports that Toma's coffee is served here, with cakes and cookies alongside. The counter runs to carrot cake, cookies and kombucha. Faraday says it holds DJ sessions, the Magnetic Sessions, at weekends. Open Tuesday to Sunday, 10:00 to 19:00, and closed on Mondays. **Order:** - undefined - undefined - undefined > "Es mucho más que una cafetería: es un punto de encuentro donde la música juega un papel central en la experiencia." — Sugarbmd ### 12. Ōfi Café *A calm minimalist café in Hortaleza pouring independent roasters* - **Neighbourhood:** Conde Orgaz - **Address:** Avenida de Machupichu, 23, 28043 Madrid, Spain - **Price:** € - **Website:** https://oficafe.com/ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/ofi-cafe Ōfi Café is a small, minimalist specialty coffee shop on Avenida de Machupichu in Conde Orgaz, near the Palacio de Hielo in the Hortaleza district of northern Madrid. It's the project of a couple, Sofia and Alejandro, who wanted a calm place to read, work or switch off over a coffee. The coffee comes from independent roasters, chosen for traceability, roast and quality, and served freshly ground, with filter coffee and matcha on the list. There are cakes, gluten-free ones among them, plus savoury bagels and focaccia. It's dog-, family- and vegetarian-friendly, with a step-free entrance. Open weekdays 08:30 to 19:30 and weekends 09:30 to 14:00. **Order:** - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined > "If you need a nice dose of caffeine on your way in or out of Madrid, this is your place." — The Coffeevine ### 13. Masamune Coffee *A Malasaña coffee and brunch café with filter, matcha and Turkish eggs* - **Neighbourhood:** Malasaña - **Address:** C. de la Palma, 2, 28004, Madrid, Spain - **Price:** € - **Website:** https://www.masamunecoffee.com/ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/masamune-coffee Masamune Coffee is a specialty coffee and brunch café at number 2 Calle de la Palma, in Malasaña. The coffee list runs from espresso and flat white to a batch coffee of the day and filter, and the menu lists a Competition filter as well, alongside matcha, chai and flavoured lattes such as lavender. The menu runs to matcha, flat whites, cakes, açaí and Turkish eggs, and brunch brings bacon Benedicts, chimichurri eggs and pancakes. The room is minimalist and comfortable. There are no reservations, and laptops are allowed Monday to Friday only, not at weekends or on holidays. It's dog-friendly, and open from 08:30 on weekdays and 09:30 at weekends, until 20:00. **Order:** - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined > "ofreciendo una rotación de granos según la temporada y una experiencia personalizada con latte art" — Sugarbmd ### 14. Dabov Specialty Coffee *The Madrid café of a roaster with 14 cafés across five countries* - **Neighbourhood:** Embajadores - **Address:** Calle de Santa Isabel, 42, 28012 Madrid, Spain - **Price:** € - **Website:** https://dabov.coffee/ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/dabov-specialty-coffee Dabov Specialty Coffee is the Madrid café of Dabov, a coffee roaster with 14 cafés across five countries: Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, North Macedonia, Spain and Sweden. It's on Calle de Santa Isabel in Lavapiés, near Antón Martín, and it pours the group's own roasts, with several origins to choose from, Gesha lots included. The space is small and built around the bar, better for a quick coffee or takeaway than a long sit. The bar runs to flat whites, cortados and carrot cake. Gastroactivity names Dabov in its February 2026 write-up of a national specialty-café list. Open daily, 08:00 to 19:00 on weekdays and 09:30 to 19:00 at weekends. **Order:** - undefined - undefined - undefined ### 15. Café Angélica *A fair-trade roaster-café hand-roasting on a German Probat* - **Neighbourhood:** Malasaña - **Address:** Calle de San Bernardo, 24, 28015 Madrid, Spain - **Price:** € - **Website:** https://cafeangelica.es - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/cafe-angelica Café Angélica is a fair-trade specialty coffee roaster and café on Calle San Bernardo, on the Malasaña side of Centro. The story starts in 2007, when the founders saw the documentary Black Gold and travelled to Ethiopia to see the trade for themselves. In 2016 they took over a herbs-and-spices shop that had run since 1947 and began roasting there, half a kilo at a time, before moving to a 5kg German Probat and training with Pablo and Nolo of Hola. They stock coffee from eight countries: Guatemala, Honduras, Costa Rica, Peru, Colombia, Brazil, Kenya and Ethiopia, and the origin on offer changes day to day. The room is tiny, with a handful of tables, with toast and carrot cake alongside the coffee. Beans and a subscription are available. Open Monday to Friday, 10:00 to 13:00 and 15:00 to 17:30, closed at weekends. **Order:** - undefined - undefined > "The origin of the coffee changes daily, and they roast their beans in-house with a German Probat" — Mariana in LA ### 16. Cafés Guayacán *A Colombian-rooted roaster and tasting room in Chamberí* - **Neighbourhood:** Chamberí - **Address:** C. de Fernández de los Ríos, 26, 28015, Madrid, Spain - **Price:** € - **Website:** https://www.cafesguayacan.com/ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/cafes-guayacan Cafés Guayacán is a specialty coffee roaster, shop and tasting room on Calle de Fernández de los Ríos in Chamberí. It grew out of more than twenty years the family spent visiting Jardín, a coffee town in Antioquia, Colombia, and it has roasted its own beans in Madrid since 2014. Its list of origin coffees includes names such as Apóstoles (Colombia, Tabi), Kele (Ethiopia, Dega), Pibe (Kenya), Rosalba (Mexico) and Yirga (Ethiopia). It runs coffee tastings and a barista por un día session, so it's closer to a tasting bar than a quick café. Open Thursday to Sunday, 09:00 to 18:00, and closed Monday to Wednesday. **Order:** - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined > "Cafés Guayacán es un tostador de café de especialidad fundado en Madrid en 2014." — Sugarbmd ### 17. Pan y Pepinillos *A no-laptops, single-origin-only coffee shop in Malasaña* - **Neighbourhood:** Malasaña - **Address:** Calle de El Escorial, 2, 28004 Madrid, Spain - **Price:** € - **Website:** https://panypepinilloscafe.es/ - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/pan-y-pepinillos Pan y Pepinillos is a small specialty coffee shop on Calle el Escorial in Malasaña, near Tribunal. It pours single-origin coffee only, never blends, from rotating European and Spanish roasters, as espresso, flat white, cortado, batch brew or V60, and plant milks cost nothing extra. The room is small and Japandi-inspired, and laptops aren't allowed, by design, so it's built for coffee and conversation. Breakfast and brunch run until 15:00, with avocado toast, an ibérico toast, a smoked salmon bagel and a pastrami sandwich, plus banana bread, carrot cake and a cinnamon roll from the bakery list. The menu runs to banana bread, avocado toast and pistachio and matcha lattes. The café says it was selected among The Best Coffee Shops Spain in 2025 and 2026. No reservations; open daily, 08:00 to 20:00. **Order:** - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined ### 18. Siniestro Café *A Conde Duque coffee den with jazz nights and natural wine* - **Neighbourhood:** Conde Duque - **Address:** C. del Conde Duque, 5, 28015, Madrid, Spain - **Price:** € - **Full profile:** https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/siniestro-cafe Siniestro Café is a small specialty coffee shop on Calle del Conde Duque, pouring coffee roasted in Madrid and single-origin tea. Alongside come toasts, homemade pastries such as cinnamon rolls, chai and matcha lattes, and a short list of natural wines. Music plays, jazz included, in a room closer to someone's living room than a café counter, which also hosts photobooks, exhibitions and the occasional jazz or DJ night. Sugarbmd says founder Juan opened it during the pandemic in a former gothic bar and works with Toma Café. It's dog-friendly and closes for a midday break, so it's open 09:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 20:00 on most days, from 10:00 at weekends and closing at 19:00 on Monday. **Order:** - undefined - undefined - undefined - undefined > "La filosofía de Siniestro Café se centra en la cercanía con los clientes y la calidad del café" — Sugarbmd ## Honourable mentions - **[East Crema Coffee](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/east-crema-coffee)** (Salamanca) — The second Madrid coffee house of a roaster, on Calle de Hermosilla in Salamanca, pouring its own coffee and matcha with brunch and tostadas. - **[Bianchi Kiosko Caffé](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/bianchi-bianchi-kiosko-caffe)** (Malasaña) — A tiny coffee shop on Calle de San Joaquín in Malasaña with a few benches, praised for its baristas, flat whites and homemade cinnamon rolls. - **[Cafeteando](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/cafeteando)** (Trafalgar) — A small coffee-and-tea shop on Plaza de Olavide in Chamberí, set up mainly for take-away, with a terrace on the plaza and beans and tea sold online. - **[Martín Tostador](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/martin-tostador)** (Arganzuela) — A roaster and café on Calle de Moratines in Arganzuela, with a single origin that changes in the hopper and beans sold in the shop and online. - **[Lady Madrid Café](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/lady-madrid-cafe)** (Chamartín) — A specialty coffee shop and roaster on Plaza de la República Dominicana in Chamartín, roasting single origins in Madrid and open daily from 07:30. - **[Casa Neutrale Coffee](https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/restaurants/casa-neutrale)** (Justicia) — The coffee shop and bakery of Casa Neutrale on Calle Regueros in Justicia, selling beans ground to order, sourdough bread and natural wine to take home. ## The coffee shops scene in Madrid Madrid's specialty coffee is spread across the city rather than packed into one district. Malasaña and its edges hold Toma Café and Masamune Coffee on Calle de la Palma, HanSo Café on Calle del Pez, Misión Café on Calle de los Reyes, Pan y Pepinillos on Calle el Escorial and Café Angélica on Calle San Bernardo. Chamberí has Naji Specialty Coffee on Calle del Cardenal Cisneros, Dosis Café on Calle de Gonzalo de Córdoba and Cafés Guayacán on Calle de Fernández de los Ríos. Hola Coffee is on Calle del Doctor Fourquet, Dabov on Calle de Santa Isabel and Ruda Café on Calle Ruda. The Fix is in Argüelles, Geisha Specialty Coffee is near Callao, Faraday is on Calle de San Lucas, Siniestro Café is on Calle del Conde Duque, Drømme Kaffe House is in Arganzuela and Ōfi Café is in Hortaleza. Toma, Hola, The Fix, Dosis, Café Angélica and Cafés Guayacán roast their own, Dabov pours its own roasts, and Geisha is the café of a Madrid roaster. ## Know before you go ### 1. Check the days before you go Café Angélica is open weekdays only, Cafés Guayacán opens Thursday to Sunday, and Faraday is closed on Mondays. Ōfi Café closes at 14:00 on Saturday and Sunday, and Siniestro Café closes for a midday break. ### 2. Know the laptop rules Pan y Pepinillos and Faraday are laptop-free by design, and Masamune Coffee allows laptops Monday to Friday only. ### 3. Expect small rooms Hola Coffee's Lavapiés room has a few stools, Dabov is built around the bar, and at Geisha Specialty Coffee you order and pay at the bar. If you want a longer sit, HanSo Café has plenty of tables and Drømme Kaffe House is roomier than most. ### 4. Take beans home Hola Coffee, Ruda Café, Dosis Café and Cafés Guayacán sell beans, and Café Angélica also runs a subscription. Ask the barista which origin they'd pour and buy that. ### 5. Ask the baristas Cafés Guayacán runs coffee tastings and a barista-for-a-day session if you want the coffees explained. If you're new to specialty coffee, start with a flat white or a filter and ask what's on. ## Glossary - **Café solo** — A black espresso with no milk. - **Cortado** — An espresso with a splash of milk. - **Café con leche** — Coffee with milk in roughly equal parts, the everyday order in Spain. - **Torrefacto** — A roast in which sugar is added to the beans as they roast, still common in traditional Spanish cafés. - **Café de especialidad** — Specialty coffee: traceable, high-scoring beans, usually roasted lighter and brewed with care. - **Tostador** — A roaster, either the machine or the business that roasts the beans. - **V60** — A hand-brewed pour-over method that uses a cone-shaped paper filter. ## Frequently asked questions ### What are the best specialty coffee shops in Madrid? Toma Café, Hola Coffee, Naji Specialty Coffee, HanSo Café and Misión Café came up most often across the ten guides we read. Toma is on Calle de la Palma, Hola on Calle del Doctor Fourquet in Lavapiés and Naji on Calle del Cardenal Cisneros in Chamberí. ### Which Madrid coffee shops roast their own beans? Toma Café, Hola Coffee, The Fix, Café Angélica and Cafés Guayacán roast their own, and Dosis Café now does too. Dabov pours its own roasts, and Geisha Specialty Coffee is the café of Geisha Coffee Roasters, which roasts in Madrid. ### Where can you buy specialty coffee beans in Madrid? Hola Coffee sells beans through its online shop, and Ruda Café, Dosis Café and Cafés Guayacán sell beans too. Café Angélica sells beans and runs a subscription, and Geisha Coffee Roasters lists its lots on its own online shop. ### What is the difference between specialty coffee and normal coffee in Spain? Many traditional Spanish café-bars serve torrefacto, coffee roasted with sugar added to the beans. Specialty shops such as Toma Café and Hola Coffee use higher-quality beans roasted without it, and add flat whites, cold brew and filter coffee. ### Which Madrid coffee shops don't allow laptops? Pan y Pepinillos in Malasaña and Faraday in Justicia are laptop-free by design. Masamune Coffee on Calle de la Palma allows laptops Monday to Friday only. ### Which Madrid coffee shops serve filter coffee? Misión Café pours a Kalita filter and a house filter with refills, and Ruda Café changes its filter coffee every week between V60, AeroPress and batch brew. Pan y Pepinillos serves batch brew and V60, and Masamune Coffee lists a filter. ### Which Madrid specialty coffee shops have limited opening days? Café Angélica is open Monday to Friday only, Cafés Guayacán Thursday to Sunday and Faraday Tuesday to Sunday. Ōfi Café closes at 14:00 on Saturday and Sunday, and Geisha Specialty Coffee closes at 18:00 Monday to Wednesday. ### Which Madrid coffee shops are on the Best Coffee Shops list? Gastroactivity's February 2026 write-up of the Neodrinks-promoted The Best Coffee Shops list names 20 places in Madrid, among them Dabov, Dosis Café, Geisha Specialty Coffee, HanSo Café, Hola Coffee, Masamune Coffee, Naji Specialty Coffee and Pan y Pepinillos. ## About the author **Justin Mota** — Guidavera founder Justin Mota is the founder of Guidavera. He has lived in Spain for over 10 years and runs a native AI agency alongside building this platform. Food has always been the way Justin connects with friends, and Guidavera started as the list he kept sending to everyone visiting Barcelona. He built it for himself and his friends first, and now hopes it can transform the way people discover great food experiences everywhere. More: https://guidavera.com/about --- This guide is the canonical machine-readable version of https://guidavera.com/spain/madrid/best-specialty-coffee. Every claim is verifiable against the linked restaurant profiles. Source: Guidavera (https://guidavera.com).