AMBU Pez is the original cafe, opened in October 2021 on Calle del Pez in Malasaña, north of Gran Vía. The compact room serves espresso, filter and breakfast, with retail beans to take home. It is one of three cafes on AMBU's current branch list, alongside Núñez de Balboa and Las Huertas.
Coffee style
AMBU serves espresso, flat whites, batch brew, filter, cold brew and decaf. Ask which beans are available for your preferred method: the choice changes, and a filter order gives more time to discuss it than a takeaway milk drink. The wider business also runs Coffee School workshops in espresso, filter and sensory skills.
What people go for
Breakfast plates, grilled sandwiches, pan con tomate, avocado toast and pastries let a coffee stop become a meal. Order at the counter and choose food around the time available: a pastry with espresso for a short visit, or toast and filter when you can sit. The Pez menu should not be confused with the former San Bartolomé tasting bar's much smaller food offer.
The feel
Pez is a small Malasaña cafe with closely spaced seating. A weekday coffee and a short working session may fit, but a free table is less certain at breakfast. Come early if you want to sit; takeaway is the simpler option when the room fills.
Why Ambu Coffee Lab is shortlisted by Filter Notes
AMBU Pez combines several brewing methods with breakfast and retail beans at the original address. Choose it for coffee and food on a Malasaña route, or use Núñez de Balboa and Las Huertas when staying east or south of the centre. The small Pez room is the main constraint on a longer visit.
