Kuala Lumpur
103 Coffee
2025 World Latte Art Championship Semi-Finalist
Central Chow Kit house-roaster cafe for signature drinks, espresso, brunch, cakes, latte art, and late daily hours.
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Awarded worldwide
Recognised coffee shops.
Cafés with external awards, competition recognition or rankings. Read each review for the source and the reason to visit.
228 recognised cafés
Melbourne
Axil Coffee Roasters
Winner, 2025 World Barista Championship
Hawthorn flagship for house-roasted espresso, rotating filter coffee, full brunch, and beans to take home.
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London
Batch Baby
Brita Grounds of Innovation Award Winner 2024
Retro De Beauvoir coffee shop for batch brew, guest roasters, toasties, and longer sit-downs.
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Houston
Blacksmith
2025 Best Coffee Shop winner
Greenway coffee, rotating pour-overs and scratch biscuits in a compact Montrose cafe with a shaded patio and substantial breakfast menu.
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Berlin
Bonanza Coffee Roasters
2025 Winner, Best Independent Coffee Shop – Europe
Adalbertstrasse courtyard roastery for espresso, filter, pastries, and the clearest read on Bonanza's Berlin coffee style.
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London
Carnival Coffee Roasters
Best Community Coffee Shop Winner
Penge roastery cafe with house-roasted espresso, an experimental pour-over menu, retail beans, and a warm south-east London community rhythm.
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Berlin
Coffee Circle
SCA Sustainability Award Winner, For-Profit
Wedding flagship for house-roasted coffee, laptop-friendly seating, and the clearest read on Coffee Circle's wider Berlin network.
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London
Curators Coffee Studio
Best Independent Coffee Shop Winner
Compact weekday City counter for SEND-roasted espresso, quick breakfast plates, and sharp service.
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Auckland
D.O.S.E on High
2026 Bidfood Outstanding Café winner
A small High Street coffee bar for seasonal signature drinks, guest-roaster pour-overs and a seat beside the counter.
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Stockholm
Drop Coffee
Roastery of the Year, Sweden
Stockholm benchmark for transparent house roasting, hand brews, and a bean-and-gear shelf that keeps the stop coffee-first.
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Brisbane
Fonzie Abbott
2025 Best Coffee Spot in Brisbane winner
Spacious Albion flagship for house espresso, changing single origins, full brunch, alfresco tables, and beans to take home.
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São Paulo
Fora da Lei Café
2024/2025 Best Café winner
Rua Cubatão coffee-first counter for espresso, coado, house roasting, beans, warm barista service, and a sharper stop near Paraíso.
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Copenhagen
Holy Bean Coffee & Cocktails
2026 Favorite Café Denmark winner
Nørrebro coffee bar for light-roasted house coffee, pour-over, brunch, and a late-running coffee cocktail programme.
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Denver
Huckleberry Roasters
2026 Community Builder of the Year
Original Sunnyside roastery cafe for house espresso, single-origin drip, breakfast, a mural-lined patio, and beans to take home.
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Lisbon
KALVE Chiado
2025 Roast Masters winner
KALVE's first Portuguese cafe brings Riga-roasted espresso and filter, retail tins and refills, and a calm Chiado room open into the evening.
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Hong Kong
Knockbox Coffee Company
Laughing Wong / CP Wong won the 2025 Hong Kong Barista Championship for Knockbox
Mong Kok house-roaster cafe for single-origin filter, espresso, retail beans, brew gear, and a compact Kowloon coffee-counter visit.
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Los Angeles
Kumquat Coffee
Winner, 2026 U.S. Brewers Cup
Highland Park's clearest coffee-nerd pick for rotating roasters, dialed espresso, pour-over, matcha, and serious home-brew gear.
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Madrid
Nubra
Co-founder Valentina Cartechini won Spanish Brewers Cup 2026
Compact Barrio de las Letras micro-roastery for Slayer espresso, microlot-heavy menus, and a roast-to-cup setup built around traceability.
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Jakarta
Parakarta Coffee Roasters
2025/26 champion — Muhammad Jody
Small Kemang roasting workshop for guided V60, espresso and Indonesian beans to take home, with evening opening until 11pm.
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Istanbul
Parsa Coffee Roasters
2025 Türkiye Coffee Roasting Champion
Karakoy roaster room for serious hand brew, espresso, beans to take home, matcha, and late coffee near Galata.
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São Paulo
Sarta Coffee
2026 best café — Folha jury winner
A small Vila Madalena coffee bar for Daterra lots, changing guest roasters and a seat at the brew counter.
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London
Spring Valley Coffee
Best New Coffee Shop Winner
Kenya-rooted Camden Passage cafe serving Nairobi-roasted coffee, retail beans, and a London Coffee Festival Awards 2026 Best New Coffee Shop story.
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Glasgow
Thomson's Coffee Gallowgate
Best Roaster UK Winner
A historic Glasgow roaster-cafe near the Barras for rotating filter, guest coffees, pastries, toasties, and beans to take home.
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Zurich
ViCAFE Rösterei & Kaffeebar
2026 Swiss Roasting Champion
Spacious Altstetten roastery cafe for house espresso, filter coffee, bakery pastry, laptop time, and beans to take home.
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