Filter coffee bars in Mexico City
Where Mexico City takes pour-over and batch brew seriously. Single origins, careful extraction, beans that change with the season.
15 cafés · Mexico
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Almanegra Cafe (Roma Norte)
Almanegra's Roma flagship at Zacatecas 180 is where the brand's culto al cafe philosophy is most fully expressed:…
Buna Cafe Rico
Buna is one of Roma Norte's most technically serious specialty bars, operating Mexico's only Modbar setup alongside a…
Cafe Avellaneda
Cafe Avellaneda on Higuera 40-A has earned its status as the reference specialty cafe in Coyoacan, operating at the…
Cardinal Casa de Cafe
Cardinal anchors Cordoba 132 in Roma and a second location in Hipodromo Condesa, consistently earning recognition as…
Quentin Cafe (Condesa)
Quentin's Condesa location on Amsterdam 67a, steps from Parque Mexico, is the most beloved of its five outposts…
Cafeologia
Cafeologia is an education-first project from Chiapas that teaches the full coffee production chain from field to…
Casiopea Cafe
Casiopea on Justo Sierra 61 is a second-floor cafe above an art gallery in the heart of Centro Historico, with large…
Raku Cafe
Raku at Sinaloa 188 fuses Japanese precision with Mexican coffee culture, serving specialty espresso drinks and…
Camino a Comala (Condesa)
Camino a Comala at Avenida Veracruz 7 brings coffees from Puebla, Veracruz and Chiapas through a generous lineup of…
Distrito Fijo Club de Ciclismo
Distrito Fijo on Liverpool 61 in Juarez is a bicycle workshop, club and specialty cafe rolled into one, where…
Efimero Barra de Cafe
Efimero opened in 2018 at Campeche 429 and quickly embedded itself in the Hipodromo fabric, offering specialty coffee…
Kiyo Cafe
Kiyo arrived at Marsella 59-Local B from Oaxaca City in late 2023, bringing with it a focused pourover and espresso…
Almanegra Cafe (Escandon)
Almanegra's Escandon outpost at Prosperidad 37 carries the brand's strict no-mixed-drinks policy into a residential…
Almanegra Cafe (Narvarte)
The Narvarte branch of Almanegra on Universidad 420 brings the brand's in-house roasting and strict focus on Mexican…
Cardinal Casa de Cafe (Condesa)
Cardinal's second location at Campeche 346 in Hipodromo Condesa brings the Roma team's specialty ethos into one of…
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