Milan coffee scene

Single-origin cafés in Milan

Cafés in Milan that pour single-origin coffee only, no house blends. Traceable lots, named farms, seasonal rotation.

16 cafés · Italy

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Editor's pickOutdoor seats
Porta Nuova

Cafezal Specialty Coffee Coffee Hub

Brazilian-born founder Carlos Bitencourt launched Cafezal in 2018 as Milan's first specialty roastery in the fashion…

EspressoPour overCold brewBatch brew
Editor's pickOutdoor seats
Magenta

Ditta Artigianale

Florence's most decorated specialty roastery, founded by World Barista Championship judge Francesco Sanapo, brought…

EspressoV60AeroPressChemex
Editor's pickDog-friendly
Sant'Ambrogio

NOWHERE Future Coffee Roasters

NOWHERE opened its first café in 2020, began roasting single-origin Arabicas in 2021, relocated to a larger Via…

EspressoV60AeroPressCold brew
Editor's pickLaptop-friendly
Porta Venezia

Orsonero Coffee

Milan's founding specialty café, opened in 2016 by Canadian Brent Jopson and his Milanese wife Giulia Gasperini,…

EspressoV60Pour overCold brew
Hidden gemSingle origin
Bande Nere

Il Cafetero Specialty Coffee

Federico Maggiulli opened Il Cafetero in 2019 in a lively residential quarter west of the city centre, betting that…

EspressoV60ChemexMoka pot
Hidden gemSingle origin
Sant'Ambrogio

Le Polveri

Le Polveri is a micro-bakery and specialty café tucked between Sant'Agostino and Sant'Ambrogio at Via Ausonio 7, run…

EspressoPour overV60
Hidden gemSingle origin
Navigli / Ticinese

Lot Zero

Founded by Chiara Bergonzi, Lot Zero is the roastery arm of Milan's Sevengrams group and operates a public tasting…

EspressoPour overV60
Local favoriteSingle origin
Tortona

Coffee Studio 7Gr Via Valparaiso

Sevengrams has roasted coffee in Milan since 2009, and its Coffee Studio at Via Valparaiso 9 is self-described as…

EspressoPour overAeroPress
Local favoriteSingle origin
Porta Romana

Milano Roastery

This post-industrial loft space at Piazzale Medaglie d'Oro 3 near Porta Romana roasts and serves its own 100% Arabica…

EspressoPour overBatch brew
Local favoriteOpen late
Porta Venezia

Onest

Onest occupies a Porta Venezia corner with a secret rear garden and runs specialty coffee by day, using single…

EspressoPour overCold brew
New openingSingle origin
Porta Venezia

Nudo Artisan Coffee

Launched in 2022 by three coffee-obsessed friends, Nudo sits within the Sidewalk Kitchens collective on Via Bonvesin…

EspressoV60Pour over
New openingSingle origin
Porta Venezia

The Coffee

Opened in December 2024 at Viale Piave 20, this is the first Italian location of the Brazilian specialty chain…

EspressoPour overCold brew
Outdoor seats
Brera

Cafezal Brera

The first Cafezal location to open, on Via Solferino 27 in the heart of Brera, retains an intimate gallery-café feel…

EspressoPour overCold brew
Single origin
Magenta

Cafezal Magenta

Cafezal's 2023 Corso Magenta 96 opening extended the network into the historic west of Milan, placing direct-trade…

EspressoPour overCold brew
Outdoor seats
Porta Venezia

Cafezal Specialty Coffee Porta Venezia

A short walk from Milano Centrale, this bright Porta Venezia outpost of the Cafezal network serves the same…

EspressoPour overCold brew
Single origin
Porta Venezia

Coffee Studio 7Gr Corso Venezia

The second Coffee Studio 7Gr. location on Corso Venezia 31 brings Sevengrams' espresso-focused programme to the…

EspressoPour overAeroPress

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