Filter coffee bars in Quito
Where Quito takes pour-over and batch brew seriously. Single origins, careful extraction, beans that change with the season.
12 cafés · Ecuador
Independent picks, never pay-to-list. How we choose.
Cafe Guayasamin - Centro Historico
Ranked twenty-first in South America's best coffee shops for 2025, Cafe Guayasamin has been roasting twice a week and…
Cafe Guayasamin - Republica del Salvador
The north-Quito flagship of Cafe Guayasamin sits in the business and embassy district of Republica del Salvador,…
Cafe Traviesa
One of the true pioneers of Ecuadorian specialty coffee, Traviesa has been roasting 100-percent Ecuadorian micro-lots…
Cafe Zular
Tucked into the historic Los Rios quarter close to Quito's Old Town, Cafe Zular operates its own in-house roastery…
CafeLab La Floresta
CafeLab grows its own coffee on Hacienda El Sitio in Guayllabamba at elevations between 1,925 and 2,350 metres, then…
Coffee Relief
Founded in 2020 by the Ortiz family during the pandemic, Coffee Relief is a farm-to-cup roastery-cafe in the Tumbaco…
FANKÖR Coffee Roasters
Founded in 2018 after owner Pablo discovered Scandinavian light-roast culture during travels through Denmark, FANKÖR…
IL Barista Specialty Coffee House
Opened in 2017 by Valeria and Pablo in the heart of Quito's chamber-of-commerce district, IL Barista is a cozy…
PALATU Coffee Spot
PALATU positions itself as a full sensory coffee experience, sourcing the best Ecuadorian specialty lots and…
Qulto Coffee House
Qulto Coffee House brands itself as a destination for a unique sensory experience in specialty coffee, operating from…
Roveta Coffee Experience
Roveta is a glass-triangle coffee lab embedded inside a corporate tower, designed as a single multi-functional piece…
Stratto Bodega de Cafe
Stratto operates as a coffee cellar - an analogy of a wine bodega - where lots are catalogued by origin, fermentation…
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These are the Quito cafés that put filter coffee front and centre, with pour-over or batch brew on rotating single origins rather than espresso alone.
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