Quito coffee scene

Single-origin cafés in Quito

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

8 cafés · Ecuador

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Single origin
Centro Historico

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…

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Laptop-friendly
La Carolina

Cafe Guayasamin - Republica del Salvador

The north-Quito flagship of Cafe Guayasamin sits in the business and embassy district of Republica del Salvador,…

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Single origin
La Mariscal

Cafe Traviesa

One of the true pioneers of Ecuadorian specialty coffee, Traviesa has been roasting 100-percent Ecuadorian micro-lots…

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Laptop-friendly
Centro Historico

Cafe Zular

Tucked into the historic Los Rios quarter close to Quito's Old Town, Cafe Zular operates its own in-house roastery…

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Laptop-friendly
La Floresta

CafeLab La Floresta

CafeLab grows its own coffee on Hacienda El Sitio in Guayllabamba at elevations between 1,925 and 2,350 metres, then…

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Outdoor seats
Cumbaya

Coffee Relief

Founded in 2020 by the Ortiz family during the pandemic, Coffee Relief is a farm-to-cup roastery-cafe in the Tumbaco…

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Single origin
La Mariscal

FANKÖR Coffee Roasters

Founded in 2018 after owner Pablo discovered Scandinavian light-roast culture during travels through Denmark, FANKÖR…

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Open late
La Floresta

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 Quito cafés focus on single-origin coffee, serving traceable lots from named farms or regions rather than house blends.

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