Santiago coffee scene

Filter coffee bars in Santiago

Where Santiago takes pour-over and batch brew seriously. Single origins, careful extraction, beans that change with the season.

11 cafés · Chile

Independent picks, never pay-to-list. How we choose.

Centro

Bikerion Cafe

A Centro roastery-cafe working with Colombia, Kenya, and Brazil origins, Bikerion roasts its own beans and also sells…

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Laptop-friendly
Centro

Cafe Altura

Cafe Altura selects and roasts green coffee from the most recent harvests of top global farms, keeping stock…

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Brunch
Centro

Cafe Cite

Anchoring Casona Compania, a creative hub for independent industries in the Yungay neighborhood, Cafe Cite roasts its…

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Laptop-friendly
Lastarria

Cafe Mandrake

Founded in 2012 in Algarrobo, Mandrake built its reputation on Brazilian-origin specialty coffee with direct farmer…

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No laptops
Lastarria

Cafe Mosqueto

A long-standing Lastarria-Bellas Artes neighborhood institution, Cafe Mosqueto keeps its brew bar focused on slow…

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Laptop-friendly
Centro

Cafe Triciclo

Sebastian Alvarez launched Cafe Triciclo in 2013 as a literal mobile coffee tricycle before building one of the most…

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Maipu

Coffee Culture Coffee Roasters

Founded in 2011 and operating as a roastery, cafe, and barista school in the western suburb of Maipu, Coffee Culture…

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Photogenic
Centro

La Huerfana

A women-led specialty cafeteria operating inside the landmark Palacio Pereira with a second location in Barrio…

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Laptop-friendly
Providencia

Original Green Roasters

One of Santiago's foundational roasting addresses, Original Green Roasters has been roasting weekly in its…

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Outdoor seats
Las Condes

Puelo Coffee Roasters

Inspired by Patagonia's Puelo river and designed around ecological values, this Vitacura roastery-cafe won the Coffee…

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Laptop-friendly
Italia

Singular Coffee Roasters

Founded in 2014 by barista-turned-roaster Camilo Vasquez in the heart of Barrio Italia, Singular roasts coffees from…

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These are the Santiago 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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