Best espresso, no compromises

Steep Picks only, sorted by Coffee Quality specifically. No detours for atmosphere or value — just the best shot available.

54 matches.

• Tamp Temper Taichung Coffee Steep Pick
  Houlong Li · Taichung · Steep Index 9.7/10

  A takeout-first coffee counter in Taichung's West District that treats bean selection like a real conversation, with a rotating wall of self-roasted single origins and staff who can speak to every one of them.

• The Lab Coffee Steep Pick
  West Tampa · Tampa · Steep Index 9.6/10

  A funky, grunge-edged roastery cafe tucked off a West Tampa side street, found by accident and worth finding on purpose.

• nano-coffeeroaster Steep Pick
  Asakusabashi, Taito · Tokyo · Steep Index 9.6/10

  A tiny Ethiopia-only roaster tucked under the elevated tracks by Asakusabashi Station, with a bean list that runs from classic lots to Karamo and Geisha.

• Brown Sound Coffee Steep Pick
  Tsudanuma, Narashino · Chiba · Steep Index 9.6/10

  A compact, carefully considered specialty cafe in Tsudanuma with latte craftsmanship that has no business being this good in a room this small. The best reason to come to Narashino.

• Koffee Mameya Steep Pick
  Jingumae · Tokyo · Steep Index 9.6/10

  Tokyo's most respected coffee counter has no chairs and no menu, just a wall of beans and a staff that always seems to know exactly what you want before you do.

• KOFFEE MAMEYA Kakeru Steep Pick
  Hirano · Tokyo · Steep Index 9.5/10

  The only cafe in Tokyo that asks you to make a reservation, and makes you feel, without question, that it was the right call.

• Simple Kaffa Huashan Flagship Store Steep Pick
  Huashan, Zhongzheng · Taipei · Steep Index 9.5/10

  Berg Wu won the World Brewers Cup in 2015 and again in 2016. The Huashan flagship is the room where that reputation is poured into a cup, inside one of Taipei's most atmospheric creative spaces. The brunch is excellent. There will be a queue. It is worth it.

• Komet Café Steep Pick
  Kungsholmen · Stockholm · Steep Index 9.5/10

  Stockholm's best cafe, full stop: exceptional filter coffee and espresso, homemade pastries that set the neighbourhood standard, and staff who make you feel like a regular on the first visit.

• Hermanos Colombian Coffee Roasters – Victoria Station Steep Pick
  Victoria · London · Steep Index 9.5/10

  A Colombian specialty coffee kiosk built for the platform dash, not the sit-down, with single-origin beans sourced direct from partner farms and a latte worth the detour through Victoria Station.

• Nadoya no Katte Steep Pick
  Nishihara, Shibuya · Tokyo · Steep Index 9.5/10

  In a small Nishihara space with garden seating and communal tables inside, Nadoya no Katte runs one of Tokyo's most considered coffee experiences. You choose the bean. The barista explains everything. Then you wait, and you taste.

• Old Town Coffee Steep Pick
  Parte Vieja · San Sebastian · Steep Index 9.5/10

  The roastery behind the best cappuccino in Parte Vieja.

• RØST Bakery Steep Pick
  Rotermann Quarter, Kesklinn · Tallinn · Steep Index 9.4/10

  A Scandinavian-influenced sourdough bakery and specialty coffee shop in the heart of Tallinn's Rotermann Quarter, anchored by a cardamom bun worth the trip alone.

• Booínga Steep Pick
  Matosinhos · Porto · Steep Index 9.4/10
• Baobá Café Bica Steep Pick
  Bica, Cais do Sodré · Lisbon · Steep Index 9.3/10
• %ARABICA Tokyo Azabudai Hills B1F Steep Pick
  Toranomon, Minato · Tokyo · Steep Index 9.3/10
• Fika & Co. Cafe Steep Pick
  Huai Khwang · Bangkok · Steep Index 9.3/10
• iki Roastery & Eatery Steep Pick
  Kiyosumi-Shirakawa, Koto · Tokyo · Steep Index 9.3/10
• Tsukikoya Specialty Coffee Roaster's shop Steep Pick
  Yamashitacho · Yokohama · Steep Index 9.3/10
• One by One Coffee Tokyo Steep Pick
  Ebisu, Shibuya · Tokyo · Steep Index 9.3/10
• PHILOCOFFEA Steep Pick
  Kita-Aoyama, Minato · Tokyo · Steep Index 9.2/10
• PERTICA COFFEE Nihonbashi Steep Pick
  Nihonbashi Kodenmacho, Chuo · Tokyo · Steep Index 9.2/10
• Heim Cafe Santos Steep Pick
  Santos · Lisbon · Steep Index 9.2/10
• Shawn Coffee Steep Pick
  Minsheng Community, Songshan · Taipei · Steep Index 9.2/10
• Dear Breakfast - Santos Steep Pick
  Santos · Lisbon · Steep Index 9.2/10
• Hidden Grounds Chai & Coffee House Steep Pick
  Downtown Jersey City · Jersey City · Steep Index 9.2/10
• SCHOOL BUS COFFEE STOP NAKAMEGURO Steep Pick
  Aobadai, Meguro · Tokyo · Steep Index 9.1/10
• %ARABICA Tokyo Azabudai Hills 4F Steep Pick
  Azabudai, Minato · Tokyo · Steep Index 9.1/10
• Misión Café Steep Pick
  Conde Duque · Madrid · Steep Index 9.0/10
• TAKAHARA COFFEE ROASTERY Steep Pick
  Kumoji · Naha · Steep Index 9.0/10
• Vannelli Coffee Steep Pick
  Kita-Aoyama · Tokyo · Steep Index 9.0/10
• Supreme Roastworks Steep Pick
  Grünerløkka · Oslo · Steep Index 9.0/10
• Volca Coffee Roasters Steep Pick
  Kungsholmen · Stockholm · Steep Index 9.0/10
• Belleville Brûlerie TOKYO Steep Pick
  Shimokitazawa, Setagaya · Tokyo · Steep Index 9.0/10
• AOYAMA COFFEE ROASTER Steep Pick
  Yanaka, Taito · Tokyo · Steep Index 9.0/10
• Tim Wendelboe Steep Pick
  Grünerløkka · Oslo · Steep Index 9.0/10
• Ruda Café Steep Pick
  La Latina · Madrid · Steep Index 9.0/10
• Streamer Coffee Company Azabujuban Steep Pick
  Azabujuban, Minato · Tokyo · Steep Index 9.0/10
• Despiertoo Specialty Coffee Steep Pick
  Centro · Granada · Steep Index 9.0/10
• 7g Roaster & Apartments Steep Pick
  Gaia Riverside, Vila Nova de Gaia · Porto · Steep Index 9.0/10
• LAVA COFFEE ROASTERS Steep Pick
  Xinzhuang · New Taipei City · Steep Index 9.0/10
• Brewman Tokyo Steep Pick
  Yoyogi, Shibuya · Tokyo · Steep Index 9.0/10
• CAFE ROSTRO Steep Pick
  Tomigaya, Shibuya · Tokyo · Steep Index 9.0/10
• SUR Coffee Corner Steep Pick
  Centro · Granada · Steep Index 9.0/10
• Malabarista Café Steep Pick
  Anjos · Lisbon · Steep Index 8.9/10
• RISE COFFEE - Flagship Store Steep Pick
  Ploenchit, Lumphini · Bangkok · Steep Index 8.9/10
• VERVE COFFEE ROASTERS YOYOGI PARK Steep Pick
  Yoyogi, Shibuya · Tokyo · Steep Index 8.9/10
• Roots at Ari Steep Pick
  Ari, Phaya Thai · Bangkok · Steep Index 8.9/10
• Little Darling Coffee Roasters Steep Pick
  Minami-Aoyama, Minato · Tokyo · Steep Index 8.9/10
• La Cabra Bangkok Steep Pick
  Song Wat, Samphanthawong · Bangkok · Steep Index 8.8/10
• Cafetoria Café & Shop Steep Pick
  Töölö · Helsinki · Steep Index 8.8/10
• Bloom.by Swell Coffee Roasters Steep Pick
  Himonya, Meguro · Tokyo · Steep Index 8.7/10
• KITASANDO COFFEE Steep Pick
  Sendagaya, Shibuya · Tokyo · Steep Index 8.6/10
• Blue Bottle Coffee Kiyosumi-Shirakawa Flagship Steep Pick
  Kiyosumi-Shirakawa, Koto · Tokyo · Steep Index 8.6/10
• æ - ash Steep Pick
  Jinnan, Shibuya · Tokyo · Steep Index 8.6/10

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