Best Cafes in Barcelona
A list of the 6 best cafes in Barcelona, including Cafés El Magnífico (El Born, Barcelona). No votes cast yet — ordered as entries were added, and voting decides the order from here — last updated Aug 18, 2026.
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El Born, Barcelona
Family coffee roaster in El Born tracing to 1919, an early single-origin specialist since the 1980s; acquired the historic 1906 La Portorriqueña roastery in 2018.
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Granja M. Viader
cafeHistoric dairy cafe open since 1870, credited with inventing the bottled chocolate drink Cacaolat in 1931; known for churros and thick hot chocolate.
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Gothic Quarter, Barcelona
Third-wave coffee pioneer that moved into the Gothic Quarter in 2014, working closely with local roaster Right Side Coffee; an early name in Barcelona specialty coffee.
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Nomad Coffee
cafeEl Born, Barcelona
Specialty coffee roaster and bar tucked into El Born's Passatge del Sert, founded by barista Jordi Mestre; its roasts are shipped to shops worldwide.
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Federal Café
cafeSant Antoni, Barcelona
All-day brunch cafe with a roof terrace on the edge of Sant Antoni, known for avocado toast, smoothies and lattes; a long-running Barcelona brunch fixture.
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Onna Coffee
cafeGràcia, Barcelona
Specialty coffee shop in Gràcia run by Costa Rican owner Anahi Paez, who sources and roasts single-origin Costa Rican beans exclusively.
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