# Best Cafes in Barcelona

From a 1870 dairy cafe that invented Cacaolat to the Gothic Quarter's third-wave coffee pioneer, the cafes Barcelona locals and visitors actually go to. · community starter list

A list of the 6 best cafes in Barcelona, including Cafés El Magnífico (El Born, Barcelona). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [Spain](/spain.md) / Barcelona
**Updated:** 2026-08-18 06:28:45

1. **[Cafés El Magnífico](/e/cafes-el-magnifico---729.md)** (cafe) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://cafeselmagnifico.com/en/about-us/
2. **[Granja M. Viader](/e/granja-m-viader---730.md)** (cafe) — Historic dairy cafe open since 1870, credited with inventing the bottled chocolate drink Cacaolat in 1931; known for churros and thick hot chocolate. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/eating-and-drinking/food-tales-granja-viader/, https://www.frommers.com/destinations/barcelona/restaurants/granja-m-viader-2
3. **[Satan's Coffee Corner](/e/satan-s-coffee-corner---731.md)** (cafe) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://rutesdebarcelona.com/2017/07/12/the-taste-of-satans-coffee-corner/, https://thecoffeevine.com/blog/right-side-coffee-born-from-a-rich-family-legacy-this-barcelona-roaster-is-charting-its-own-course/
4. **[Nomad Coffee](/e/nomad-coffee---732.md)** (cafe) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://nomadcoffee.es/en/pages/historia
5. **[Federal Café](/e/federal-cafe---733.md)** (cafe) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://mail.barcelonayellow.com/bcn/restaurants/cafes/federal-cafe
6. **[Onna Coffee](/e/onna-coffee---734.md)** (cafe) — Specialty coffee shop in Gràcia run by Costa Rican owner Anahi Paez, who sources and roasts single-origin Costa Rican beans exclusively. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.timeout.com/barcelona/restaurants/onna-coffee, https://www.barcelona-metropolitan.com/locations/onna-coffee/

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