Alma Cafe ★ 4.0
Alma Cafe in Tlaquepaque is the Calle Independencia specialty-coffee bar near the El Parian, a Tapatio favourite for filter coffee and pan dulce mornings.
Signature drink: Filter
Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Guadalajara lingers in over a cortado.
Where to sit and slow down
Cafe Tenango ★ 4.5
Cafe Tenango in Guadalajara is the Ladron de Guevara specialty bar on Justo Sierra 1860, an Otomi-themed room pouring Mexican beans with desayuno plates.
Signature drink: Mexican single-origin pour over
Caligari Cafe ★ 4.5
Caligari in Guadalajara is the Santa Teresita 2006-founded specialty bar on Juan Manuel 1406, a horror-themed antique room pouring Cafe Estelar beans.
Signature drink: Flat white on Cafe Estelar beans
Cafe Benito ★ 4.4
Cafe Benito in Guadalajara is the Centro cafe-gallery on Juarez 451, a 1940s art-deco former cinema serving Mexican breakfast and lattes amid art shows.
Signature drink: Latte
Vago Imperial Cafe ★ 4.4
Vago Imperial in Guadalajara is the Lafayette cafe on Zuno Hernandez 2143, an old-house terrace serving sourdough, duck sandwiches and specialty coffee.
Signature drink: Cappuccino with house sourdough toast
Cafe 5PM ★ 4.3
Cafe 5PM in Zapopan is the Jardines de Guadalupe cafe on Av. Guadalupe 5181-B, billed as the city's first specialty coffee bar with two decades behind it.
Signature drink: Espresso shot with French toast
Kona Miscellaneous Corner ★ 4.6
Kona Corner in Guadalajara is the Americana minimalist bar on Pedro Moreno 1104, an ex-palReal-barista operation focused on retail beans and pour-over served.
Signature drink: Pour over Mexican single origin
RinTinTin Cafe ★ 4.5
RinTinTin in Guadalajara is the Colonia Americana brunch cafe on Venezuela 443, a pet-friendly tiny room famed for peanut-chile chilaquiles and dulce muffins.
Signature drink: Chiapas-grown coffee with peanut-chile chilaquiles
Xitzin Cafe ★ 4.5
Xitzin in Guadalajara is the Colonia Americana specialty bar on Marsella 248, a Nahuatl-named shooting-star room rotating fresh Mexican beans every fortnight.
Signature drink: Rotating Mexican micro-lot pour over
Macondo Cafe ★ 4.4
Macondo in Guadalajara is the Americana laptop-friendly cafe on Zuno 2219, a Garcia Marquez-named room with reliable wifi, outlets and artisanal coffee.
Signature drink: Cappuccino
Zuno Cafe ★ 4.4
Zuno Cafe in Guadalajara is the Americana Apartment 25 in-store cafe on Zuno 1912, a 1920s restored house pouring fresh-ground coffee with Casa Bosques bars.
Signature drink: Filter coffee with daily-baked tarts
Cafe Madoka ★ 4.4
Cafe Madoka in Guadalajara is the Centro 1959-founded cafe on Gonzalez Martinez 78, a wood-tables and dominoes spot where Juan Rulfo used to drop.
Signature drink: Madoka special coffee
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