Buna ★ 4.6
Buna in Mexico City is the Roma Norte specialty coffee bar on Orizaba, the in-house Mexican-roasted operation with Nahuatl-named blends and an almond.
Signature drink: Flat white
Coffee shops, bakeries with seats and the places Mexico City lingers in over a cortado.
Where to sit and slow down
Cafe Negro Coyoacan ★ 4.5
Cafe Negro Coyoacan in Mexico City is the cobblestone-street cafe on Centenario near Plaza Hidalgo, a Mexican-only roaster that sources from Chiapas, Oaxaca.
Signature drink: Mexican single-origin filter
Cucurucho ★ 4.5
Cucurucho in Mexico City is owner David Birruete's Juarez cafe on Rio Nazas, the third-wave roaster with Chiapas and Oaxaca beans that pulls.
Signature drink: House blend espresso
Cafebreria El Pendulo Condesa ★ 4.3
Cafebreria El Pendulo Condesa in Mexico City is the multi-floor bookstore cafe on Nuevo Leon since 1993, the wood-floor balcony reading room with brunch.
Signature drink: Mexican chocolate with espresso
Almanegra Cafe ★ 4.4
Almanegra Cafe in Mexico City is the Roma Norte third-wave specialty roaster on Tabasco, the minimalist room with a single-origin V60 program and Mexican.
Signature drink: V60 filter
Quentin Cafe ★ 4.2
Quentin Cafe in Mexico City is the Roma Norte cafe on Avenida Alvaro Obregon, the all-day room with a pull-down vintage espresso machine and a slow.
Signature drink: Cortado
Blend Station Condesa ★ 4.1
Blend Station in Mexico City is the Condesa daytime work cafe on Tamaulipas, a multi-floor specialty coffee room with wifi-friendly seats and a roastery.
Signature drink: Mocha latte
Cafe Avellaneda ★ 4.5
Cafe Avellaneda in Mexico City is the Coyoacan hole-in-the-wall espresso bar on Higuera, the no-laptop seven-seat counter where barista Geovanni Salas pulls.
Signature drink: Pour-over Chiapas
Boicot Cafe ★ 4.3
Boicot Cafe in Mexico City is the Roma Norte specialty coffee bar on Alvaro Obregon, an indie roaster with single-origin Chiapas and Veracruz beans.
Signature drink: Filter coffee
Tierra Garat ★ 4.0
Tierra Garat in Mexico City is the Mexican-coffee chain that pours cafe de olla, atole and Mexican chocolate; the Condesa Tamaulipas branch is the closest.
Signature drink: Cafe de olla
Chiquitito Cafe ★ 4.4
Chiquitito Cafe in Mexico City is the Condesa six-seat espresso bar on Alfonso Reyes, a tiny no-laptop counter that built its reputation on barista training.
Signature drink: Espresso
Panaderia Rosetta Colima ★ 4.7
Panaderia Rosetta in Mexico City is Elena Reygadas' Colima bakery cafe across from Rosetta, where the guava-rose roll and concha drive Sunday-morning queues.
Signature drink: Espresso with concha
Cardinal Casa de Cafe ★ 4.4
Cardinal Casa de Cafe in Mexico City is the Roma Norte specialty roaster on Cordoba, a converted-house cafe with Mexican single-origin beans and a slow-pour.
Signature drink: Cortado
Cafe Toscano Roma ★ 4.3
Cafe Toscano in Mexico City is the Roma Norte Italian cafe and restaurant on Orizaba 42 across from Plaza Rio de Janeiro, an all-day room pouring Illy.
Signature drink: Illy espresso macchiato
Joselo ★ 4.2
Joselo in Mexico City is the Condesa park-front cafe on Avenida Mexico across from Parque Mexico, a daytime room with house-baked pan dulce and a strong.
Signature drink: Latte with concha