Cafes el Magnifico in Barcelona's Born has roasted on-site since the 1980s: the Sans family's beans run through dozens of city cafes, sold whole bean at the bar.
Tip: Closed Sunday. The whole-bean retail is the back-room buy; the espresso bar is at the front.
Address: Carrer de l'Argenteria 64, 08003 Barcelona
Nomad Coffee in Barcelona's Born is Jordi Mestre's third-wave anchor: single-origin Ethiopian and Colombian, a flagship roastery cafe and a wholesale to the city's filter rooms.
Tip: Open Mon-Sat. The Passatge Sert flagship is the larger room; sister Mercat del Born and Passeig de Sant Joan also pour.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Burundi
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Satan's Coffee in Barcelona's Gothic Quarter is the third-wave roastery-cafe behind Marcos Bartolome: single-origin Ethiopian and Burundi beans on rotation weekly.
Tip: Closed Sunday. The retail counter does whole-bean bags; pour-over costs three euros at the bar.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Burundi, Kenya
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Onna Coffee in Barcelona's Gracia is the Costa Rican-owned roastery cafe pouring only their own farm beans: filter, espresso, and the seasonal natural-process rotation.
Tip: Closed Monday. The cuppings on Saturday morning are the way to see the full Costa Rica range.
Sources from: Costa Rica
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Syra Coffee in Barcelona's Born is the takeaway-window specialty-coffee chain Yago Giner started in 2015: filter, espresso, mostly walk-up window service.
Tip: Open daily. Mostly takeaway windows; the Born flagship has six stools at the bar.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Honduras
How they serve: Espresso, Filter
Skye Coffee Co in Barcelona's Poblenou is the converted-van-then-warehouse coffee bar that runs Saturday market pop-ups across the city and roasts in Poblenou.
Tip: Closed Mon-Tue. The Poblenou warehouse opens 10:00-17:00 Wed-Sun; the van shows up at Palo Alto market Sundays.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Mobile van
Nomad Coffee in Barcelona's Born is Jordi Mestre's third-wave anchor: single-origin Ethiopian and Colombian, a flagship roastery cafe and a wholesale to the city's filter rooms.
Tip: Open Mon-Sat. The Passatge Sert flagship is the larger room; sister Mercat del Born and Passeig de Sant Joan also pour.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Colombia, Burundi
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
Three Marks Coffee in Barcelona's Eixample is Pol Perello's specialty-coffee bar with an in-house roaster, single-origin filter setups and the city's tightest espresso.
Tip: Open daily. The roastery counter does cuppings on Saturday mornings; reserve 48 hours ahead.
Sources from: Colombia, Brazil, Ethiopia
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
