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.
Address: Passatge Sert 12, 08003 Barcelona
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.
Sources from: Brazil, Colombia, Sumatra
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
Right Side Coffee in Barcelona's Gracia is the Diluvi-corner roastery cafe pouring single-origin pour-over and espresso, with their own roastery a 10-minute walk away.
Tip: Open daily. The Diluvi corner seats four at the counter; the back wall has plug sockets.
Sources from: Ethiopia, Kenya, Guatemala
How they serve: Espresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
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.
Sources from: Brazil, Colombia, Sumatra
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
