16 cafe rooms in Boston we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Boston | Cafe across every city.
Coffee culture in Boston stretches from the espresso bars of the North End to a deep roaster scene around Cambridge and the South End. Caffe Vittoria carries the old Italian cafe tradition in the North End, while Gracenote Coffee in the South End and the Cambridge roasters Broadsheet and 1369 Coffee House represent the newer specialty wave. Thinking Cup and Pavement add reliable everyday counters across Back Bay and Beacon Hill.
Caffe Vittoria ★ 4.3
north-end · 290-296 Hanover St, Boston, MA 02113
Caffe Vittoria on Hanover Street has poured espresso in Boston's North End since 1929. Four floors of antique espresso machines, three liquor bars.
Thinking Cup Newbury ★ 4.2
back-bay · 85 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116
Thinking Cup on Newbury Street pours Stumptown coffee in Boston's Back Bay since 2010. Order the stumptown hairbender espresso. At 85 Newbury St.
Gracenote Coffee ★ 4.6
south-end · 108 Lincoln St, Boston, MA 02111
Gracenote on Lincoln Street near South Station pours its own roasted single-origin espresso in Boston's Leather District since 2015. 12-seat counter.
Pavement Coffeehouse Newbury ★ 4.3
back-bay · 286 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02115
Pavement on Newbury Street has run a local Boston roaster and cafe in Back Bay since 2008. Bagels boiled in-house, cortados the house drink.
Tatte Bakery Charles Street ★ 4.4
beacon-hill · 70 Charles St, Boston, MA 02114
Tatte on Charles Street has run an Israeli-style bakery-cafe in Beacon Hill Boston since 2016. Order the cappuccino and shakshuka. At 70 Charles St.
Diesel Cafe ★ 4.5
somerville · 257 Elm St, Somerville, MA 02144
Diesel Cafe on Elm Street in Davis Square Somerville has poured local-roast coffee with a pool table in the back since 1999. Booking recommended.
1369 Coffee House ★ 4.4
cambridge · 1369 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA 02139
1369 Coffee House on Cambridge Street in Inman Square Cambridge has poured house-blend drip and pastry in Boston since 1993. At 1369 Cambridge St.
Flour Bakery Cafe Cambridge ★ 4.5
cambridge · 190 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02139
Joanne Chang's Flour Bakery on Mass Ave near Central Square Cambridge has run a bakery-cafe in Boston since 2007. Order the coffee and sticky bun.
Sofra Cafe ★ 4.6
cambridge · 1 Belmont St, Cambridge, MA 02138
Ana Sortun and Maura Kilpatrick's Sofra on Belmont Street has run the Eastern Mediterranean cafe in Huron Village Cambridge since 2008. Turkish coffee.
Broadsheet Coffee Roasters ★ 4.7
cambridge · 100 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138
Aaron Mason's Broadsheet on Kirkland Street has run a single-origin specialty-coffee bar and roastery in Cambridge since 2017. James Hoffmann recommendation.
Blue Bottle Coffee Newbury Street ★ 4.4
back-bay · 163 Newbury St, Boston, MA 02116
Blue Bottle's Back Bay cafe on Newbury Street is the Oakland-founded specialty roaster's Boston flagship. At 163 Newbury St. Booking recommended.
Thinking Cup Boston Common ★ 4.2
beacon-hill · 165 Tremont St, Boston, MA 02111
Thinking Cup on Tremont Street facing Boston Common has poured Stumptown coffee in Boston's Theatre District since 2012. Located in Beacon Hill.
Gracenote Coffee Roasters ★ 4.6
south-end · 108 Lincoln St, Boston, MA 02111
Gracenote Coffee Roasters is a 12-seat single-origin specialty coffee bar in Bostons Leather District; closed at 16:00 weekdays, espresso list rotates weekly.
Dudley Cafe ★ 4.2
roxbury · 15 Warren St, Roxbury, MA 02119
Dudley Cafe is an independent Roxbury cafe at Nubian Square; Indian-Asian sandwiches on Nashoba Brook bread, Fazenda coffee and Sunday live music.
Cutty's ★ 4.6
brookline · 284 Washington St, Brookline, MA 02445
Cuttys is a Brookline sandwich counter the Roast Beef 1000 made famous; Saturday morning sandwich list pulls the longest line, arrive by 11:00 sharp.
Broadsheet Coffee Roasters ★ 4.7
cambridge · 100 Kirkland St, Cambridge, MA 02138
Broadsheet Coffee Roasters (Cafe) in Boston: Pour-over filter coffee is the order; the espresso is excellent too. Closed earlier on Sundays at 16:00.