# Coffee and pastry in Buenos Aires These specialty cafés also take their pastry seriously, from house-baked cakes and cinnamon rolls to alfajores and chipá. The coffee still leads; the counter is a reason to stay for a second cup. ## The shops 1. [flat&white (sucursal cerrito)](https://goodcoffeein.com/buenos-aires/flat-and-white-sucursal-cerrito.md) (Recoleta · Good). flat&white was founded in 2016 by Martina Vigo and Gabriel Gazdik, and it roasts its coffee on its own Diedrich, with Vigo at the roaster. The range leans light and lists single origins from Colombia, Rwanda, Burundi, Ethiopia, Panama and Peru, some with the producer named. This café is on Cerrito, in Recoleta. The group also runs a coffee school with barista courses and tastings, and a bakery that supplies its cafés. It placed 20th in The Best Coffee Shops Argentina 2026. Have an espresso or a flat white, then take a bag of the current single origin home. 2. [La Ventana x Anafe](https://goodcoffeein.com/buenos-aires/la-ventana-x-anafe-cafe-de-especialidad.md) (Palermo Hollywood · Good). La Ventana is the coffee bar of the team behind the restaurant Anafe, chef Mica Najmanovich and Nico Arcucci. The coffee comes from Fuego Tostadores, a Buenos Aires roaster, and Sprudge picked out the seasonal Brazilian blend, with notes of almond and chocolate, as a match for the medialunas. The bar makes espresso drinks, cold brew and a refillable batch filter, and sells quarter-kilo bags of its Fuego coffee. Food leads the menu, with breakfast all day, lunch plates and cakes, in a cozy room with mismatched chairs. 3. [Cobre Café](https://goodcoffeein.com/buenos-aires/cobre-cafe.md) (Villa Crespo · Good). Cobre is a specialty café in Villa Crespo whose website says its baristas hold SCA certification. Filter coffee has its own section on the menu, brewed by V60, Chemex or AeroPress, and the site's "now brewing" board names the coffees in rotation, such as a Bourbon Rosado from Colombia, a Wush Wush from Ethiopia and a Geisha from Peru. The kitchen does viennoiserie, chipa sandwiches and a brunch menu, so it works for a slow breakfast as well as a quick flat white. Bags of specialty coffee are sold at the counter. 4. [Clorindo Café/Brunch](https://goodcoffeein.com/buenos-aires/clorindo-cafe-brunch.md) (Recoleta · Good). Clorindo fills the inner patio of the Ricardo Güiraldes public library, a Tudor-style building from 1921, and its design is a tribute to the architect Clorindo Testa: concrete, wood and iron, curved furniture, blue, cream and orange tones, and tiered seats at the back. Time Out Buenos Aires names the coffee as the highlight, with espresso drinks and filter coffee on the menu. The other half of the menu is brunch, and the counter has raspberry pepas and a carrot cake cookie. It is a quiet place to sit, with outlets on the patio wall if you need to work. 5. [Kajue Café](https://goodcoffeein.com/buenos-aires/kajue-cafe.md) (Palermo Soho · Good). Kajue opened in Palermo Soho in 2019, started by Nathaly and Eduardo, who met at a café in Caracas. It is a coffee house and bistro: the long menu runs from brunch and Venezuelan breakfasts to cakes, but the coffee list is real. Single origins from Guatemala, Nicaragua, Honduras and Colombia go into espresso or a special lot brewed by hand in V60, Chemex, AeroPress or French press. South America's 100 Best Coffee Shops listed it in 2026. From Wednesday to Saturday it stays open until 21. 6. [Primero](https://goodcoffeein.com/buenos-aires/primero-cafe-de-especialidad.md) (Villa Crespo · Good). Primero Café says it works with single-origin beans roasted in Buenos Aires, and the menu stays close to the coffee: espresso, flat white, a filter coffee whose options the staff will tell you about, an 18-hour cold brew and espresso tonic. To eat there are cinnamon rolls, medialunas, cookies and toasties on sourdough. The Villa Crespo café, on Thames, has a deck on the sidewalk. It placed 22nd in The Best Coffee Shops Argentina 2026. Order the filter and ask what is on that day. 7. [Café Razo](https://goodcoffeein.com/buenos-aires/cafe-razo.md) (Núñez · Good). Café Razo calls itself a bakery, deli and coffee bar, and the coffee holds its own. In 2026 Time Out put this Besares shop on its list of new specialty cafés, noting that the cups are consistent whether you order a filter or an espresso drink. The menu offers V60 and AeroPress filters, a daily batch brew, flat whites and cold brew, and bags of Puerto Blest coffee are for sale. Ask for the pistachio cookie Time Out singled out. The breads are slow-fermented sourdough, and there is a second Razo on Quesada. 8. [DOC Café](https://goodcoffeein.com/buenos-aires/doc-cafe.md) (Villa Crespo · Good). DOC is a neighbourhood specialty café on Aráoz in Villa Crespo that set out to be a meeting point built around good coffee. The current menu lists filtered coffee for one person by Origami, V60 or AeroPress, and for two by Chemex or V60, next to the usual espresso drinks, served at 65 °C unless you ask for it hotter. Its website explains how it picks coffees for their origin and process. The kitchen runs brunch, lunches and pastries, and beans and brewing gear are sold through its online shop. 9. [WALDEN Café](https://goodcoffeein.com/buenos-aires/walden-cafe.md) (Villa Crespo · Good). Walden is a small specialty café on Gurruchaga, in Villa Crespo, whose menu starts with coffee: espresso, doppio, a double ristretto with milk called the magic, flat white, and iced versions of the classics. Its house bean is a washed Colombia Supremo from Huila, Caturra and Castillo grown at 1,500 metres by small producers, scored 83 on its own cupping card, with notes of panela, ripe stone fruit and milk chocolate. The same coffee is sold in 250 g bags. Sourdough toasts, cookies and a cinnamon roll fill the rest of the menu. 10. [Vedra Cafe C](https://goodcoffeein.com/buenos-aires/vedra-cafe-c.md) (Belgrano · Good). Vedra calls itself a pastry and specialty coffee café, and Time Out's Sol Mohadeb picked this Belgrano shop as a place to work or study. The room recalls a school but with a modern, pleasant design, with a shared table and a bar with power outlets for laptops. The drinks go beyond the basics: an apple pie latte made with an apple reduction and sweet spices, and a cold brew with grapefruit syrup and merkén. The Best Coffee Shops Argentina 2026 placed Vedra 27th in the country. 11. [Hábito Café](https://goodcoffeein.com/buenos-aires/habito-cafe.md) (Monserrat · Good). Hábito has served specialty coffee on México Street in Monserrat for more than ten years, as its own bio puts it. The beans come from Puerto Blest, a well-known Argentine specialty roaster, and its posts mention a natural coffee from Guatemala on the bar. The pastry is baked in house, so a coffee and something sweet is the natural order here. It is a calm stop between San Telmo and the Congreso area. 12. [Jaramillo Cafe](https://goodcoffeein.com/buenos-aires/jaramillo-cafe.md) (Núñez · Good). Jaramillo is a sunny corner café on 11 de Septiembre in Núñez, and Time Out picked it for doing the classics well: espresso, iced latte and iced americano, plus an espresso with hibiscus in summer. Its own menu also offers V60 filter, which its posts suggest as the first coffee of the day. The kitchen is busy too, with bagels, granola bowls, cinnamon rolls and lunch, so it suits a long morning. There is a second Jaramillo in Belgrano, on Manuel Ugarte. 13. [Nordic Coffee](https://goodcoffeein.com/buenos-aires/nordic-coffee-cafe-de-especialidad.md) (Villa Urquiza · Good). Nordic is a Villa Urquiza café with a Scandinavian theme: every handmade cup and takeaway cup carries a rune, and the website explains what yours means. The coffee side is more concrete than the theme. The menu has a V60 for one or two cups, with a choice of Brazil or Colombia, and a cold brew steeped for 20 hours. The beans for sale are Colombian and labelled in detail, among them a washed Castillo from southwest Antioquia grown at 1,900 metres, a Geisha and a rum-infused lot from Chinchiná, Caldas. Carrot cake is the house's most ordered sweet. 14. [Sélica](https://goodcoffeein.com/buenos-aires/selica-specialty-coffee.md) (Belgrano · Good). Sélica, on Ciudad de la Paz in Belgrano, calls itself a specialty coffee house with handmade pastry. The menu lists a V60 filter, for one person or for two, next to the espresso drinks, from a double espresso to a flat white and a mocha latte, plus iced versions. The pastry is the other half of the counter: lemon and banana loaf cakes, cinnamon rolls, croissants and an alfajor with a coffee ganache centre. Toasts and a few sandwiches cover lunch. If you come with a friend, order the V60 for two. 15. [MUCHO cafe de especialidad BsAs](https://goodcoffeein.com/buenos-aires/mucho-cafe-de-especialidad-bsas.md) (Belgrano · Good). Mucho is a neighbourhood specialty café near the Coghlan border that Time Out Buenos Aires picked for its filter coffee in a 2024 list of specialty cafés for studying and remote work. The room is set up for long stays: fast Wi-Fi, outlets within reach and a communal table that suits groups. Order a filter coffee and add something from the counter; the list mentions cinnamon rolls, marquise, cookies and croissants filled with avocado. 16. [Siba Café Especial](https://goodcoffeein.com/buenos-aires/siba-cafe-especial.md) (Núñez · Good). Siba is a small café on Montañeses in Núñez, with a bar, a few tables with outlets, and a white, bright, minimal room that Time Out Buenos Aires describes as good for focus. The same 2024 Time Out list of specialty cafés for studying and remote work calls its coffee exceptional. For something sweet, look for the red velvet cookie or the gluten-free, vegan banana and peanut cookie; for something savoury, the croissant with halloumi. 17. [Porta negra cafe de especialidad](https://goodcoffeein.com/buenos-aires/porta-negra-cafe-de-especialidad.md) (Villa Urquiza · Good). Porta Negra is a small specialty café on Avenida Mendoza in Villa Urquiza, and it roasts the coffee it serves, which it also sells by the quarter kilo. The counter keeps to simple things that go with a cup: chipá, cookies, alfajores and cinnamon rolls. It is a neighbourhood place, and it welcomes dogs. A second Porta Negra, with the same coffee, is in Saavedra on Crisólogo Larralde. 18. [Good Joe](https://goodcoffeein.com/buenos-aires/good-joe-coffee-to-go.md) (Belgrano · Good). Good Joe calls itself a specialty café, and the name says how it works: coffee to go, with a short menu and no long wait. Beyond espresso, ristretto, flat white and lattes, it brews filter by hand, an AeroPress for one person or a Chemex for two, and a cold brew that is steeped and then filtered. The menu is short by design, with its own pastries and simple food. The brand has a second shop in Acassuso, outside the city. 19. [Zeta Café](https://goodcoffeein.com/buenos-aires/zeta-cafe.md) (Caballito · Good). Zeta is a family café on Avenida Pedro Goyena in Caballito, open since August 2025. The family designed and built the room themselves, and it is set up for long stays, with plugs for laptops, and dogs are welcome. The coffee is a specialty Catuaí blend from Brazil, ground to order for the espresso bar: flat white, latte, cappuccino. The pastry is made in house, from croissants filled with pastry cream to a Basque cheesecake, and there are gluten-free options. Bring work and stay a while. 20. [Birdy Birds Specialty Coffee Shop](https://goodcoffeein.com/buenos-aires/birdy-birds-specialty-coffee-shop.md) (Villa Crespo · Good). Birdy Birds is a Villa Crespo café with a Russian streak. The counter carries medovik honey cake, syrniki made with ricotta, pepa rusa and cinnamon rolls, and the drinks list adds RAF coffee and sbiten, a spiced coffee with orange juice and honey. For a plain cup there is espresso, flat white and a V60 by the cup, with almond and lactose-free milk on request. A gluten-free section covers keto empanadas and cakes without sugar. It opens at 7:30 and closes at 20:00. ## Sources - - [All coffee shops in Buenos Aires](https://goodcoffeein.com/buenos-aires.md) --- [Good Coffee In](https://goodcoffeein.com/) · https://goodcoffeein.com/buenos-aires/best/pastry