World's 100 Best Coffee Shops names Onyx Coffee Lab as top coffee shop

The second edition of The World's 100 Best Coffee Shops was presented at CoffeeFest Madrid 2026, with Onyx Coffee Lab (USA) ranked first and the United States represented by nine shops on the list.

The World's 100 Best Coffee Shops list released at CoffeeFest Madrid 2026 presents a global ranking of specialty cafés. This is the second edition of the list and aims to recognise excellence in coffee, service and atmosphere. Onyx Coffee Lab from the United States was named the top coffee shop in the ranking. Key facts: - Onyx Coffee Lab (USA) was ranked the world's best coffee shop in the 2026 edition. - Tim Wendelboe (Oslo, Norway) placed second and Alquimia Coffee (Santa Ana, El Salvador) placed third. - The United States leads the ranking with nine coffee shops; Australia has seven and Peru five, while Spain, Honduras and Taiwan have four each. - The ranking combined evaluations from more than 800 professional judges with public voting that exceeded 350,000 votes, and more than 15,000 coffee shops were analysed. - Evaluation criteria included coffee quality, barista experience and technique, customer service, innovation, space design, sustainability practices, food and pastry quality, and service consistency. Summary: The list highlights emerging and established centres of specialty coffee and recognises cafés for a range of quality and service measures. Organizers said continental lists will be unveiled throughout the year.