Places
“A city is like an animal. It has a nervous system, a head, shoulders, and feet. Every city is different from every other: no two are alike. And a city has collective emotions.”
-John Steinbeck
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Bistro Le Monet
We always dreamed of a place where coffee, food, and creativity could naturally coexist—where people could come not only to consume, but to stay, talk, and truly inhabit the space.
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Onnno
We are a kind of everyday lifestyle: coming for a slow breakfast, having a coffee alone, lingering at the table with friends, picking up bread for a family dinner, or ordering a cake for a birthday. In the end, what you shouldn’t miss is that—the moment, the present.
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Spelta
Cooking can be a bridge between people and the territory. We care that ingredients aren’t anonymous, and that behind every dish there is a relationship with the person who produces it, with the season, and with the place where we are.
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Entre Mesas
We are two siblings passionate about coffee and matcha who enjoy making everything we offer from scratch, maintaining very high standards of quality and providing fresh pastries.
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Chida
Chida was born from a vision that brings together design, nature, respect for everyone, and Mexican tradition. It began as a family business selling nieves de garrafa , along with a desire to help decentralize specialty coffee shops in the city.
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Vaivén
What made it different was the coffee: we were the first specialty coffee shop in Tulum. We’re also distinguished by our local and national products — traditional mezcals, Mexican spirits, and agroecological cacao.
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Nomad Café
We really enjoy calibrating the espresso and that moment when we realize that, day by day, our espressos keep getting better.
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Casa Senda
Casa Senda was born from that notion: understanding that journeys — both physical and emotional — transform us, and that sometimes we need to pause to listen to the signs.
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Bandida
From constantly proposing new drinks and delicious, random food, and building friendships, to being a space where you can sit down to draw, write, work, or create.
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Grijaw Coffee
As a coffee bar set up in my home, it’s defined by being an intimate space where people are received with warmth. It’s about showing that quality is never compromised, even without large infrastructure.
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El Huerto Restaurante
We sought to create experiences inspired by what moves us: food and architecture; and to share our passion for coffee, our enthusiasm for cycling, and our love of yoga.
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Tetlán
Well-made coffee is rigorous and technical, but making it accessible is our job. Language matters, but it’s just as important to remember that it exists to help us understand one another, not to restrict us. We’d like to remove the air of exclusivity that sometimes surrounds coffee culture.
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Bengala
Bengala was born from a philosophy and a lifestyle. We’re a couple from Acapulco who share habits like exercising, taking care of what we eat, what we watch, what we think (what we are), and of course, a love for coffee. That’s why we say it was born from a philosophy: it’s not just about looking good, but feeling good.
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Galerie Coffee
We began integrating art as an experience: canvases in different sizes, tote bags, cotton bags, mirrors, and various pieces to customize. Our mission has always been to support and give visibility to local artists and businesses.
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Barra Café 77
We believe in process, origin, and experimentation as a form of gastronomic expression — that’s what guides us in achieving that sense of enjoyment. Our proposal focuses on combining natural flavors; what Mother Earth offers us.
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Alma Café
A project that’s only four years old, maturing day by day. Our tempo tells us we’ll be around for a long time. That said, we’re enjoying the process every single day.
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Tanuki Coffee Lab
A place to create, experiment, and connect. Just like in life, coffee is balance, it’s slowing down and learning to enjoy every moment.
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Revueltas
We have a patio area that holds the whole essence of the place. There are trees, which naturally invite observation and pause, making Revueltassss a personal space for every visitor.
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La Valiente
We are a space that wants to invite everyone to look inward, to recognize their inner child amid all the noise, and to applaud themselves—because yes, every day we are all brave.
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Poki Café
The business grew and the need for a physical space became inevitable, one thing led to another. Poki Cookies didn’t die; it transformed into the union of our passions: a poki-bit of cookies, coffee, and music.
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Rinoceronte
This bookstore was born from the unexpected union between an elephant and a rhinoceros. The elephant was named Abul Abbas, the name, at the same time, of the first white elephant to set foot in Europe, owned by Carlo Magno, and of a small fanzine.
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Suklaa
If there’s something they shouldn’t miss, it’s experiencing the whole: the care put into a drink, a good freshly made dessert, and the feeling that the space and atmosphere were made for you.
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Solovino Café
Before knowing how to steam milk, calibrate a grinder, or make great chilaquiles, it’s essential to understand that hospitality is the most important thing for us.
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Alabastro Café
It was born as a dream shared by two girls aged eight and seven, which became reality twenty years later. From the beginning, we wanted to create a space where people could enjoy a delicious cup of coffee and a good dessert, or have breakfast in harmony.
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Cacto Café
Cacto began as a hobby, like many others we have. We enjoy photography and painting; there are some printed photos and paintings made by us displayed around. Cacto is the materialization of our personality and passions.
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Blah Blah Café
When tables fill with ceramics, watercolors, or wine glasses, the space transforms and becomes a creative meeting point. Seeing people connect with each other is probably the most rewarding part.
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Café Begonia
Inside, we become one—there’s a transformation within the chaos and rhythm. It’s meaningful to realize how many hands it takes to make this possible, and it’s deeply motivating to experience the full process: seeing the effort behind every drink and dish that reaches the table.
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Pasguato
The name comes from something very personal: my grandma calls her children and grandchildren “pazguatos.” It means something like “silly,” but in an affectionate tone. I liked writing it with an “s” instead of a “z”; making it my own. The project has that spirit too: not taking things too seriously, but still doing them with intention.
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Celaje Café
No matter what time of day it is, when you enter this space you lose track of time because of how cozy it feels. It’s a concept not everyone has; you find creative and unique details in every corner.
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Calidia
Part of the Calidia experience is that, each season or month, our customers can discover a new menu. We design the bakery items, beverages, and food from scratch, offering innovative options alongside our fixed menu.
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Bombs Coffee
The intention was to bring a different concept to Durango: a space that combined technique, innovation in beverages, and clear inspiration from international projects that understood coffee as an experience, not just consumption.
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Bailongo
Managing events, collaborations, exhibitions, music sessions, as well as the curatorship needed to keep the space alive, requires a much greater investment of time and energy than we imagined, and it forced us to understand that the project isn’t just a physical place but a living community where bonds are formed.
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La Helena
There were no nearby projects offering coffees from other parts of Mexico, and that seemed like a huge challenge. I didn’t know if the neighborhood would take it well, but the goal was clear: to create a decentralized project and build a community.
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La Nebulosa
If Nebulosa were a city, it would be in Mos Eisley, on the planet Tatooine, in the Star Wars universe. You don't come here just for coffee… you come to start your next adventure.
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Monarch Haus
Our advice: don’t try to analyze the coffee. Just sit and watch how the light breaks through the leaves of the trees, and how people rehearse their own happiness over freshly baked bread. That three-minute peace is probably the most expensive and rare item on our menu.
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Espíritu Café
Espíritu was born at the foothills of a mountain, rooted in a generational love for coffee and conceived as a window into origin. From the hands and hearts of our people to the final cup.
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Koneko Sweet Stand
The original idea was simple: to offer tea, coffee, or matcha while people shopped. We opened with that quiet, almost understated intention. But something unexpected happened.
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Las Dunas Record Café
We're a cultural space that unites the city's music lovers. If you're visiting Monterrey and you enjoy music and coffee, Las Dunas is a must-visit.
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Café Piloto
From the beginning it was built with a dream and a mission: to decentralize and take specialty coffee in a different direction with meaning, attention to small details and responsible awareness in its consumption.
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Fotofast Brisbane Film Lab
Service First - Quality Always has been our mantra since 1990. Our team takes great care to help our film users make shooting on film a repeatable, enjoyable experience. Encourage customers to print their photos so their memories last for decades.
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Turista Café
“Permanent discoverers” is a lifestyle we enjoy; whether it's in music, flavors, or places. It's about seeing the everyday through the eyes of a tourist, discovering that daily life is full of countless details that make it special.
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Bajo Sombra
The initial, distinctive proposition that served as inspiration and continues to this day was the sale and playback of vinyl records, making them pioneers at the time in merging these two passions. There couldn't have been a better combination.
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Gallina de Guinea
Often, customers return to share something they made from the last book they borrowed: cookies, a slice of cake, or even sourdough bread. It's deeply moving; when books come alive and create connections, our daily lives take on a little more meaning.
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Mulier Hogar de Café
We wanted to turn this passion into something shared and to create a space dedicated to enjoying life, where specialty coffee becomes the perfect excuse for connection. A place to sit without rushing, to enjoy things well made, and to celebrate rigor without losing tenderness
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EMAÚS
From the very beginning, the intention was to create a community within a space that felt warm and welcoming. The idea was not simply to open a café, but to create a place where people could slow down, have unhurried conversations, and feel accompanied.
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PerroPardo
What we enjoy most is the interaction with the beautiful community that has formed. Sitting for a while and enjoying the warm lights of the bar when the sun goes down. Creating and experimenting with coffee to offer experiences to those who visit us.
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Mr. John Coffee
From our origins, what made us different was hospitality. To be able to see the smile of our customers when they take their first sip of coffee, or the surprise when they take their first bite of a croissant, fills my heart and makes me feel alive.
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El Refín
Democratizing specialty coffee and removing that “untouchable” or pretentious label from it. We always say our mantra: “Specialty isn’t fancy, but it tastes like fancy.” We want people to lose their fear of trying something different.
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Coffee Haus
We are inspired by a love for coffee as a ritual. We come from a Lebanese background where coffee is a language of respect and generosity.Coffee was always the central element at any family or friends gathering. It represents an open-door way of living: offering coffee is saying, “I open my home and my heart to you.”
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Culto Coffee Co.
Our proposal is different. Here, coffee takes center stage, without syrups or added flavors. It has been a challenge, but also a conviction. We have not wanted to change that, even if the path is slower.
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Montecoyote
Specialty coffee bars are born from a need to go deeper and to connect. We wanted to help foster an appreciation for specialty coffee, and we were part of the beginning of a boom of interest in higher-quality coffee and more careful preparation.
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BRÜ Creative Coffee House
It's a place where quality coffee meets creativity and productivity. Since its opening, the mission has been to create a space that can be called a "creative hotspot," where you can come to drink coffee, work, find inspiration, and participate in artistic activities and workshops.
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RENOcafe
We are inspired by the local art scene; we believe that stronger and more impactful projects can be built together as a community. Artists like Hecho en Cancún, Alex Lechuga, and Elena Caltz, and places like the Lodoso pottery workshop and the Ki’Neek’ chocolate shop, are doing things particularly well.
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Claroscuro Gallery
Life, art, and photography are fleeting. This project was born from —and continues to grow through— a concept of resilience. We see it as something ever-changing: adapting to the market and the goals we want to achieve, while keeping its core identity. Our challenge is to avoid monotony, and we put our heart and dedication into making the gallery grow and evolve.
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Ikigai Film Lab
The idea of "ikigai" still guides how we work. Enjoying the process, taking pride in the details, and doing things properly even when no one’s watching. It’s a reminder to focus on the craft, what we’re passionate about, and let the results speak for themselves.
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Penumbra
Analog processes still have much to teach us. Part of our inspiration comes from sharing the photographic legacy inherited from photographer José Hernández Claire, Leonardo's father, and architect Salvador de Alba, Sergio's grandfather, both passionate about photography and who had their own darkroom at home.
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Inkultur
I wanted to combine two of my passions: enjoying something delicious, different, and well-made while reading or listening to music. I've always felt a special connection with print media and with "informal" reading —the kind you enjoy without screens and without rushing.
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The grammar monkey
In the book world, it's a common saying that you'll never have the book a customer asks for. Our bookstore is more about being captivated by the opportunity presented by a book that happens to occupy a certain space.


























































