Best Cafe Designs Worldwide

30+ Countries Featured: From Paris to Kyoto to Sydney to Barranco
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Best Cafe Designs Worldwide

30+ Countries Featured: From Paris to Kyoto to Sydney to Barranco
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Best Cafes Around the World

Andrew started the idea of Best Cafe Designs by photographing cafes during coffee breaks, working as an architect in Sydney CBD.  The initiative has expanded to a 30+ international collaboration of architects, designers, photographers and writers featuring cafe designs from all over the world.  Countries featured so far include: Vietnam, Lebanon, Pakistan, UK, Germany, Peru, Romania, Japan, Israel, France, Spain, Australia, Italy and many more!    

See best cafe designs by clicking on any of the continent regions below!

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Coffee Shop Lovers

Best Cafe Designs is a coffee lover's paradise, where they can explore visually stunning local café spaces that celebrate their passion for exceptional brews and artistic ambiance.

Espresso Travellers

Best Cafe Designs is an ideal resource for travelers seeking unique and visually captivating coffee experiences around the world, offering a global tour of exceptional café designs that enhance their journeys.

Architects / Interior Designers

Best Cafe Designs is a platform for architects and designers to showcase their exceptional café projects and gain inspiration from a global network of design enthusiasts.

Cafe Coffee Bar Operators

Best Cafe Designs serves as an invaluable resource for cafe operators, offering insights into exceptional cafe designs that can inspire and transform their own spaces into inviting and innovative coffee destinations.

Coffee Lovers

Best Cafe Designs is a coffee lover's paradise, where they can explore visually stunning local café spaces

Travellers

Best Cafe Designs is an ideal resource for travelers seeking unique and visually captivating coffee experiences

Architects / Designers

Best Cafe Designs is a platform for architects and designers to showcase their exceptional café projects

Cafe Operators

Best Cafe Designs serves as an invaluable resource for cafe operators, offering insights into exceptional cafe designs that can inspire and transform

Popular Cafe Designs

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By Penelope Barker

Andrew engaged an accomplished architectural journalist Penelope Barker, a former editor at Vogue Living, Belle and Indesign magazines, and a well respected writer in the architecture and design space to write stories about these amazing pictures from all over the world.

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William Angliss Tram Cafe / Melbourne / Gray Puksand
Experience Melbourne's café culture at William Angliss Tram Café, a repurposed historic W Class tram...
Alchemy Coffee / Philadelphia / LO Design
Alchemy Coffee in Philadelphia, designed by LO Design, offers a serene, minimalist space influenced...
Pink Geranium / Galiano Island / Twobytwo Architecture Studio
Twobytwo Architecture Studio: Redesigning the Pink Geranium on Galiano Island Twobytwo Architecture...
Roots Cafe / Kuwait / Alaa Basem
Roots Café by Alaa Basem: Minimalism Meets Nature in Kuwait Roots Café in Kuwait, designed by Alaa...
Espresso Alchemy Popcorn / Metagram HK
Explore the thoughtful design of Espresso Alchemy by Metagram HK, featuring elegant ceilings...
Roket x Backhaus / Makassar Cafe / INS Studio
Explore Roket x Backhaus in Makassar by INS Studio—where modern simplicity meets functional design...
Akha Ama Coffee La Fattoria / Chiang Mai / Blankstudio
Akha Ama Coffee in Chiang Mai by Blankstudio redefines a shophouse with a curved mezzanine and local...
Rootdown / Hong Kong / Beams Creative
Located in the heart of Hong Kong, Rootdown is a cafe designed by Beams Creative that offers a...
Haven Coffee and Kitchen / Annecy
Situated in the heart of Annecy, Haven Coffee and Kitchen brings a slice of Australian coffee...
NANA Coffee Roasters Bangna / IDIN Architects
NANA Coffee Roasters Bangna, designed by IDIN Architects, embodies the principle of “What you...
The Milky’s Fold / Toronto / Simone Ferkul Projects
The Milky’s Fold / Toronto / Simone Ferkul Projects We delve into the creative inspiration...
Ethica Coffee Roasters / Toronto
Ethica Coffee Roasters began with a spark of inspiration in West Palm Beach. The founder, Gregory...
Black Hat Coffee Specialty Espresso Bar / Hamburg
We recently connected with Slava and Inna Zamikhovska of Black Hat Coffee Specialty Espresso Bar. In...
Cupping Room Coffee Roasters / Causeway Bay HK / Unite Unit
Visiting the newly-opened Cupping Room at Lee Garden is not only a pleasant journey that stimulates...
Koyo Base / Toki City / Gifu / Atelier Write
At BestCafeDesigns.com, we appreciate projects that blend heritage with modern design, and KOYO BASE...
William Angliss Tram Cafe / Melbourne / Gray Puksand
Experience Melbourne's café culture at William Angliss Tram Café, a repurposed historic W Class tram...
Alchemy Coffee / Philadelphia / LO Design
Alchemy Coffee in Philadelphia, designed by LO Design, offers a serene, minimalist space influenced...
Pink Geranium / Galiano Island / Twobytwo Architecture Studio
Twobytwo Architecture Studio: Redesigning the Pink Geranium on Galiano Island Twobytwo Architecture...
Roots Cafe / Kuwait / Alaa Basem
Roots Café by Alaa Basem: Minimalism Meets Nature in Kuwait Roots Café in Kuwait, designed by Alaa...
Espresso Alchemy Popcorn / Metagram HK
Explore the thoughtful design of Espresso Alchemy by Metagram HK, featuring elegant ceilings...
Roket x Backhaus / Makassar Cafe / INS Studio
Explore Roket x Backhaus in Makassar by INS Studio—where modern simplicity meets functional design...
Akha Ama Coffee La Fattoria / Chiang Mai / Blankstudio
Akha Ama Coffee in Chiang Mai by Blankstudio redefines a shophouse with a curved mezzanine and local...
Rootdown / Hong Kong / Beams Creative
Located in the heart of Hong Kong, Rootdown is a cafe designed by Beams Creative that offers a...
Haven Coffee and Kitchen / Annecy
Situated in the heart of Annecy, Haven Coffee and Kitchen brings a slice of Australian coffee...
NANA Coffee Roasters Bangna / IDIN Architects
NANA Coffee Roasters Bangna, designed by IDIN Architects, embodies the principle of “What you...
The Milky’s Fold / Toronto / Simone Ferkul Projects
The Milky’s Fold / Toronto / Simone Ferkul Projects We delve into the creative inspiration...
Ethica Coffee Roasters / Toronto
Ethica Coffee Roasters began with a spark of inspiration in West Palm Beach. The founder, Gregory...
Cafe Bar Misto / Pontevedra / Nan Arquitectos
At BestCafeDesigns.com, we have the pleasure of collaborating with architects from around the globe who bring innovative and captivating café designs to life. Recently, we...
Nodi Coffee Plus / Hong Kong / Unite Unit
Unite Unit’s approach to designing Nodi Coffee’s latest outpost, Nodi Coffee Plus, skillfully blends the precision of a laboratory with the allure of a contemporary...
Interview with Superkop / Dutch Designed Manual Espresso Machine
Manual Espresso Machine Superkop is a Dutch design. And it has been an idea for a long time. It took us quite long before we...
Mora Mora Colima / Mexico City / Alfille Arquitectos
In the heart of Mexico City, Mora Mora Colima designed by Alfille Arquitectos emerges as a flagship vegan restaurant and supermarket, blending sustainability with thoughtful...
Arabica / Saigon Central Post Office / Cafes around Saigon
In the heart of Ho Chi Minh City’s District 1, the % Arabica Ho Chi Minh City Roastery offers a thoughtfully designed space in the...
Sustainability and Coffee – Interview with EcoBarista
One thing I would like to do at bestcafedesigns.com is broaden the topics investigated that interest our general audience of designers / cafe operators /...
Ahora / Buenos Aires / Ohioestudio
Designed by Ohio Photographed by Luis Barandiaran AHORA is a restaurant with a Comfort Food gastronomic proposal. After a pandemic, the concept of present time...
Intelligentsia Coffee / Austin Texas / Magic Architecture
Inspired by local swimming holes, Intelligentsia Coffee’s Austin store designed by Magic Architecture was imagined as an urban escape from the heat of a Texas...
Micah Coffee Brewers / Melbourne / Rptecture
Rptecture Architects design for Micah Coffee Brewers in Melbourne is minimalist, elegant and pure. From its fully glazed shopfront to its centralised coffee counter flanked...
Roste Chocolate House / Portland / Gabe Headrick
Introducing Roste Chocolate House, a delightful blend of chocolate production and cafe nestled in Portland’s vibrant Pearl district. What sets this establishment apart is its...
25:8 Creative Coffee Collective / Ottawa / 25:8 Architecture
Architects love hybrid spaces that socialize architectural practice. I have always been drawn to concepts that push the boundaries of traditional cafe design, and the...
SHOWAY ARTS SPACE / Qingpu District / Shanghai / Topos Design
As an architect and the founder of BestCafeDesigns.com, I have always been drawn to cafe spaces that support public buildings, offering a sense of community...
Migrant Kitchen Story / New York / JBA Collective and MEAN Design
Migrant Kitchen Cafe in New York, is characterised by its sculptural enclosure made of laser-cut plywood lattice, which serves as both a functional wall lining...
Cafe/Restaurant District Wharf Amsterdam South / Open Architects
This versatile building serves as a garage, office, and living room for the cleaning service. What distinguishes this district yard is the use of biobased...

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Cafe Design Types

Best Cafe Design FAQ

Best Cafe Designs is a curated platform that celebrates exceptional coffee house and interior designs from around the world. We showcase stunning coffee shop designs, provide insights into trends, and offer a space for architects, designers, café owners, and coffee lovers to connect and share their passion for coffee culture and innovative design.

Whether you run a modern coffee shops, design studio, Scandinavian, mid-century or Shanghai asian cafe, submitting your café design is easy. Visit our “Submit” page and follow the instructions to share your project details, high-quality images, design story, and your bio or design firm profile. Our team will review your submission, and if it meets our criteria, it may be featured on our platform.

Not currently, although Best Cafe Designs is in collaboration with experienced architecture firm and designers who specialize in café design.  The site is a great source of inspiration, and a source to see local architecture, creative lighting, raw materials and see more ideas about cafe.  

Absolutely! Best Cafe Designs is a community of design aficionados, café owners, architects, and coffee lovers. You can connect with like-minded individuals, share your insights, and engage in discussions through our platform and social media channels.

No, accessing Best Cafe Designs content is entirely free. We encourage everyone to explore our curated café designs and articles. Additionally, there is no fee for submitting your café design for consideration.

Best Cafe Designs was founded by a group of passionate architects, designers, and coffee enthusiasts who shared a common love for cafe interior design. We recognized the art of coffee and the significance of café aesthetics in enhancing the coffee experience and wanted to create a platform that celebrates and shares the artistry of café design with a global audience. Our platform started as a way to inspire and connect like-minded individuals who appreciate the fusion of design and coffee culture.

Our mission at Best Cafe Designs is to be the ultimate source of inspiration and knowledge for anyone who values exceptional café aesthetics. We aim to celebrate innovative café designs, empower architects and designers to showcase their work, assist barista and café owners in transforming their spaces, and provide coffee lovers with a visual and sensory journey that deepens their appreciation for coffee culture. Our mission is to elevate café aesthetics, one design at a time, and foster a community that shares our passion for the perfect fusion of design and coffee.

We strive to provide fresh and inspiring coffee shop interiors content regularly. You can expect new café designs, articles, and features to be added on a consistent basis, keeping you up-to-date with the latest trends in café aesthetics and architecture.

We welcome collaborations and partnerships with brands and businesses that align with our platform’s values. If you’re interested in advertising or collaboration opportunities, please contact us through our “Contact” page, and we’ll be happy to discuss potential arrangements.  Whether you have modern furniture, glass windows, chandelier, sleep lighting fixtures, plywood, wooden furniture, mosaic, reclaimed wood or house-made products and suppliers, we would welcome a discussion on partnership.

  • To stay in the loop, follow us on our social media platforms (Facebook, Instagram, etc.), subscribe to our newsletter, or simply visit our website regularly for fresh café design inspiration, articles, and updates.  See articles for recently renovated cafe’s, cozier curve ceilings, copper toned latte touch device users, amazing hue and walkway spaces or that cafe with sleek lighting features, that services comfort food and transforms into a late-night bar

Cafe Interior Design

The Best Cafe Designs website is a virtual haven for design enthusiasts seeking inspiration from the chic and diverse world of cafe interiors. As you navigate through the gallery’s curated images, each nuance of floor layout, seat selection, and retro accents is a testament to the meticulous artistry behind cafe design. Whether it’s a cozy nook clad in exposed concrete in Prague or a sleek, zen-like renovation in Chai Parada, the website invites users to explore these spaces like a home away from home. The infusion of potted plants, perforated lamp shades, and sleek lighting fixtures entices visitors to not only appreciate the visual aesthetics but also explore the tactile elements that make each cafe a unique experience. With an artful touch, the designers expertly renovate existing buildings, transforming them into inviting spaces where one can savor a cup of coffee and bask in the ambiance, making every visit an enticing journey through the world of cafe design.

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