Orlando’s 2025 Coffee Bracket Winner & Final Four Breakdown
We issued the call: for readers to pick their favorite coffeehouse from a field of 32 of the best places known for their coffee, and you overwhelming responded.
Congratulations to our winners, and kudos to all the establishments below who made the cut.
Our top spot goes to BLACKBIRD Comics and Coffeehouse. Read more here
Candice Craig and her husband, David, are the forces behind BLACKBIRD Comics and Coffeehouse, your winner of the 2025 Coffee Bracket Challenge.
For the month of June, BLACKBIRD is offering the Endless Summer! It’s a tea- and fruit-based beverage made specifically for Orlando magazine readers, in recognition of BLACKBIRD’s coffee bracket win.
407 Cafe. Need that coffee fix on the way in or out of town? Read more here
Frappe lattes and mochaccinos stand out among 407 Cafe’s iced coffees. Courtesy 407 Cafe
Lineage Coffee Roasting, which has locations in East End Market, at Mills/50 and at the University of Central Florida, aims to be the highest-quality roaster of coffee in the world. Read more here
Lineage’s Ethiopian light roast. Direct relationships with coffee producers in South America and Africa are key to the quality of its coffee.
Achilles Art Café sources its coffee from Golden Hills, a local micro-coffee roastery in Groveland, which is certified fair trade and organic. Read more here
Achilles Art Cafe, Achilles Popal with caramel latte and a muffin, photo by Roberto Gonzalez
Welcome to the field of 32!
Visit the following restaurants and coffee shops that made the initial cut—we have a wealth of options in Central Florida, so it’s no small feat.
ROUNDING OUT THE ELITE 8
Austin’s Coffee
austinscoffee.com
Framework Craft Coffee Bar
framework-craft-coffee-bar-llc.square.site
Paloma Coffee Co.
facebook.com/palomacoffeeco
Vespr Coffeebar
thevespr.odoo.com
ROUNDING OUT THE SWEET 16
Barnie’s Coffee & Tea Co.
barniescoffee.com
But First. Coffee Shop
butfirstcoffeeshop.com
Cup of Love Cafe
facebook.com/cupoflovecafe.inc
Craft & Common
craftandcommon.com
Drunken Monkey Coffee Bar
drunkenmonkeyorders.com
Fable Craft Coffee & Pastries
fablecoffee.com
Gideon’s Bakehouse
gideonsbakehouse.com
New General Cafe & Coffee Bar
newgeneral.us
ADDITIONAL CONTENDERS
Axum Coffee
axumcoffee.com
Café Coqui
cafecoquiorlando.com
Coffee for the Soul
cfscoffee.com
Cups and Pups Coffee
cupsandpupscoffee.com
Deeply Cafe and Bottle Shop
deeplycafeandbottleshop.com
DUO58 Community Coffee Bar & Café
duo58.org
Easy Luck Coffee & Bodega
easyluckorlando.com
Foxtail Coffee Co.
foxtailcoffee.com
Holy Grain Coffee Shop
holygraincoffee.com
Joury Ice Cream & Cafe
joury-icecream.com
Le Cafe de Paris
mycafedeparis.com
Light on the Sugar Bakery & Cafe
lightonthesugar.com
Lobos Coffee Roasters
loboscoffeeroasters.com
Moma’s Cafe
momascafe.com
Stardust Video & Coffee
stardustvideoandcoffee.wordpress.com
XO Coffee Shop
xocoffeeshop.com
