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