Specialty coffee in Monterrey.
Monterrey runs a confident specialty scene: 30 cafés and roasters on Roasters, anchored by serious local roasting and a steady stream of openings the community keeps an eye on.
How Monterrey compares
In the Americas, Monterrey ranks #40 of 1,217 cities on Roasters, in the same size band as Orlando, FL, Tampa, FL and Winnipeg.
Nationally, only Ciudad de Mexico lists more specialty coffee than Monterrey, which holds 11% of the 285 cafés on Roasters in Mexico. One step up the national table is Ciudad de Mexico (109 cafés); one step down, Tijuana (23 cafés).
That places Monterrey in the top tenth of cities worldwide on Roasters, at #135 of 3,601.
The scene is big enough for themed guides: 8 of them cover Monterrey, from espresso to where to work on a laptop.
Best coffee in Monterrey
The best coffee in Monterrey isn't a chain. It's the independent café where the barista dials in espresso every morning, the roastery that names the farm on the bag, the brew bar that takes filter as seriously as espresso. Roasters maps 30 of them.
Reviews, photos and check-ins from the community decide how cafés in Monterrey surface in the app. No paid placements, no sponsored pins.
- A grinder dialled in daily
- Origin and process on the bag
- Baristas who can talk through the menu
- Roast dates within the last few weeks
Find every specialty café
in Monterrey.
Save the places you want to try, log what you drank, and follow the community’s latest additions. Free on iOS and Android.
About specialty coffee in Monterrey
How big is the specialty coffee scene in Monterrey?
There are 30 cafés and roasters in Monterrey on Roasters, which ranks the city #2 in Mexico and #135 worldwide.
How does Monterrey compare with other cities in Mexico?
Monterrey ranks #2 of 44 cities on Roasters in Mexico. The median city there lists 1.5 cafés; Monterrey lists 30.
What other cities in the Americas are comparable to Monterrey for coffee?
Looking only at the number of specialty cafés listed, Orlando, FL (USA), Tampa, FL (USA) and Winnipeg (Canada) are the nearest peers to Monterrey in the region.
Are there themed coffee guides for Monterrey?
Yes, 8. Roasters publishes themed guides for cities with at least 30 specialty cafés (plus curated surf, cycling and running cities), and Monterrey qualifies.
Does the Roasters app cost anything?
The app and the full café map are free. Roasters Pro is an optional upgrade with advanced filters, unlimited lists and other power features.
Are reviews of cafés in Monterrey written by real people?
Every review on Roasters is written by a community member who visited the café. No algorithmic ranking and no paid placements.
What is the easiest way to plan a coffee crawl in Monterrey?
Open Monterrey in the Roasters app, save the cafés you want to try to a list, and use the map to route between them. The app shows which ones are open right now.
