Specialty coffee in Santa Cruz, Bolivia.
Think of Santa Cruz as a coffee city in the making. The Roasters map counts 10 specialty cafés and roasters so far, enough for a proper morning crawl.
How Santa Cruz compares
Regionally, Santa Cruz is #105 among 1,217 cities in the Americas. Scenes of a similar size elsewhere in the region include Madison, WI (10), Mount Pleasant, SC (10) and Raleigh, NC (10).
Nationally, only Cochabamba lists more specialty coffee than Santa Cruz, which holds 23% of the 44 cafés on Roasters in Bolivia. Its closest neighbours in the ranking are Cochabamba, just ahead with 26, and La Paz, just behind with 6.
On the global map, Santa Cruz lists more specialty coffee than 90% of the 3,601 cities on Roasters.
Themed guides (espresso, filter, brunch and more) open at 30 cafés. Santa Cruz is 20 cafés short of that line.
What makes a great café in Santa Cruz
The best coffee in Santa Cruz 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 10 of them.
A quick test for any café in Santa Cruz: ask what is on filter today. A specialty bar will name the origin, the process and often the producer, and brew it to order.
- Single-origin or light-roasted blends
- Beans for sale to brew at home
- Roast dates within the last few weeks
- Origin and process on the bag
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Questions about coffee in Santa Cruz
How many specialty coffee shops are there in Santa Cruz?
Roasters currently lists 10 cafés and roasters in Santa Cruz, Bolivia, added and reviewed by the community. That is 23% of all specialty listings in Bolivia.
Which city in Bolivia has the most specialty coffee?
Cochabamba leads with 26 cafés. Santa Cruz ranks #2 of 5 cities with 10 cafés.
Which cities in the Americas have a similar-sized coffee scene?
By café count on Roasters, the closest matches outside Bolivia are Madison, WI, USA (10), Mount Pleasant, SC, USA (10) and Raleigh, NC, USA (10).
Can I add a café in Santa Cruz to Roasters?
Yes. Anyone can submit a café or roaster. Submissions are reviewed before going live to keep the listings in Santa Cruz focused on specialty coffee.
What makes a café “specialty”?
Traceable, high-grade beans (80+ on the SCA scale), careful roasting and precise brewing. A specialty café can usually tell you the origin, variety and process of every coffee it serves.
How do I find the best specialty coffee in Santa Cruz?
Download the Roasters app for free on iOS or Android, open the map in Santa Cruz, filter by open now, nearest or newest, and save favourites to your own lists.
