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CAT‑NO CC‑S‑TOMA-CAFE

Toma Café

Calle de la Palma, 49 · Madrid

No laptops, no lingering — a focused takeaway counter serving well-sourced coffee since 2011.

PRICE
Toma Café in Madrid

About Toma Café

Toma Café, founded in 2011 in the Malasaña neighbourhood by Santi Rigoni and Patricia Alda, is widely credited as one of the shops that started Madrid’s specialty coffee scene. It began as a small takeaway counter and remains one today: no laptops, no lingering, just a focused bar serving well-sourced coffee.

Roasting and Sourcing

The shop roasts its own beans on site, skipping the torrefacto (sugar-roasted) style that dominates traditional Spanish cafés, and rotates single-origin lots through espresso and filter menus.

Location

The original Toma Café sits on Calle de la Palma in Malasaña; the brand has since opened additional counters elsewhere in the neighbourhood.

Data last verified: 2026-07-18. Source: European Coffee Trip, Mes Prestiges.

DETAILS
ROASTERS SERVED

In-house roastery

SPECIALTY
  • Single Origin
  • Espresso
BREW METHODS
  • Espresso
  • Pour Over
  • Cold Brew
FEATURES
  • In-House Roasting
  • Takeaway Counter
PRICE RANGE

Below average

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