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In our October 20, 2026 edition, the best coffee shop in Orlando is Craft & Common in Downtown Orlando, followed by Haan Coffee and Qreate Coffee. We screened 23 candidates for independent recognition, scored the strongest on public reputation, recognition and years in business, and these seven scored highest.
Covers Orlando and nearby cities in Orange, Seminole and Osceola counties
Craft & Common is a downtown café on East Robinson Street that pairs espresso drinks, including its The Dunes latte, with a food menu.
Orlando Magazine readers ranked it second for Best Coffee in 2024, and it placed sixth among Orlando-area cafés in Stacker's 2025 Yelp-based ranking, on roughly 700 reviews.
Reputation 41 of 50. 4.7 stars from 1,729 Google reviews, seen Oct 20, 2026, adjusted to 4.66 after adding 250 reviews at 4.4 stars. Adjusted 4.0 or lower earns 0 and 4.8 or higher earns 50.
Recognition 10 of 30. Each publication counts once, at its highest value; the total stops at 30.
Years in business 12 of 20. Open since 2018, 8 years.
Activity. Latest Google review a day ago, so it competes normally.
Total 63 of 100. Tied at 63 with Haan Coffee, Qreate Coffee; ties go to the business with more Google reviews. Full method
Haan Coffee is a Korean-inspired café and roastery on East Colonial Drive in Mills 50 that opened in late 2022 and roasts its own beans twice a week.
Orlando Weekly readers placed it second for Best Coffee Bar in both 2025 and 2026, and Orlando Magazine readers ranked it third for coffee in 2025. It was also the second-highest-rated café in Stacker's 2025 analysis of Orlando Yelp reviews.
Reputation 44 of 50. 4.8 stars from 787 Google reviews, seen Oct 20, 2026, adjusted to 4.70 after adding 250 reviews at 4.4 stars. Adjusted 4.0 or lower earns 0 and 4.8 or higher earns 50.
Recognition 11 of 30. Each publication counts once, at its highest value; the total stops at 30.
Years in business 8 of 20. Open since 2022, 4 years.
Activity. Latest Google review a day ago, so it competes normally.
Total 63 of 100. Tied at 63 with Craft & Common, Qreate Coffee; ties go to the business with more Google reviews. Full method
Qreate Coffee in Mills 50 makes espresso and tea drinks with unusual add-ons and also runs a photography studio that hosts workshops.
It placed fifth among Orlando-area cafés in Stacker's 2025 Yelp-based ranking and is featured in Visit Orlando's coffee guide. The company also operates a second café in Creative Village.
Reputation 39 of 50. 4.7 stars from 666 Google reviews, seen Oct 20, 2026, adjusted to 4.62 after adding 250 reviews at 4.4 stars. Adjusted 4.0 or lower earns 0 and 4.8 or higher earns 50.
Recognition 12 of 30. Each publication counts once, at its highest value; the total stops at 30.
Years in business 12 of 20. Open since 2019, 7 years.
Activity. Latest Google review a day ago, so it competes normally.
Total 63 of 100. Tied at 63 with Craft & Common, Haan Coffee; ties go to the business with more Google reviews. Full method
Lineage Coffee Roasting is a small-batch roaster with a café inside East End Market in Audubon Park and two more cafés in Mills 50 and near UCF.
Orlando Magazine readers named it the city's best coffee in 2025, and Orlando Weekly readers have placed it in both the coffee bar and local roaster categories in 2025 and 2026. Visit Orlando notes that many Orlando cafés pour its beans.
Reputation 32 of 50. 4.6 stars from 360 Google reviews, seen Oct 20, 2026, adjusted to 4.52 after adding 250 reviews at 4.4 stars. Adjusted 4.0 or lower earns 0 and 4.8 or higher earns 50.
Recognition 12 of 30. Each publication counts once, at its highest value; the total stops at 30.
Years in business 16 of 20. Open since 2012, 14 years.
Activity. Latest Google review a week ago, so it competes normally.
Total 60 of 100. Full method
Foxtail Coffee Co. started in Winter Park in 2016, and its North Orange Avenue store is the company's flagship.
Orlando Weekly readers voted Foxtail the city's best coffee bar in 2025 and 2026 and its best local roaster in 2025. The brand now lists more than 100 franchise locations; this list covers the Winter Park original only.
Reputation 30 of 50. 4.5 stars from 1,550 Google reviews, seen Oct 20, 2026, adjusted to 4.49 after adding 250 reviews at 4.4 stars. Adjusted 4.0 or lower earns 0 and 4.8 or higher earns 50.
Recognition 12 of 30. Each publication counts once, at its highest value; the total stops at 30.
Years in business 16 of 20. Open since 2016, 10 years.
Activity. Latest Google review a week ago, so it competes normally.
Total 58 of 100. Full method
Stemma Craft Coffee is a family-owned café and roastery on North Orange Avenue downtown, run by Rebecca and Maria Blandon, whose family has grown coffee in Nicaragua for four generations.
It appears in Visit Orlando's coffee guide and in Tasty Chomps' 2024 list of local coffee shops.
Reputation 39 of 50. 4.7 stars from 677 Google reviews, seen Oct 20, 2026, adjusted to 4.62 after adding 250 reviews at 4.4 stars. Adjusted 4.0 or lower earns 0 and 4.8 or higher earns 50.
Recognition 9 of 30. Each publication counts once, at its highest value; the total stops at 30.
Years in business 8 of 20. Open since 2022, 4 years.
Activity. Latest Google review 21 hours ago, so it competes normally.
Total 56 of 100. Full method
Lobos Coffee Roasters roasts all of its beans at its Corrine Drive café in Audubon Park, across the street from East End Market, and adds seasonal lattes and local draft beer to the menu.
It keeps evening hours every day and is featured in Visit Orlando's coffee guide and Tasty Chomps' 2024 list.
Reputation 29 of 50. 4.5 stars from 567 Google reviews, seen Oct 20, 2026, adjusted to 4.47 after adding 250 reviews at 4.4 stars. Adjusted 4.0 or lower earns 0 and 4.8 or higher earns 50.
Recognition 9 of 30. Each publication counts once, at its highest value; the total stops at 30.
Years in business 12 of 20. Open since 2020, 6 years.
Activity. Latest Google review a day ago, so it competes normally.
Total 50 of 100. Full method
The seven pour quite different drinks. Haan Coffee builds Korean-influenced espresso drinks from beans it roasts twice a week, Qreate adds unusual add-ons to its espresso and tea, and Craft & Common is known for signature lattes such as The Dunes. Stemma roasts as a family business, and Visit Orlando notes that many Orlando cafés pour Lineage's small-batch roasts.
Most picks are small local operations. Stemma is family-owned, Craft & Common is a small local group with a second café in Lake Mary, Qreate also runs a café in Creative Village, and Lineage has three cafés of its own. Foxtail is the one franchise brand on the list, so only its original Winter Park store is included.
Three neighborhoods hold two picks each. In Audubon Park, Lineage pours inside East End Market and Lobos roasts across the street on Corrine Drive. Mills 50 has Haan on East Colonial Drive and Qreate on Woodward Street, and downtown has Craft & Common on East Robinson Street and Stemma on North Orange Avenue.
Every candidate is a coffee shop open today in Orange, Seminole or Osceola county. The score has three parts, all from public evidence we can show you:
Achilles Art Cafe, Austin's Coffee, Axum Coffee, Barnie's Coffee & Tea, Black Phin Coffee Bar, But First Coffee Shop, Bynx, CFS Coffee (Coffee For The Soul), Craft & Common, Cups & Pups Coffee, Deeply Cafe & Bottle Shop, Downtown Credo, Drunken Monkey Coffee Bar, Foxtail Coffee Co., Framework Craft Coffee House, Haan Coffee, Lineage Coffee Roasting, Lobos Coffee Roasters, New General, Qreate Coffee, Stemma Craft Coffee, The Monroe, Vespr Coffee.
Nobody paid to appear here or to move up. This is the launch edition, so anonymous visits and calls, health-inspection records and owner responses are not part of these scores yet; when we add them, the page will say so and the date will change. Read the full method.
In our October 20, 2026 edition, Craft & Common ranks first with 63 of 100 points, followed by Haan Coffee with 63 and Qreate Coffee with 63. Its strongest recognition: Orlando Magazine 2024 Dining Awards (readers) · Best Coffee, 2nd place. Scores combine the public Google rating, independent recognition and years in business.
We have not verified Wi-Fi or laptop policies, so check with the shop first. Among our seven, Foxtail's Winter Park flagship (6 a.m.-9 p.m. daily), Lobos Coffee Roasters (open until 8 p.m. daily) and Lineage at East End Market (until 7 p.m. Monday-Saturday) post the longest hours on their official sites.
Haan Coffee roasts in-house on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and Lobos Coffee Roasters roasts all its beans at its Corrine Drive café. Stemma operates as a roastery run by a family with four generations of coffee growing in Nicaragua, and Lineage and Foxtail both roast locally and sell bagged beans.
WalletHub ranked Orlando the best city for coffee lovers among the 100 largest U.S. cities in 2026, according to Orlando Weekly. The city has a dense cluster of independent roasters in Mills 50 and Audubon Park, where four of our seven picks are located.
Craft & Common on East Robinson Street serves espresso drinks with a toast and small-plates menu, daily from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. Stemma Craft Coffee on North Orange Avenue is a café and roastery run by Rebecca and Maria Blandon, whose family has grown coffee in Nicaragua for four generations.
Lineage Coffee Roasting runs a café at 11556 University Blvd near UCF, alongside its cafés at East End Market and in Mills 50. Orlando Magazine readers named Lineage the city's best coffee in 2025, and Orlando Weekly readers placed it third for Best Coffee Bar in 2026.
Foxtail Coffee Co. started in Winter Park in 2016, and its store at 1282 N Orange Ave is still the company's flagship. The brand has since grown to more than 100 franchise locations, and Orlando Weekly readers voted it Best Local Coffee Roaster in 2025.
Lobos Coffee Roasters on Corrine Drive in Audubon Park adds local draft beer to a menu of seasonal lattes and coffee, and it roasts every bean it serves at that café. Visit Orlando features it in its coffee guide, as does Tasty Chomps in its 2024 list of local coffee shops.
