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Cafezal

Milan, Italy

Founded by Carlos Bitencourt, a Brazilian engineer who discovered specialty coffee while working as a management consultant in London in 2011, trained at the London School of Coffee, and began roasting his own coffee in 2017 after scouting farms in southern Minas Gerais, Brazil. Opened the flagship Via Solferino 27 (Brera) store in 2018 — Milan's first dedicated specialty-coffee roastery. Now runs 5 café locations across Milan, the in-house Milano Coffee Academy, a wholesale business serving 40+ clients, e-commerce, and an events/catering arm; a Lisbon location is announced as upcoming.

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coffees

Italy

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Locations

Cafezal — Coffee HubCafezal — Coffee Hub

Cafezal — Coffee Hub

Viale Premuda 14, 20129 Milano MI, Italy

Mon–Fri 08:30–18:00, Sat–Sun 09:00–19:00

+39 02 3657 9282
Cafezal — BreraCafezal — Brera

Cafezal — Brera

Via Solferino 27, 20121 Milano MI, Italy

Mon–Fri 08:00–18:00, Sat–Sun 09:00–19:00

+39 02 6269 5506
Cafezal — MagentaCafezal — Magenta

Cafezal — Magenta

Corso Magenta 96, 20123 Milano MI, Italy

Tue–Fri 08:00–15:00, Sat–Sun 09:00–16:00, Mon closed

+39 02 4951 9174
Cafezal — Porta VeneziaCafezal — Porta Venezia

Cafezal — Porta Venezia

Via San Gregorio 29A, 20124 Milano MI, Italy

Mon–Fri 08:00–17:00, Sat–Sun 09:00–18:00

+39 02 365 17489
Cafezal — BiM BicoccaCafezal — BiM Bicocca

Cafezal — BiM Bicocca

Viale Piero e Alberto Pirelli 10, 20126 Milano MI, Italy

Mon–Fri 08:00–17:00, Sat 09:00–16:00, Sun closed

+39 02 2406777

Coffees

14 coffees
Aurora (Bio) - Ethiopia

100% organic lot from producer Abdo Abamecha, who earned his own export license in 2023 after 8+ years supplying exporters, partnering with fellow producer (and Cafezal partner since 2021) Mustefa Abakeno. Suggested for: espresso or moka.

NaturalEthiopia

Raspberry, milk chocolate, strawberry biscuit

Black Lyon - Ethiopia (decaf)

From the Tesfa ("hope") farm, grown by producer Mustefa Abakeno. Decaffeinated via the Sparkling Water Decaf process developed at Germany's Max Planck Institute in 1967, preserving sweetness and aromatic complexity. Limited lot of 400 bags. Suggested for: espresso.

Sparkling Water DecafEthiopia

Biscuit, chocolate, full body, hazelnut finish

Botero - Colombia

Grown by Jairo Arcila at Finca Santa Mónica; cherries undergo a 30-hour anaerobic water fermentation before washing and a slow sun-drying. Suggested for: filter.

Fermented & WashedColombia

Stone fruit, cane sugar, mandarin, cacao nibs

Dona Rosa - Brasile

Box of 8 single-serve drip bags. A 120kg microlot from longtime Cafezal partners Deneval and Rosa Vieira, first-generation specialty producers in Caparaó — similar to lots that won Brazil's "Best Coffee of the Year" award. Suggested for: filter or espresso.

Anaerobic NaturalBrazil

Mandarin jam, caramel, jasmine, Earl Grey tea

El Pujol - Costa Rica (Geisha)

Prestige Collection. Geisha variety, which arrived in Costa Rica from Ethiopia in the late 1960s, grown at Finca El Pujol in Lourdes on volcanic soils at 1,500m. Suggested for: filter.

HoneyCosta Rica

Red berries, mint, sweet strawberry acidity, silky body, jasmine

Garibaldi
Garibaldi
€13.90

Cafezal's first 100% Arabica blend — two Brazilian coffees (Yellow Catuaí and Red Catucaí, from Cerrado and Matas de Minas) rounded out with a touch of washed Nicaraguan coffee. Full-bodied, elegant cup with bright citrus freshness. Suggested for: espresso. Also sold in 1kg at €48.00.

Natural & WashedBrazil & Nicaragua

Dark chocolate, almond, dried fruit

Harmony - Kenya

Box of 8 single-serve drip bags. Grown in Mount Kenya's deep red volcanic soil by the Kabare Farmers' Cooperative Society; cherries ferment ~16 hours before washing and sun-drying on raised beds for 14–21 days. Suggested for: filter.

WashedKenya

Blood orange, black cherry, sweet jam, sticky toffee pudding, black tea

Kamala - Indonesia

Rare Abyssinia-variety lot from Pantan Cuaca Estate in the Aceh highlands, grown alongside tropical-forest biodiversity. Suggested for: filter.

Kamala Anaerobic NaturalIndonesia

Green apple, white grape, jasmine tea

Kilimanjaro - Tanzania

Grown by the 250-producer Umalila Cooperative Farmers on clay-silt soils at 1,760m, eco-pulped and slow-dried on raised beds. Suggested for: filter.

Eco-pulped, WashedTanzania

Stone fruit, raisin, cocoa

La Leona - Colombia

Box of 8 single-serve drip bags. Grown by Luz Helena Salazar; cherries hand-sorted then fermented underwater for 30 hours before depulping, dried slowly at controlled temperature. Clean and intense — suited to both espresso and filter.

WashedColombia

Mandarin, cacao nibs, chocolate, blackberry

Pink Jaguar - Colombia

Prestige Collection. Rare Pink Bourbon fermented anaerobically for 48 hours with rose petals, grown on volcanic-ash soils in Quindío, by producer Luz Helena Salazar. Suggested for: filter.

Rose Fermentation & WashedColombia

Rose petals, plum, chocolate, lime

Saltarín - Honduras

Grown by award-winning producers Marysabel Caballero and Moises Herrera on volcanic clay soils in Marcala; an anaerobic natural Catuaí (site prints the variety as "Cauta"). Suggested for: filter.

Anaerobic NaturalHonduras

Sweet plum, vanilla, pink flowers

Sinfonia - Brasile

Peaberry lot from Alexandre Emerich's plantation in Caparaó, grown above 1,100m with natural aerobic fermentation. Rich, syrupy body with bright citrus acidity. Suggested for: espresso.

Natural Aerobic FermentationBrazil

Caramel, passion fruit, peach

Vertiente - Peru

Organic lot from the Coopagro Cooperative Farmers, grown at 2,100m near the San Andrés waterfalls in Cajamarca. Washed blend of Bourbon, Tabi and Caturra. Suggested for: espresso.

WashedPeru

Dark chocolate, hazelnut, lemon