Falstaff highlights the best of Denmark's coffee culture in the Falstaff Coffee Guide Nordics 2026 presenting awards for Best Barista, Best New Opening, Best Roastery, and Favourite Café.
From specialty roasteries in vibrant city centers to charming neighborhood cafés serving excellent pastries alongside perfectly crafted coffee, venues across the country are setting new standards for quality, creativity, and hospitality. Falstaff reveals its category winners:
Eight times Danish Barista Champion, Søren Stiller Markussen has reached a level of competitive precision few can match. At “Stiller’s Coffee”, he has created a destination café where every cup reflects that level of care. Respected by professionals and enthusiasts alike, he keeps pushing Danish specialty coffee forward through both competition and daily craft. stillerscoffee.dk
“Pontes Roastery & Coffee Bar”, Valby
At “Pontes Coffee Bar”, opened in 2025 after years as a roastery, the team uses beans that are roasted in meticulous one-kilogram batches. “Pontes” means “Bridges” in Portuguese, and founders Brian Christie and Andreas May share a cross-cultural love story that gives the brand its soul. Their café brings warmth and careful craft to the coffee scene in southern Copenhagen. pontescoffee.com
“Bean Machine”, Esbjerg
Founded by Kristian Kryel, a sensory analyst and roaster certified by the “Specialty Coffee Association”, this micro-roastery sets razor-sharp standards. The Esbjerg-based company works exclusively with what they define as the top five percent of global coffee beans and focuses on accuracy, traceability and clarity in the cup. It is a small-scale operation with high ambitions. beanmachine.dk
“Holy Bean Coffee & Cocktails”, Aars
Few places in Copenhagen blend day and night as seamlessly as this one: Pairing expertly brewed coffee with a dynamic cocktail program, “Holy” appeals for both daytime chats and evening hangouts. With its friendly service, relaxed atmosphere and playful approach to craft, good company comes as naturally as the good drinks here. holybean.dk
