The MCA
2026 Awards.
Four categories, open to any country. Free to apply. Every participating country gets its own 1st, 2nd and 3rd in every category.
Expert jury 70%, public vote 30%.
Applications are read by the MY Coffee Awards team before anyone reaches the public ballot. Judging happens country by country, so every participating country has its own podium in every category.
Results are not published while voting is open. Each vote is recorded individually — one per category, per person — so the count can be rebuilt and audited.
Overall coffee shop quality is no longer a category: it is now the continuous Beans rating in MY COFFEE GUIDE. Questions: hello@mycoffee.guide
Revelation Coffee Shop
For coffee shops that opened recently and already matter. We are looking for a clear idea, executed well, that the local scene noticed fast. Budget is not the point; coherence is.
Excellence in Coffee Education
For the people and places teaching coffee: academies, independent trainers, roasters with a training arm, or a coffee shop that takes staff learning seriously. What counts is consistency and who comes out the other side, not how the course is advertised.
Pastry & Bakery Experience
Coffee rarely arrives alone. This category is for venues where the baking gets the same attention as the coffee. Made in-house or by a baker you work closely with, both count. We look at quality, freshness, and whether the food and the coffee actually belong on the same table.
Design & Atmosphere Distinction
For rooms that work. Not only how a place photographs, but how it feels to sit in for an hour: light, sound, seating, circulation, materials, and whether the space says the same thing as the brand.
Best Rated Coffees Announcement
The BEANS Evaluation System by MY COFFEE GUIDE — coffees scored with our own criteria-based rubric. No application, no public vote.
Best Roaster
Best Roaster is not decided by public vote — it is a live roasting championship judged on site in Barcelona.
See more about the championshipPrevious winners.
- Guma
- Quality Blends
- Brew Coffee BCN
- Chantal Demonty Cercos
- Danielle Cassiano
- Ivette Vera Loor
- Carai Slow Bakery
- D·Origen Coffee Roasters
- Jaç Hi-fi Cafe
- Escuela de Barismo de Málaga
- Hola Coffee Academy
- The Coffee Academy (Nomad Coffee)
- D·Origen Coffee Roasters
- Magma Bakery Lab
- SOLO Brewing Lisboa
- Magma Bakery Lab
- Maxime Petit Pâtisserie
- Prima Salvaje
- Rompe Huevos
- LATE.
- OTTO Specialty Coffee