There’s a coffee shop that considers every detail when making a great cup: even the water, a fundamental ingredient to a good beverage. All Saints partnered with Gota, a local water company, to use its mineral water in their coffees. And that water makes all the difference. All Saints offers a variety of coffee preps, from traditional to creative.

One of the best coffees in town is served through a little window off the street, in this case Calle Florida, the hippest places in town (Barrio Cafetero also operates a larger location two blocks away, but this is the original). Drop by for no frills grab and go coffee. But don’t be fooled, this is one of the city's top cups, expertly prepared by barista Rodrigo Rochas.

In the trendy San Telmo neighborhood, Coffee Town is a pioneering cafe serving quality brews at affordable prices. Owners Analía Alvarez and José Vales are the same team behind Centro de Estudios del Café, the city’s first coffee institute. They also have the city's biggest and rarest variety of coffee beans, from places such as Brazil, Burundi, Java, and Yemen.

This stylish cafe is located on hip Thames Street and serves only Colombian coffee, with beans sourced from small local farmers in the country's best regions. Owner Victoria Angarita is the daughter of one of the most important educator of the Latin America coffee scene, Parmenio Angarita. She opened the coffee shop five years ago with her Irish husband, Alan Dorgan, who makes the great burgers they serve. Burgers and coffee? Why not!

When coffee arrives in an Erlenmeyer flask, it's obvious that this is no basic cafe. LAB works as a sensorial laboratory for those who want to make the most of their coffee experience—which includes classes for professionals. Using beans from all the major worldwide coffee regions (from Ethiopia to Brazil), LAB roasts and blends—in an opulent pink Dietrich roaster—for itself, but also many Buenos Aires cafés and restaurants.

Negro is so small that you've got to grab your coffee and go. The name Cueva (cave, in English) confirms as much. Located downtown, it’s a providential place to stop after lunch for a great espresso accompanied by a slice of homemade cake. Or, grab a well-balanced cappuccino.