Ernesto Cafés Especiais

Top choice in Brasília


Easily Brasília's best coffee experience, this serious java joint has specialty microlot coffees from Minas Gerais and is hopping with locals day or night, whether over breakfast (fresh baked bread, good tapiocas) or simply losing an afternoon entrenched in conversation on the pleasant back patio. Non-dairy milks are available; there's also a bakery.


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