Kima Coffee

Arabica-only lots, roasted in Málaga

Kima Coffee roasts in Málaga and sells across the counter of its own shop, and the operation is arabica-only by design. The rotating coffees of the week come from Colombia, Peru, Brazil, Ethiopia, Panama, Costa Rica, Rwanda and Kenya, and the naming shows how selective the buying is: Anaya Ombligon from Colombia in washed, co-fermented and natural versions, then Cranberry Kiss, Pomegranate Velvet, San Pedro Geisha and Cherry Bloom, La Chirimoya Geisha from Peru, Fazenda Guariroba and Fazenda Rodomunho from Brazil, Tulise and Shantawene from Ethiopia, Carmen Estate Geisha from Panama in washed and natural, La Victorina from Costa Rica, Muzu and Karambi from Rwanda, and Tatu Estate from Kenya. This is single-origin selection with traceability and experimental processing at the front rather than a generic espresso bar.

A roastery that teaches as well as sells

The shop took first place in the Spain Roasters Championship in 2022, sits at number 93 in The World's 100 Best Coffee Shops for 2026 and was European Coffee Trip's Spanish country winner in 2025. Behind the counter the business runs on three legs: café service, retail beans with accessories and wholesale, and formación, the training side that runs Barista Brewing courses for people who want to work in coffee or simply brew better at home. The sourcing language is consistent with that, built on sustainable, traceable, producer-respecting coffee and fresh seasonal lots chosen for quality and transparency. The team has around twenty years in specialty coffee behind it, and the house phrase, café a café, taza a taza, describes the pace fairly.

What to drink and what to take home

Order whatever is on as the coffee of the week, since the rotating lot is the point of the place and the roasting is where the effort goes. If a geisha is up, that is the one to have as filter, and Carmen Estate or San Pedro will show what the buying is capable of. For espresso, the washed Colombian and Brazilian lots are the more forgiving, better-balanced choices. Then take a bag home, because the retail shelf holds the same coffee and the roast dates are current. A Comandante MK4 sits among the accessories if the visit turns into a grinder decision, and reading the processing notes on the shelf is half of what you came for.