Puku Puku

Peruvian coffee only, bought straight from the farms

Puku Puku pours Peruvian coffee and nothing else. The sourcing runs the length of the country, from Amazonas down to Puno, bought through direct relationships with growing communities at a price paid straight to the farmer, then roasted fresh and sent to the cafés bag by bag. That is the whole argument of the place: a specialty café built to put the best Peruvian coffee in front of Peruvians rather than to import a house style from somewhere else. The search that produced it ran for years across the growing regions, looking for small-batch single origins, and the business still frames itself around coffee and the small producers behind it. The World's 100 Best Coffee Shops ranked it 20th in 2025.

A laid-back room with multicoloured coffee bars

The rooms read as urban hideouts rather than showrooms, with multicoloured coffee bars, relaxed seating and a cultural programme that keeps them busy well past the morning. Barista workshops and coffee sessions run alongside the service, so the counter doubles as a place to learn what is in the cup. The group spans Lima and Arequipa, which makes it a small chain that behaves like a set of neighbourhood cafés rather than a rollout. Service comes from the counter and the mood is unhurried.

Cold brew first, then the hot chocolate

Cold brew is the natural first order, because it is its own category on the menu and it carries the house identity cleanly: Peruvian origins, small-batch sourcing, roasting in house and a barista who knows what the lot is. Beside it sit Cafés Peruanos and Barista en Casa, the line for anyone who wants to brew the same coffee at home, which is where the café turns into a shop. Hot chocolate is the other drink to keep in mind for anyone not drinking coffee. Food is present without being the reason to come, with a market shelf of packaged goods and pantry items running alongside the drinks, so the strongest read of the place stays the coffee and how much of it you can carry away.