Nomad Coffee Frutas Selectas makes our list for the best specialty coffee in Barcelona. Here's why… Frutas Selectas was the initial roasting location for Nomad Coffee. Situated in Poblenou with its strong industrial history, it makes sense that this would be the ideal place to start roasting coffee. They've since outgrown the location for roasting and decided to keep it as a cafe. The name Frutas Selectas comes from selecting only the best coffee beans (fruit) for roasting. And thus ensuring the best quality coffee. Let us start by saying this is one of the nicest coffee and food experiences we’ve had in Barcelona. The Nomad Coffee Frutas Selectas location had been on our list to visit for a while and when we finally did we were very impressed. The coffee was the high standard you would expect from Nomad. They are very attentive in making a coffee to your exact specifications whether that’s an espresso, filter coffee or latte. For home enthusiasts they have a large selection of their beans to go and the extensive menu on the wall makes it easy to choose the right one. For food, all the pastries and sandwiches are made in house. We were lucky and ordered lunch that day from the specials. This included an omelette with garlic butter, truly one of the best omelettes we've ever had and a local dish of Butifarra (Catalan sausage). We hope that when you visit they have equally as delicious specials. Special mention to the barista for explaining the history and story of this location. 📍Unique location and atmosphere 🏭 Nomad coffee heritage Espresso Machine: La Marzocco Coffee Roaster: Nomad Coffee Vegan Milk: Oat Other Food & Drink: Daily specials, pastries Instagram: @nomadcoffee
By Natalie Zhu · December 22, 2025
The first part in our series of the best specialty coffee in Barcelona
Barcelona's Eixample is an huge, sprawling district that is both conventional and beautiful. The wide avenues and grid like design are unique characteristics that blend modern thinking with classic modernista architecture. It's home to many of the city's most impressive structures including Sagrada Familia, Casa Milà and Casa Batlló. It's also home to some of the best specialty coffee shops and cafés in Barcelona.
Barcelona is a city renowned for beautiful architecture and design. We highlight some of the best Barcelona based coffee roasters utilising minimalist design and beautiful typography for their coffee bean packaging. These are not only exceptional coffees, they’ll look great in any coffee lovers collection.