Residence Espresso ranks sixth on the listing & has been topped the most effective espresso store in Asia
On Monday (Feb 16), the second version of the World’s 100 Greatest Espresso Outlets rating was revealed at CoffeeFest Madrid 2026.
And one Singaporean café has made the lower, rating impressively excessive.
Residence Espresso retains its sixth-place spot within the 2026 rating, the one café from Singapore to characteristic on the listing this yr.
It holds the identical place it earned in 2025, and has been topped the most effective espresso store in Asia for the second yr in a row. So, who’s behind the café, and the way did it handle to clinch such a prestigious award not as soon as, however twice in a row?
Residence Espresso was based in 2018
Residence Espresso was first established alongside Lavender Avenue eight years in the past, by 2018 Singapore Brewers Cup Champion, Yeo Qing He, earlier than it moved to its present premises in Selegie in 2022. It additionally lately expanded to Serangoon, with the opening of Residence Roastery in Jun 2025.
The café is well-known for its minimalist, tranquil inside of white partitions and pure accents, which presents an escape from town’s fixed buzz. It has a brief, curated menu that highlights the craft behind every pour-over espresso cup, from cautious bean choice to specific roasting and brewing.
The truth is, their beans are fastidiously chosen firsthand in the course of the workforce’s travels to famend espresso areas like Colombia, Costa Rica, Rwanda and Kenya.
Yeo mentioned in an interview with The Straits Occasions that the “deal with expertise” differentiates Residence Espresso from different native espresso retailers. “That is additionally why we don’t do takeaways at our espresso studio,” he added.
Over time, the café has amassed quite a few accolades, together with second place within the Singapore Brewers Cup 2022 and first place on the Singapore Roaster Discussion board 2019. Its sixth-place end within the 2026 World’s 100 Greatest Espresso Outlets rating is the most recent addition to its rising listing of achievements.
Different notable mentions
The World’s 100 Greatest Espresso Outlets Record is an annual occasion that ranks cafés across the globe throughout 9 standards, together with the standard of espresso, the barista experience, sustainability practices, consistency and innovation.
It has shortly earned a fame because the espresso world’s equal of the Michelin Information. The occasion’s credibility stems from a clear voting system that mixes skilled opinions (70%) with public opinion (30%), alongside a nomination and closing choice course of.
Given how well-loved Residence Espresso is, it wouldn’t be stunning if the café makes the listing a 3rd time within the coming yr.
Aside from Residence Espresso, there are different notable mentions, together with 14 cafés from Asia that made the 2026 World’s 100 Greatest Espresso Outlets listing.
Among the many highest-ranking Asian entries are Malaysia’s Story Of Ono in Petaling Jaya, which climbed one spot to eighth this yr.
South Korea’s Momos Espresso Flagship Retailer ranks twenty second, whereas Japan’s Ult Espresso is available in at twenty fourth. Final yr’s honorees additionally return, together with Japan’s Koffee Mameya Kakeru (twenty eighth), China’s Espresso Alchemy (thirty first), and the Philippines’ Yardstick (thirty fourth).
Taiwan maintains a powerful presence with 4 newcomers: Espresso Sind (thirty sixth), Maintain Espresso Roastery (forty sixth), Tomorrow Espresso Roasters (57th), and Espresso Stopover Black (78th).
Different first-time entrants embrace South Korea’s Ruli Espresso (51st), Thailand’s Fika & Co. Cafe (61st), and Malaysia’s Espresso Stain in Kuala Lumpur (84th).
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