Punto Café: The Coffee Shop That's Redefining What Peruvian Coffee Can Be
Punto Café is the Miraflores roastery behind some of Lima's best restaurant coffee — here's what to order, what to eat, and why it's worth the visit.
A specialty coffee shop in Miraflores that roasts its own beans, sources directly from Peruvian farms, and has quietly become the espresso machine behind some of Lima's best restaurants.
Peru grows some of the best coffee in the world and, for decades, almost none of it stayed here. The good lots got exported, and what Limeños drank at home rarely reflected what the country was actually capable of. Punto Café was built to close that gap — and on a quiet residential block in Miraflores, it's doing it one cup at a time.
What Punto Café Actually Is
Punto Café is a specialty coffee brand and roastery founded in 2022 by Chiara Nicolini, who spent years working in European coffee companies — training baristas, running operations — before coming back to Peru to build something of her own. The Miraflores café is the visible part of that project, but it's really the retail face of a larger operation: Nicolini also runs PuntoLab, the roasting workshop that supplies beans to some of Lima's most recognized kitchens, including Maido, Mayta, Sapiens, and 500 Grados, along with a handful of hotels around the city.
The pitch is straightforward — source directly from Peruvian producers, pay fair prices, and roast and serve those beans in a way that actually shows what they're capable of. It's working: Punto Café won Best Specialty Coffee Shop at the Premios Somos, one of Lima's most-watched food and drink awards, and it's been named among the world's better coffee shops by outside publications covering the specialty scene.
The Coffee Itself
This is not a menu built around syrups and flavor shots. Punto Café rotates through single-origin lots from across Peru — Cusco, Amazonas, Villa Rica, Puno — and serves them through the usual specialty methods: V60, espresso, cold brew. If there's a geisha on the board when you visit, order it; it's the kind of coffee most people associate with Central America or Ethiopia, and Peru is quietly producing versions worth seeking out.
Order at the counter, mention if you want a specific origin or brew method, and the baristas will walk you through what's available that day — the lots change often enough that there isn't a fixed, printed list.
Food and the Space
The food menu stays intentionally small and leans on outside specialists rather than trying to do everything in-house — pastries from one supplier, bread from another. Worth trying: the chocolate-covered toffees finished with Maras salt, the cheese empanadas, and the canelés.
The space itself is set up for lingering. There's comfortable indoor seating built for laptop work, plus a terrace for anyone who'd rather sit outside. It draws a mix of remote workers, coffee tourists, and neighborhood regulars, and unlike some specialty cafés that treat a laptop as an inconvenience, Punto Café seems built with that crowd in mind.
Practical Info
Address: Calle Piura 1251, Miraflores, Lima Hours: Open daily until around 7:30 PM (worth confirming same-day, as hours can shift) Price range: Coffee roughly S/13–20; bagged beans from S/40 for smaller-origin lots up to S/65 for premium origins like Cusco Good for: Working with a laptop, a slow morning, buying beans to take home Getting there: A 10–15 minute walk from Parque Kennedy, well within the Miraflores walkable core
Is Punto Café Worth a Special Trip?
For coffee-focused travelers, yes without much hesitation — it's one of the few places in Lima where you can trace a cup back to a specific Peruvian region and taste the difference. For visitors who are simply working through a Miraflores itinerary, it earns its spot as an easy add-on rather than a destination you need to plan a day around: it sits well within walking distance of the malecón and Parque Kennedy, so it slots naturally into a morning or afternoon already spent in the neighborhood.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Punto Café good for working with a laptop?
Yes — it's set up for it, with comfortable indoor seating and a terrace, and it's a common spot for remote workers in Miraflores.
Does Punto Café roast its own coffee?
Yes. The café is the retail side of PuntoLab, the roasting operation founded by Chiara Nicolini, which also supplies coffee to restaurants like Maido, Mayta, and 500 Grados.
Can I buy beans to take home?
Yes — Punto Café sells bagged beans by origin, from more everyday lots to premium single-origins like Cusco and Amazonas geishas.
Is Punto Café tourist-friendly or more of a local spot?
Both. It draws a mix of neighborhood regulars, remote workers, and visitors who've read about Lima's specialty coffee scene — the staff are used to walking people through the day's origins.
The Bottom Line
Punto Café is worth the detour off the malecón for anyone who takes their coffee seriously, and an easy add-on if you're already exploring Miraflores. It's not trying to be a destination café built for photos — it's a working roastery with a shop attached, and that focus shows up in the cup.
Ready to plan your Miraflores day around it? Our neighborhood guide covers what else is walkable from here, and our coffee page rounds up other specialty spots worth comparing it to.