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An independent coffee shop in Dingle has been listed among the world’s best after a post from the Financial Times’ lifestyle magazine reached its large Instagram audience. The acknowledgement places the Kerry café alongside well-known spots in Paris, Tokyo and Buenos Aires.
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An Irish café named among the world’s best coffee shops
The post came from HTSI, the Financial Times’ lifestyle offshoot, and was shared with about 500,000 Instagram followers. It presented a roundup of 30 notable coffee venues worldwide and singled out six that scored particularly highly.
Among those singled out were Paris’s Boot Cafe, Cuervo Cafe in Buenos Aires and Onibus Coffee in Tokyo. Bean in Dingle was named in the top tier and appears at number three in the FT’s selection.
Bean in Dingle — a local roastery on Green Street
Bean sits on Green Street in Dingle town and operates as part of Dingle Coffee Roasters, a family-run specialty coffee business that roasts beans locally. The café has built a reputation for using freshly roasted beans across its menu.
Customers can expect a range of classic and specialty drinks — from drip coffee and americanos to cappuccinos, caramel lattes and iced beverages — all prepared from the roastery’s batches.
Reaction at home
The recognition prompted a celebratory response from Irish social media users. Comment threads included messages such as “Yes Ireland!!” accompanied by shamrocks and green-heart emojis.
For visitors to County Kerry, the FT mention adds another reason to drop into Dingle’s thriving café scene — and to sample a coffee crafted by a local roastery now acknowledged on an international list.
