Barista — Specialty Coffee Café

Responsibilities

• Operate professional espresso equipment — La Marzocco, Synesso, or similar
• Execute espresso extraction with precision — dial in grind, dose, yield daily
• Steam milk to correct temperature and texture for each drink style
• Execute latte art — rosetta, tulip, swan for specialty orders
• Prepare filter coffee — pour-over, Chemex, AeroPress, siphon
• Educate guests on coffee origin and processing when interested
• Maintain café counter and equipment to specialty standard

Requirements

• 2–3 years specialty barista experience
• Espresso and filter coffee technical knowledge
• Latte art ability
• Coffee origin knowledge — Veracruz, Chiapas, Oaxaca producers

Benefits

• IMSS, Aguinaldo, vacation + premium
• Staff coffee allowance
• Uniform

Work environment

Specialty café in Roma Norte or Condesa. CDMX's specialty cafés set the standard for Mexican coffee quality — working in one of these environments means working with the best equipment, the best beans, and the most knowledgeable coffee community in the country.

About the role

The most serious coffee scene in Mexico. Roma Norte's specialty cafés are where the country's coffee culture is being defined. The barista who works here is part of that community — attending cuppings, following harvest seasons, caring about extraction yield in a way that changes what Mexican coffee can be.