5 Cool Espresso Carts Across the World

By Street Food Spectacle

March 13, 2025

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Welcome to the world of espresso on wheels! Be a part of us for a caffeinated coast across the globe.

BY TANYA NANETTI
SENIOR ONLINE CORRESPONDENT

Featured photograph courtesy of Yoshua Tanu

After bodily shops and occasional vehicles, one other development has taken over the specialty-coffee world: espresso carts. Coming in many various types—from easy tables with wheels, to elaborate bicycle carts, to much more eccentric creations—espresso carts are actually simply discovered at each private and non-private occasions: music festivals, weddings, and just about wherever there’s a want to take pleasure in a scrumptious cup of espresso.

To rejoice the always increasing world of espresso carts, we’ve compiled a brief checklist of our favorites.

Jago Espresso (Jakarta, Indonesia)

A cyclist rides a bicycle with a red coffee cart attached to it. The coffee kart reads “Mau Kopi?” — Jakarta, Indonesia-based Jago Espresso serves 100% Indonesian-grown Arabica to locals. Photograph courtesy of Yoshua Tanu.

Jago Espresso is the brainchild of former Indonesian Barista Champion Yoshua Tanu. The Jakarta-based espresso fleet serves Indonesian-grown arabica from digital bicycles transformed into espresso carts, which journey the streets serving an array of espresso and tea drinks to clients throughout town.

By decreasing the bills {that a} traditional espresso enterprise faces (lease, bills, and so forth.), Jago has been in a position to deal with its essential goal: serving high quality Indonesian espresso to locals. In a rustic the place, whatever the thrilling native espresso manufacturing, prompt espresso nonetheless dominates the market, Jago sends its “Jagoans,” or cart operators, all through many native neighborhoods in an effort to make good espresso extra accessible and handy for the encompassing neighborhood.

Mikael Jasin, the present World Barista Champion and longtime good friend of Yoshua, describes the advantages of espresso corporations like Jago being cellular. “It’s fairly cool! Usually, cafés depend on foot site visitors,” Mikael says, “whereas with (espresso carts), you possibly can truly simply cycle to your clients.”

Amor Fati Espresso (Hertfordshire, United Kingdom)

A coffee cart in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom, is labeled “Amor Fati Coffee - To Love One’s Fate.” — Amor Fati serves the neighborhood of Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. Photograph courtesy of Amor Fati Espresso.

The specialty-coffee scene within the United Kingdom has been vibrant for a few years, and it’s no marvel that the nation is residence to some scrumptious espresso carts, equivalent to Amor Fati Espresso, created by James Draper as a fruits of his three passions: psychological well being, philosophy, and, after all, espresso.

James, a 21-year-old philosophy graduate from the College of Leeds, first began working as a barista after graduating faculty, and from there, fell in love with espresso tradition. “With a ardour for espresso, psychological wellness, and philosophy, (together with) a want to have my very own enterprise for years, I selected to start out my very own espresso enterprise specializing in serving specialty coffees at personal occasions and providing some philosophical insights,” James says. “The identify ‘Amor Fati’ means ‘to like one’s future,’ and that’s the ethos we’ve within the enterprise, as we attempt to promote open conversations and acceptance of no matter life has to supply.”

It‘s a brand new and intelligent technique to deliver good espresso (and maybe slightly peace of thoughts) to those that want it.

Punk Chick Barista (Verona, Italy)

Irene Grigoli stands behind a coffee cart in Verona, Italy. The sign above her reads “Caffe Specialty,” and the front of the cart reads “Punk Chick Barista Specialty Coffee & Latte Art.” — Punk Chick Barista: the venture of Irene Grigoli. Photograph courtesy of Punk Chick Barista.

Irene Grigoli, also referred to as “Punk Chick Barista,” shares that her espresso cart, which she runs in Verona, Italy, has been her method of sharing her love for specialty espresso in a spot the place, in her opinion, there‘s nonetheless ample room for the specialty-coffee world to develop.

“I’ve been working on the planet of espresso for fairly a number of years. I lived seven years in England, and there, I found and studied the world of specialty espresso: operating espresso retailers and having my very own cellular espresso store,” Irene says. “Then, in 2023, I made a decision to return again to Verona to deliver specialty espresso (to a spot the place) it’s nonetheless little-known.”

”To try this, I constructed my very own espresso cart—mainly a mini ‘cafeteria’ that I take to private and non-private occasions. With an irreverent emblem of a punk hen (which I created), I choose and use solely high-quality espresso, providing menus with traditional coffees but in addition extra worldwide choices,” Irene continues. “It‘s my little revolution! I wish to deliver high-quality, traceable, and sustainable espresso to Verona (and past).”

Espresso on Wheels (Netherlands)

A wooden coffee cart is surrounded by colorful flowers and plants. The cart is topped with an espresso machine, which is full of to-go coffee cups, along with a coffee grinder. — Reside within the Netherlands and in want of espresso service for an occasion? Look no additional than Espresso on Wheels. Photograph courtesy of Espresso on Wheels.

Working in a number of cities by way of the Netherlands, together with Amsterdam and Rotterdam, Espresso on Wheels is a service that connects anybody in want of a full espresso service for occasions or celebrations with 14 (and counting) skilled baristas and their totally outfitted stations.

When you‘ve deliberate your occasion, merely choose your metropolis, select your favourite from a spread of standard espresso carts and pleasant pickup vehicles designed by Italian motorized vehicle producer Piaggio, and let the barista handle the remainder. No matter your particular espresso wants are, relaxation assured you‘ll have the right service, the place good espresso meets nostalgic, classic vibes.

That Espresso Cart (Port Lincoln, Australia)

A small, wooden coffee cart/coffee trailer sits in a grassy area, parked alongside cars and other vendor booths. — That Espresso Cart builds customized espresso carts and trailers for Australians seeking to embrace the espresso cart life. Photograph courtesy of That Espresso Cart.

Barely completely different from the opposite espresso carts on our checklist is That Espresso Cart: a small household enterprise primarily based in Port Lincoln, South Australia. Founding That Espresso Cart in 2018, the corporate’s founders had the concept to revive an previous Nineteen Eighties horse trailer and convert it right into a cellular espresso station.

After designing, restoring, constructing, and updating the design a number of instances to make sure most buyer interplay and elevated workflow, they now run a small enterprise that builds and sells customized espresso carts and trailers to anybody able to embrace the espresso cart life.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Tanya Nanetti (she/her) is a specialty-coffee barista, a traveler, and a dreamer. When she’s not behind the espresso machine (or visiting some hidden nook of the world), she’s busy writing for Espresso Revolt, a web site about specialty espresso that she’s creating alongside along with her boyfriend.

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5 Cool Espresso Carts Across the World