Santo Inácio Café

you're on av. dr. cristiano guimarães, deep in planalto, which is not the part of belo horizonte that shows up on most visitors' maps. that's the point, really. santo inácio café sits in a neighborhood where people actually live, and the regulars here treat it accordingly, with the kind of loyalty that takes time to build and doesn't survive mediocrity. belo horizonte has a genuine coffee culture, fed partly by being surrounded by minas gerais farms, and a roaster operating in this city has to earn its place among people who know their coffee. you won't feel like you stumbled in by accident. the afternoon espresso is a good place to start.