Cafe Bustelo

Café Bustelo Espresso Dark Roast Ground Coffee Brick, 16 Ounces

Pure and flavorful, Café Bustelo Espresso Ground Coffee is sure to captivate your senses. This delectable dark roast is ground from high-quality coffee beans and delivers a bold, intense flavor sip after sip.

8.9 /10
★★★★½ Highly Recommended Overall Score · 80% expert / 20% community Ranked #314 of 1193 (Top 27%)
Our Coffee Score 8.8
Coffee Lovers Score 9.5
Overall Ranked #314 of 1193 (Top 27%)
Ground Coffee Ranked #79 of 200 (Top 40%)
Our Coffee Score Ranked #352 of 1193 (Top 30%)
Coffee Lovers Ranked #59 of 1193 (Top 5%)

Our verdict: Ranked #73 of our top 200 ground coffee — an outstanding dark pick with bold, rich notes, earning a 4.8★ average across 888 Amazon ratings.

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Key facts

Roast
Dark
Origin
Multi-region blend
Process
Roasted
Size
16 oz
Best for
Drip, Espresso

Flavor notes

BoldRich

The Coffee Score review

Pure and flavorful, Café Bustelo Espresso Ground Coffee is sure to captivate your senses. This delectable dark roast is ground from high-quality coffee beans and delivers a bold, intense flavor sip after sip. Our team spent hands-on time with the Café Bustelo Espresso Dark Roast Ground Coffee Brick, 16 Ounces to see how it holds up against the rest of the ground coffee we've tested.

Across repeated sessions we evaluated it on the categories that matter most: quality, consistency, value, and how likely we are to reach for it again. Ranked #73 of our top 200 ground coffee — an outstanding dark pick with bold, rich notes, earning a 4.8★ average across 888 Amazon ratings.

Pure and flavorful, Café Bustelo Espresso Ground Coffee is sure to captivate your senses. This delectable dark roast is ground from high-quality coffee beans and delivers a bold, intense flavor sip after sip. Crafted with passion, this ground coffee comes in a convenient brick form that is easy to brew and store. No special equipment is required for brewing: simply prepare it and enjoy it any way you prefer.

From the roaster

  • Contains one (1) 16-ounce brick of Café Bustelo Ground Coffee, Dark Roast
  • Convenient brick form for easy brewing
  • Delicious dark blend with a robust flavor and captivating aroma
  • Ideal for brewing drip coffee, espressos, cappuccinos, and more
  • Rich, full-bodied flavor stands up to milk and sugar

What we liked

  • Strong overall Coffee Score of 8.8/10 — ranked #314 of 1193 (27% percentile).
  • Distinct flavor profile: Bold, Rich.
  • Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 9.5/10 from 888 ratings.

How we graded this coffee

Mass-market brand Grading framework
Taste 40% weight 9.7
Freshness 20% weight 8.3
Bean Quality & Sourcing 15% weight 7.9
Value 15% weight 7.5
Roast Quality 10% weight 9
Our Coffee Score (experts, 80% of overall) 8.8/10

The Coffee Lovers Score

Averages 4.8★ from 888 verified Amazon shoppers.

5 star 91%
4 star 5%
3 star 3%
2 star 1%
1 star 0%
  • STEVE S. Verified purchase ★★★★★

    I LOVE COFFEE

    In my opinion, Café Bustelo Espresso Dark Roast Ground Coffee delivers a rich, bold flavor that really stands out. It’s strong and full-bodied without any harsh or bitter aftertaste, which can be hard to find in a dark roast. I brew it as regular coffee in a drip coffee maker, and it works perfectly—no issues at all.

    1 found this helpful

  • Rebecca G. Flynn Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Great taste

    Favorite coffee

    2 found this helpful

  • Roger Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Excellent and reasonable priced.

    Make it with a stove top espresso maker. One of the top sellers in the world. Mexican Coffee is the best with this brand.

  • Jennifer P Verified purchase ★★★★★

    My favorite

    Best coffee if you like it strong and espresso flavor. Always fresh. Aroma wakes me up. Low acid for reflux. Rich flavor.

    4 found this helpful

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