Cafe Bustelo

Café Bustelo Coffee, Instant Espresso Coffee

Your premium blend in an instant! Cafe Bustelo Instant Coffee provides all the great taste of Bustelo espresso for those on the go. No brewing necessary, just add boiling water.

8.1 /10
★★★★☆ Highly Recommended Overall Score · 80% expert / 20% community Ranked #1046 of 1193 (Top 88%)
Our Coffee Score 7.9
Coffee Lovers Score 9
Overall Ranked #1046 of 1193 (Top 88%)
Instant Coffee Ranked #159 of 200 (Top 80%)
Our Coffee Score Ranked #1063 of 1193 (Top 90%)
Coffee Lovers Ranked #698 of 1193 (Top 59%)

Our verdict: Ranked #166 of our top 200 instant coffee — a strong medium-dark pick, earning a 4.5★ average across 298 Amazon ratings.

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Key facts

Roast
Medium-Dark
Origin
Multi-region blend
Process
Roasted
Size
3.5 oz
Best for
Instant, Espresso

Flavor notes

The Coffee Score review

Your premium blend in an instant! Cafe Bustelo Instant Coffee provides all the great taste of Bustelo espresso for those on the go. No brewing necessary, just add boiling water. Our team spent hands-on time with the Café Bustelo Coffee, Instant Espresso Coffee to see how it holds up against the rest of the instant 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 #166 of our top 200 instant coffee — a strong medium-dark pick, earning a 4.5★ average across 298 Amazon ratings.

From the roaster

  • Pack of 4, 3.5-ounce jars (14-ounce)
  • Instant espresso coffee
  • No brewing necessary

What we liked

  • Strong overall Coffee Score of 7.9/10 — ranked #1046 of 1193 (88% percentile).
  • Distinct flavor profile: .
  • Community agrees — a Coffee Lovers Score of 9/10 from 298 ratings.

How we graded this coffee

Mass-market brand Grading framework
Taste 40% weight 8.3
Freshness 20% weight 7.8
Bean Quality & Sourcing 15% weight 7.5
Value 15% weight 7.4
Roast Quality 10% weight 8
Our Coffee Score (experts, 80% of overall) 7.9/10

The Coffee Lovers Score

Averages 4.5★ from 298 verified Amazon shoppers.

5 star 80%
4 star 7%
3 star 4%
2 star 2%
1 star 7%
  • Jaewoo Kim Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Best instant coffee I have tasted, including the Starbucks VIA

    You will not disappointed with the quality of this coffee. In the instant coffee scale, this coffee deserves a 9.5 out of 10. Not only does this coffee tastes great with potent caffeine rush similar to a Starbucks brewed coffeee, but it is also reasonably priced.

    40 found this helpful

  • J. Carter Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Not espresso, but very tasty

    First of all, this is not espresso. I'm picky about espresso and this ain't it. It also doesn't taste much like traditional drip coffees.That said, Cafe Bustelo Instant is an excellent drink. I was looking for an alternative to Starbucks Via that was convenient but not so expensive, and decided to try a few on Amazon.

    16 found this helpful

  • Al G Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Probably the best instant coffee you can buy

    Cafe Bustelo instant espresso coffee is highly rated, better than Nescafe or Taster's Choice by far.It's hard to find in stores but fortunately it's available through Amazon.Independent tasting has rated Cafe Bustelo in the top three ranking or all instant coffees. Try it you never go back to other brands.

  • Unouwanitbuyit Verified purchase ★★★★★

    Best instant coffee I’ve had

    Never a fan of instant coffee I’ve been looking for a brand for use with the hot water spigots on the water coolers at work. This is by far the best of the 7 brands I’ve tried (even of the import and expensive coffee shop brands).

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