Best espresso machines for the way you use them

This compact ThermoJet machine lets you keep a portafilter workflow while it takes care of milk temperature and texture.

Best forEspresso and lattes with the least fuss in a compact body

Slim thermoblock machine offering three brew temperatures, plus a steam wand that is controlled by a sensor.

Best forAutomatic milk from a narrow machine

Built around a brass boiler, a 58mm portafilter and a commercial-style three-way valve, this is a traditional single-boiler machine.

Best forA repair-friendly machine for learning traditional espresso

Extraction and steaming run simultaneously on this 58mm dual-boiler machine, which also has independent temperature control.

Best forSerious home baristas who make milk drinks back to back

This proven all-in-one combines a pressure gauge, a built-in conical grinder and a manual steam wand.

Best forHands-on espresso using just one appliance

Heats fast and has a built-in grinder, an LCD workflow and a shot timer. Milk texturing is manual.

Best forDialing in by hand more quickly, with a built-in grinder

Hands-free Auto MilQ milk and dedicated cold-drink programs come with this touchscreen portafilter machine, which also assists with dosing and tamping.

Best forGuided espresso and a tidier puck routine

You keep a real portafilter on this 58mm assisted machine, yet grinding, dosing, tamping and milk are all automated.

Best forHeavy automation that still uses a 58mm puck

Weight-based dosing and automatic whisk-assisted milk come with this hybrid machine, which makes espresso, drip coffee and rapid cold brew.

Best forHomes where some people drink espresso and others drip coffee

This is the fuller Luxe Café, with an integrated tamp lever, dedicated hot water and a bigger menu of automatic frothing options.

Best forGuided espresso, drip and cold coffee, with a cleaner puck routine

Manual steam, three infusion temperatures and a rapid cold-extraction program come on this hands-on machine with a grinder.

Best forHands-on espresso that also does real fast cold extraction

This metal-clad machine pairs a grinder and smart dosing with a flat-base 58mm portafilter and a multi-angle manual wand.

Best forSteady tamping and manual drinks all in one machine

Six drinks and a tubeless, two-piece LatteGo milk carafe come on this straightforward super-automatic.

Best forEasy one-touch milk drinks and a fast milk cleanup

This one-touch LatteGo model has 20 hot and iced recipes and four profiles, and it keeps the same easy two-piece milk path. Cleaning goes like this after every use of the Philips 5500 LatteGo: run Quick milk clean while the parts are attached, then remove them, separate them and wash them under the tap or in the dishwasher. Care for the brew group and filter, plus descaling, still applies.

Best forHouseholds that share a machine and want variety plus easy cleanup

Five one-touch recipes, a 13-setting grinder and an automatic hot-milk carafe make up this entry super-automatic.

Best forAn approachable one-touch menu that stays short

This premium super-automatic is well balanced, with 24 recipes, four profiles and three automatic milk textures.

Best forSeveral users who want a wide range of one-touch drinks

Two interchangeable hoppers and guided Bean Adapt setup are the core of this relatively narrow super-automatic.

Best forAlternating regular and decaf beans

True rapid cold extraction and separate hot- and cold-foam carafes sit alongside a wide menu on this super-automatic.

Best forThe widest menu of hot, iced and cold-foam drinks

More than 40 recipes, six profiles and a dedicated plant-milk cycle are packed into this metal-clad super-automatic.

Best forShared households that use dairy and plant milk

This connected, high-capacity super-automatic offers a five-inch touchscreen, 10 profiles and 35 drinks.

Best forBig households sharing a machine, with lots of saved drinks

The fiddly part of puck preparation is handled by assisted dosing and a tamp lever, while milk texture stays up to you.

Best forA cleaner first setup that keeps milk manual

Automatic milk, saved drinks and fast heating come with this touchscreen grinder machine, though tamping is ordinary and manual.

Best forAutomatic milk when you do not need assisted tamping

Grinding, dosing and tamping are automatic on this dual-boiler portafilter machine, after which espresso and automatic milk can run at the same time.

Best forSeveral milk drinks with assisted puck preparation

There is no touchscreen menu to navigate, just seven direct recipes and an automatic milk carafe to keep mornings quick.

Best forDaily cappuccinos with no profiles to navigate

When everyone in the house orders something different, this Magnifica is easier to share thanks to a wider drink menu and four profiles.

Best forHouseholds sharing a machine that want milk drinks saved

Four profiles and a removable hopper come with this metal-clad automatic machine, whose milk hose works with a container of your own.

Best forAutomatic drinks, with bean changes made easier

The KF7 keeps the KF6 footprint but gains a touchscreen, named profiles and two milk drinks at once.

Best forTwo people who usually order milk drinks at the same time

If you want to control the milk yourself but skip preparing pucks, this narrow bean-to-cup machine makes black coffee automatically and has a manual steam wand.

Best forHands-on milk on a small counter, with no portafilter

The slim KF2 body stays the same width here, yet an automatic milk hose and four profiles make it handier for a household.

Best forSeveral people sharing a narrow automatic machine

Twelve drinks and two saved profiles, along with a tubeless milk carafe, fit a couple who like easy lattes and iced coffee.

Best forTwo people drinking coffee daily who want fast milk cleanup

Learn to steam milk on a narrow espresso machine that does not hand half your counter over to coffee.

Best forMaking milk drinks by hand where space is tight

You stay in charge of the portafilter and learn espresso with help from guided grind setup and automatic milk.

Best forAutomatic milk plus guidance when you try new beans

Milk texture stays in your hands with the manual wand, and a built-in tamping lever makes the puck routine tidier.

Best forA cleaner tamping routine, with milk still manual

Dedicated cold extraction is included, and this portafilter machine lets you choose between automatic carafe drinks and a manual wand.

Best forHands-on drinks on weekends and automatic milk on weekdays

If you do not mind measuring and stopping every shot yourself, this is a simple manual place to start with espresso and milk drinks.

Best forPicking up a completely manual espresso routine

Hot espresso and lower-temperature cold brew both come from this slim manual machine, which has no integrated grinder.

Best forBoth hot and cold espresso drinks where space is narrow

Buyers who want to pair a separate grinder with a familiar 58 mm portafilter get it in this compact, traditional single-boiler machine.

Best forBuilding an espresso setup around a hands-on machine

You can steam while the shot is running because the boilers are independent, and there is separate temperature control and a measured pre-wetting stage.

Best forManual control over milk drinks made back to back

Automatic grinding and a short black-coffee menu are paired with a separate classic frother for the occasional cappuccino.

Best forEspresso made automatically, with milk by hand now and then

For a small set of daily drinks, a tubeless milk system and a direct Americano button do the job, though there are no saved household profiles.

Best forAmericanos and easy automatic milk drinks

Where shelves crowd the counter, this low-height bean-to-cup machine helps, since water and grounds are reached from the front.

Best forBlack coffee made automatically beneath low shelves

A proper manual steam wand sits alongside automatic espresso preparation, for buyers who still like pouring milk.

Best forBean-to-cup coffee where you texture the milk yourself

Direct settings for familiar café drinks come with an automatic milk carafe, all in a body under nine inches wide.

Best forAutomatic milk drinks from a machine that is not wide

An automatic milk carafe and a front-access water tank come alongside four profiles that keep each person’s recipes separate.

Best forFour people who each save a different milk drink

Each person steams their own milk with the manual wand, while the coffee recipe is taken care of by saved profiles.

Best forManual milk alongside shared coffee profiles

With an automatic carafe and a separate steam wand, you can switch within the same kitchen between easy milk drinks and manual texturing.

Best forAutomatic milk, plus space to experiment

Compared with the Brera, this narrow automatic espresso machine holds more water, and it comes with a simple manual milk frother.

Best forEveryday black coffee where the counter gap is narrow

Focused on black coffee and cappuccino, this machine has a larger tank and a simpler menu than Jura’s broadest milk machines.

Best forA focused menu built around espresso and cappuccino

Buyers who want no milk hoses, carafes or steam-wand care at all are the audience for this coffee-only automatic.

Best forPeople who drink black coffee and have no use for a frother

A broad hot-milk drink menu, a P.A.G.2 grinder and a button-operated color screen come with this seventeen-specialty automatic machine.

Best forHouseholds that want hot black coffee and several styles of milk drink made automatically

Fifteen specialties and a 2.8-inch touchscreen come on this compact automatic machine for coffee and milk drinks, which has a smaller tank and hopper.

Best forA low coffee station that makes automatic milk drinks in modest daily amounts

Electronically adjusted grinding, a large touchscreen and configurable milk temperature come on this automatic coffee machine, which extracts both hot and cold.

Best forHouseholds that want cold-water extraction and grind changes made automatically for each drink

Sharing a portafilter machine works even if the other person does not want to readjust the grind whenever the beans change. Auto Dial-In can alter the grind for the next shot, and separate boilers let espresso and milk run together. Moving, emptying and washing the portafilter is still on you.

Best forSharing an espresso routine, with automatic grind correction and several milk drinks

There is no portafilter to carry from a grinder to a brew head, and you can still make espresso, drip coffee and cold drinks. Two profiles hold separate drink settings. After the automatic rinses, the removable brew unit and grounds bin still need care by hand.

Best forTwo people who share one regular supply of beans and want fewer steps for each drink

Each of the two bean supplies gets its own included hopper, and the machine does the grinding, tamping and brewing. Its larger reservoir fits in the same listed body as AE1001. Bean swaps still share one grinder, and saved profiles do not make the physical swap for you.

Best forAn automatic coffee station that several people share and that often switches between bean supplies

A full-size brew unit and automatic milk drinks fit into a 26 cm-wide body. That can work in a shared compact kitchen, but measure your usual cup first. The dual spout tops out at 11.5 cm, and the daily milk cleaning includes a manual rinse-and-refill step.

Best forA narrow coffee station with room for regular mugs, for anyone who wants lower-temperature Light Brew

Two different coffees stay ready to grind, so no hopper has to be emptied. A household that alternates between regular and decaf, or between two roasts, can use it, as long as hot drinks cover the routine and someone takes care of milk cleanup.

Best forTwo people who drink coffee regularly and want different beans for hot drinks

Two bean choices come together with cold extraction and a coffee timer. The limitation that is easier to miss concerns the grind. Cold brewing needs MILD, so if the grinder was left at INTENSE you must adjust it by hand before making a cold drink.

Best forHouseholds that want regular and decaf beans on hand for both hot and cold coffee

Sweet Foam and a touchscreen come on this milk machine in a 28 cm-wide body. You get more room beside it than with either twin model, though a second coffee still means using the ground-coffee chute or changing beans.

Best forHot milk drinks from one shared bean on a narrower counter

Black coffee and hot water are what it makes, and there is no milk circuit to clean. When two people drink several coffees across the day, its larger supplies matter more than its modest size difference from ENA 4.

Best forHouseholds that drink black coffee and want fewer refills partway through, with no milk-system chores

Two larger bean supplies stay ready, and four people each get their own set of favorite drinks. The extra capacity pays off most at a busy breakfast or when friends visit, though daily water and milk care still applies.

Best forSeveral people who drink coffee daily, share two beans and keep a permanent coffee counter