Madness Coffee (Alicante)

Madness Specialty Coffee is at Calle San Nicolás 4, in Alicante’s old town, about 50 m from the Co-Cathedral of San Nicolás. The café’s own site gives the hours as 08:30 to 21:00, Monday to Sunday. On its digital menu an espresso costs 2.25 € and a V60 or Chemex 4.75 €, and breakfast is served until 14:00. Madness roasts its own beans, but it is one of several Madness cafés in Alicante and Murcia, not a one-off.

Quick facts

• Name: Madness Specialty Coffee, often searched as Madness Coffee Alicante (OpenStreetMap lists it as Madness Speciality Coffee).
• Address: C. San Nicolás, nº4, Bajo, 03002 Alicante (Carrer de Sant Nicolau in Valencian), in the old town.
• Hours: Monday to Sunday, 08:30–21:00, according to the café’s own site (checked 30 September 2026). Check before you go on public holidays.
• Phone: 965 779 210.
• Known for: specialty coffee roasted by Madness itself, filter brews (V60, Chemex, Kalita, AeroPress, siphon) and a breakfast menu with Benedicts.
• Price range: espresso 2.25 €, cappuccino 3.00 €, filter coffee 4.75 €, cakes 5.50–5.75 € (café menu, checked September 2026).
• Good to know: cards accepted, wifi, pets allowed; the menu is in Spanish, English, French and Russian.

Access and parking

On foot: the café is on Calle San Nicolás, the street along the side of the Co-Cathedral of San Nicolás, about 50 m from the church and about 90 m from the city hall. The Explanada de España is under 300 m away and Postiguet beach about 600 m, both in a straight line.

By tram: the nearest TRAM station is Mercado, about 400 m away, where lines 1, 2, 3 and 4 stop; line 5 stops at Puerta del Mar, about 280 m away (Alicante tourist board). OpenStreetMap marks Mercado station as wheelchair accessible.

By car: the café has no parking of its own that we could find. The nearest public car parks on OpenStreetMap are the underground Parking Plaza de San Cristóbal (386 spaces, paid, about 240 m away) and the underground Parking Plaza del Puerto (about 310 m away). We found no official prices.

What to expect

A specialty coffee bar with a long food menu, not a quick espresso counter. Madness says it buys its coffee green, follows the harvest seasons of each origin, flies the green coffee in to cut the time from harvest to roast (its «fresh-fresh concept»), and roasts daily on its own roasters in Alicante, Benidorm, Los Alcázares and Cartagena (Madness Coffee, about us). It is the only company in Spain authorised to import and sell PRISMA roasters, according to its website. Madness is run by a company based in Cartagena (Murcia), and besides this café it has cafés in Benidorm, Los Alcázares, Cartagena, Torre Pacheco, and a take-away at Calle Serrano 6 in Alicante.

What to order: on the coffee menu, espresso is 2.25 €, flat white and café bombón 2.75 €, cappuccino 3.00 €, latte 3.50 €, and Chemex, V60 and Kalita Wave 4.75 € each; a siphon brew is 6.00 €. Cold brew, steeped for about 24 hours, is 4.00 € and an iced latte 3.50 € (cold drinks). The breakfast menu runs from a 1.80 € tomato toast to a 10.95 € salmon Benedict, with Greek yoghurt and homemade muesli at 5.50 €. Cakes such as carrot and New York cheesecake are 5.75 € (pastry menu). There are also Yakka craft beers, Fritz-Kola and kombucha.

Beans to take home: the online shop sells 250 g bags; a Colombia 85-point coffee was 9.95 € when we checked (madnesscoffee.com).

Practical details

• Meal times: breakfast 08:30–14:00, and the lunch food menu 13:00–16:00, every day (café menu).
• Two prices for one dish: the salmon Benedict is 10.95 € on the breakfast menu and 8.95 € on the lunch food menu (food menu). Check which menu you are ordering from.
• Payment and wifi: cards accepted, wifi available.
• Pets: allowed, according to the café’s menu page.
• Workshops: the café’s event page lists coffee tasting workshops and an introductory coffee course.
• Take-away: Madness Take Away, Calle Serrano 6, is open Monday to Saturday 08:30–20:30, about 1 km from this café.

Accessibility and safety

The café’s own menu page lists access for people with disabilities. We could not confirm the details, such as a step-free entrance or an adapted toilet, so call 965 779 210 before you go if that matters. OpenStreetMap marks Mercado TRAM station as wheelchair accessible, and the Plaza de San Cristóbal car park has spaces for disabled drivers.

Best time to visit

Come before 14:00 if you want the breakfast menu, or between 13:00 and 16:00 for the lunch dishes; the coffee, cakes and drinks sections have no set times. The café is open until 21:00 every day; some older listings give a later closing time on Saturdays, but the café’s own site says 21:00.

Nearby alternatives

• Santa Bárbara Castle (Alicante), 0.5 km away: the castle on Mount Benacantil above the old town.
• Playa del Postiguet, 0.6 km away: the city-centre beach, with the castle lift across the road.
• MARQ — Archaeological Museum of Alicante, 1 km away: the city’s archaeology museum.
• Another specialty coffee bar: Swallow – Speciality Coffee & Houseplants, on Plaça del Carmen, about 170 m away.
• For where to stay and eat, see our Alicante town guide.

Distances are in a straight line from the café.

FAQ

What are Madness Coffee’s opening hours in Alicante?

Monday to Sunday, 08:30 to 21:00, according to the café’s own website (checked 30 September 2026). Breakfast is served until 14:00 and the lunch menu from 13:00 to 16:00.

What is on the Madness Specialty Coffee menu?

Espresso drinks from 2.25 €, filter coffee (V60, Chemex, Kalita Wave, AeroPress) at 4.75 €, cold brew at 4.00 €, breakfast toasts and Benedicts, cakes at 5.50–5.75 €, and craft beer. The menu is available in English.

Does Madness Coffee roast its own beans?

Yes. Madness says it roasts daily on its own roasters in Alicante, Benidorm, Los Alcázares and Cartagena, and sells 250 g bags online.

Where is Madness Coffee in Alicante?

At Calle San Nicolás 4, ground floor, in the old town, about 50 m from the Co-Cathedral of San Nicolás. The nearest TRAM station is Mercado, about 400 m away.

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