r/barista is a subreddit with 144k members. The community frequently discusses barista, coffee, latte, espresso, and struggling, and they frequently recommend/review oat milk, shoe, and espresso machines, and the most common flair used is rant, latte art, industry discussion, customer question, and meme/humor.
Run by baristas for baristas
Popular Topics in r/barista
#1
Barista
122 posts
#2
Coffee
107 posts
#3
Latte
38 posts
#4
Espresso
33 posts
#5
Struggling
32 posts
#6
Latte Art
25 posts
#7
Customer
22 posts
#8
Milk
22 posts
#9
Tips
22 posts
#10
Annoying
20 posts
Products Discussed in r/barista
Oat Milk
125 reviews
#1
Oatly
4.6★ from 34 reviews
#2
Minor Figures
4.6★ from 21 reviews
#3
Califia
4.5★ from 13 reviews
Shoe
20 reviews
#1
Hoka
5.0★ from 4 reviews
#2
Birkenstock
4.7★ from 3 reviews
#3
Blundstone
5.0★ from 2 reviews
Espresso Machines
14 reviews
#1
Breville
4.3★ from 3 reviews
#2
Rancilio
4.5★ from 2 reviews
#3
Ascaso
4.0★ from 1 review
Flair Used in r/barista
#1
Rant
: "After months of practice, Ive finally perfected my latte art. Swan on a white hot chocolate."
71 posts
#2
Latte Art
: "there’s a regular who comes at the cafe almost every day of the week and he’s always working on his laptop"
55 posts
#3
Industry Discussion
: "cafe review"
45 posts
#4
Customer Question
: "a real conversation i had today"
19 posts
#5
Meme/Humor
: "New screwdriver for our groupheads just came today"
10 posts
Member Growth in r/barista
Yearly
+18k members(13.9%)
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Last updated: June 8, 2026