Café mornings, at home
Espresso machine + grinder, matched to your budget.
Tell us how you drink, how much counter you have and what you’d like to spend. We’ll match you with a machine and a grinder that belong together, priced at the shops that sell them.
- machines
- 30
- grinders
- 24
- ready-made pairs
- 10
- prices last checked
- Oct 27
5 questions · about a minute
Start with your morning
Which morning sounds like yours?
Every setup starts with a real routine: the drink, the counter, the hour. Pick one that feels familiar, or take the five questions.
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Lattes every day Illustrative photo Milk drinks, no learning curve
Breville Bambino Plus + Option-O LAGOM mini 2
$879 machine + grinder See setup -
Small counter, early start Illustrative photo Quiet and compact
Lelit Anna + Option-O LAGOM mini 2
$979 machine + grinder See setup -
Slow Saturdays Illustrative photo Straight shots, dialed in
Lelit Victoria + Eureka Mignon Specialita
$1,449 machine + grinder See setup
How it works
Five questions. One good pair.
Most people shop for a machine and forget the grinder, which shapes the cup just as much. We match the two together, then show you exactly why.
- Tell us your routineDrinks, counter space, budget, how hands-on you’d like to be.
- Get one matched pairPlus two other ways to spend the same budget.
- Buy where it’s cheapestPrices from 4 US retailers and 8 brand stores, each with the date we saw it.
Ready-made pairs
Machines and grinders that belong together.
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Illustrative photo For milk drinks
The easy first setup
Breville Bambino Plus + Baratza Encore ESP
Automatic milk and a grinder that can genuinely grind for espresso, at one of the lowest prices for a complete setup.
$700 machine + grinder 4 shops
checked Oct 27 -
Illustrative photo For early mornings
The quiet compact
Lelit Anna + Option-O LAGOM mini 2
A PID single boiler and a 65 mm-wide, USB-C single-dose grinder that runs quietly. Small enough for the tightest counter.
$979 machine + grinder 3 shops
checked Oct 27 -
Illustrative photo For learning by doing
The classic tinkerer start
Gaggia Classic Pro E24 + Eureka Mignon Facile
A 58 mm workhorse with a flat-burr grinder. Both reward technique, and both leave room to grow.
$848 sale · list $948 1 shop
checked Oct 27
Photos are illustrative and show generic hardware, not the listed models.
7 more ready-made pairs
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The manual purist
Straight espresso, hands-on control
$1,184
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The built-to-last pair
Learning espresso properly
Rancilio Silvia + Eureka Mignon Zero
$1,344 sale · list $1,394
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The precise single boiler
Straight espresso with consistency
Lelit Victoria + Eureka Mignon Specialita
$1,449 sale · list $1,649
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The small-kitchen dual boiler
Milk and straight shots, limited space
Lelit Elizabeth + Eureka Mignon Libra
$2,448 sale · list $2,598
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The milk-drink upgrade
Back-to-back lattes and cappuccinos
Lelit Mara X + Eureka Oro Mignon XL
$2,449 sale · list $2,599
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The long-term pair
Serious espresso without endless tinkering
Rancilio Silvia Pro X + Timemore Sculptor 078S
$2,994
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The flow-control explorer
Enthusiasts who want to explore
Lelit Bianca V3 + Eureka Atom 75
$3,949
Why you can trust a pick
Sourced specs. Dated prices.
We don’t review hardware hands-on. We take specs from the manufacturers, check them against retailer listings and what owners report, and say so when sources disagree. The photos are illustrations, not the products.
How we choose- of core specs come from the manufacturer’s own pages
- 65%
- fixes to our own data after re-checking sources
- 24
- shops we price: 4 US retailers and 8 brand stores
- 12
- retailer prices, all read on Oct 27, 2026. What changed
- 96
Guides
Before you buy.
Start with five questions.
About a minute. No email, no sign-up.