Manual lever espresso machine
Flair 58 Plus 2
$685sale · list $699
Price from Seattle Coffee Gear, checked Oct 27, 2026
A manual lever: you heat water, you pull the shot, you control pressure with your arm. Superb shots for the effort, but no steam and no shortcuts.
Where to buy
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Seattle Coffee Gear
In stock on Oct 27, 2026
$685
Check price for the Flair 58 Plus 2 at Seattle Coffee Gear (opens in a new tab)
Prices as of Oct 27, 2026; they may have changed, so check the retailer. Links may become affiliate links; as of launch none are. Disclosure.
Specs
- Type
- Manual lever
- Heating
- No boiler: kettle-fed, with a heated brew head
- Temperature control
- Manual
- Warm-up
- Fast (no published figure)
- Pump
- No pump: you press the lever by hand
- Milk steaming
- None
- Built-in grinder
- No
- Portafilter
- 58 mm
- Flow control
- Yes, per the manufacturer
- Footprint
- Small
- Skill level
- Enthusiast
- Upgrade path
- Limited
- List price (MSRP)
- $699
From the manufacturer’s page, checked against retailer listings on Oct 27, 2026. Still unconfirmed, or sources disagree: warm-up time. How we source specs.
Strengths
- Full manual control of pressure
- Silent
- Very small and portable
Trade-offs
- No milk steaming
- Hands-on workflow for every shot
Notable features
- Hands-on lever pressure profiling
- Electrically pre-heated brew head
- No pump, no noise
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