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EXPO Kraków · 4–6 Nov 2026

Polish Barista and Latte Art Championships 2027

Michał Ciupiński won the Polish Barista Championship and Kamil Czarnik won the Polish Latte Art Championship, and every finalist is listed here with where they work, where that is known.

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The championship

The Polish Barista and Latte Art Championships 2027 ran at EXPO Kraków from 4 to 6 November 2026, and both finals were decided on 6 November.

The next world finals are the World Barista Championship in Tokyo, 28 April to 1 May 2027, and the World Latte Art Championship in Lisbon, 17 to 19 June 2027.

Barista — finalists

1st — Michał Ciupiński. Michał Ciupiński won the Barista title. He co-owns Błysk Espresso Bar, Warsaw. He was Polish Coffee in Good Spirits Champion in 2025 and 2026, and he placed eighth at the World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship in both years. He won the 2026 Polish Barista title and reached the semifinals of the 2026 World Barista Championship, where he placed 14th.

2nd — Kamil Zalewski. Kamil Zalewski took second place in Barista. He founded Runty Roaster, Głuchołazy. He placed third in the Polish Brewers Cup in 2023 and second in 2024. In the Polish Roasting Championship he placed third in 2023 and sixth in 2025.

3rd — Jakub Szpiech. Jakub Szpiech took third place in Barista.

4th — Daria Figaszewska. Daria Figaszewska took fourth place in Barista. She was Polish Barista Champion in 2025 and placed 45th at the 2025 World Barista Championship. She is an Authorized SCA Trainer in Barista, Brewing, Sensory Skills and Green Coffee.

5th — Katarzyna Mikler. Katarzyna Mikler took fifth place in Barista. She is Head of Coffee Training at LaCava Roastery, Warsaw. She is an SCA Trainer in Barista Skills, Brewing and Sensory Skills.

6th — Jan Kaczmarczyk. Jan Kaczmarczyk took sixth place in Barista. He works at GRUNT Palarnia Kawy, Bielsko-Biala. He was Polish AeroPress Champion in 2023.

2nd
Kamil Zalewski — Runty Roaster, Głuchołazy
6th
Jan Kaczmarczyk — GRUNT Palarnia Kawy, Bielsko-Biala

Latte Art — finalists

1st — Kamil Czarnik. Kamil Czarnik won the Latte Art title. He was Polish Latte Art Champion in 2022, 2023 and 2025. He has competed at the World Latte Art Championship in several seasons and placed ninth there once, 17th in 2024 and 13th in 2025.

2nd — Robert Nguyen Hai. Robert Nguyen Hai took second place in Latte Art. He reached the top 12 of the Polish Latte Art Championship in 2023. He has also competed in the Polish Cup Tasters Championship in 2021 and 2024 and in the Polish Oatly Throwdown in 2024.

3rd — Marcin Mędoń. Marcin Mędoń took third place in Latte Art. He is head barista at Chmiel kawę, Wroclaw. He won the Koree Gafka Cup in 2026 and placed second in it in 2025. He also placed second in the Polish ToNic Espresso Championship in 2026.

4th — Ioann Buhrym. Ioann Buhrym took fourth place in Latte Art.

5th — Grzegorz Spytek. Grzegorz Spytek took fifth place in Latte Art. He makes the podcast «Co z tą kawą?».

6th — Oskar Wudkowski. Oskar Wudkowski took sixth place in Latte Art. He is a barista at JAVA CAFE Speciality Roasters, Warsaw.

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The result and what each finalist represents are the organiser’s; the titles are from Good Cup’s championship records.