LightDark
Light medium roast
Chocolate, almond, cranberry
Bright and floral. Lovely as a V60 or Chemex.
View on blueiguana.coffee ↗Iguana Bleu CaféSpecialty coffee in Puerto Ayora, GalápagosThe world’s most unique coffee
Coffee from our family farm in the Santa Cruz highlands, seasonal drinks and homemade desserts.
Seasonal specialty drinks
There is always something new at the bar
Coffee drinks we create for each season, with fruit and flavors from the islands. They change every couple of months: when one leaves, another arrives.
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Pistachio cold foam latte
Espresso, milk and pistachio cold foam.
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Strawberry cold foam latte
Crushed strawberry, milk, espresso and strawberry cold foam.
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Mango iced latte
Mango, milk and a double espresso over ice.
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Banana iced latte
Caramelized banana, milk, espresso and cold foam.
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Vanilla cold foam latte
Espresso, milk and vanilla cold foam.
A few that have passed through the bar. Ask which ones are on today.
See the menu →Menu
What’s at the bar
Coffee from our farm brewed the way you like it, specialty drinks that change with the season and desserts made in house.
The café
Wood and afternoon light
A bright room of wood and handmade ceramics on Avenida Charles Darwin. For a coffee before heading to the dock, or an afternoon with a book.
The coffee we serve grows on this very island.
Rancho Bravo
One farm, one island, one family
Head inland and uphill from the harbor on Santa Cruz and the soil turns to volcanic ash, while the garúa mist keeps the hills damp for much of the year. There, at Rancho Bravo, the Jácome family grows the coffee we serve.
We pick by hand, ripe cherries only, and produce around 160 kilos a month. It is a small amount, and we like it that way.
- Origin
- Santa Cruz
- Volcanic highlands
- Harvest
- By hand
- Ripe cherries only
- Process
- Anaerobic
- Slow fermentation
- Production
- 160 kg
- A month
The family
Read their story →-
The Captain
Luis Jácome
Came to the islands with a knife, a compass and every intention of staying.
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The Naturalist
Rodrigo Jácome
A naturalist guide who helped protect the Marine Reserve and planted the farm’s coffee.
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The Dream
Bernie Jácome
When the coffee grove was close to being lost, Bernie chose to keep it going.
From volcano to cup
It all begins with fire
The path the coffee takes, from the volcanic ash of Rancho Bravo to the bar.
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Volcanic soil
The farm’s soil is ash from old eruptions, rich in minerals. That is where the flavor starts.
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Highlands
Mist, garúa drizzle and the cool breeze off the Pacific. The cherry ripens slowly, and you can taste it.
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Picked by hand
Cherry by cherry, only when each one is ready.
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Slow fermentation
A fermentation without oxygen that brings out notes of fruit, cacao and flowers.
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The cup
Ground to order and brewed in front of you in Puerto Ayora, however you like it.
Take it home
The same coffee, in your kitchen
The beans we grind at the bar also come in 250 g bags under Blue Iguana Coffee, the family’s coffee brand. Two roasts from the same farm, whole bean or ground.
LightDark
Medium dark roast
Cacao, dark cherry, caramel
Round, balanced body. Lovely as espresso or French press.
View on blueiguana.coffee ↗Forged by Volcanoes. Kissed by the Pacific. Perfected by Hand. Ask for a bag at the bar or at blueiguana.coffee
The islands gave us the coffee. Japan, the way to serve it. Silence does the rest.
Journal
Something to read with your coffee
Coffee · 6 min
Galápagos coffee: a highland coffee grown close to the sea
Almost anywhere else on the equator, coffee grown this close to the sea would be ordinary. Here it isn’t. The reason comes from the ocean.
Santa Cruz · 8 min
One day in Puerto Ayora, on foot
Tortuga Bay in the morning, giant tortoises at midday, Las Grietas in the afternoon. All on foot, with a stop for coffee.
Nature · 6 min
The brujo, the little red bird of the highlands
It fits in the palm of your hand, and fewer than a hundred are left on Santa Cruz. What happened to the brujo, and where to see it without disturbing it.
Visit
Find us in Puerto Ayora
We are on Avenida Charles Darwin at the corner of Seymour, in the Pelican Bay neighborhood.
- Address
- Av. Charles Darwin 839 y Seymour
Barrio Pelican Bay, Puerto Ayora
Santa Cruz, Galápagos, Ecuador - Hours
- Opening soon
- hey@iguanableu.com
Questions
Before you come
Where is Iguana Bleu?
At Avenida Charles Darwin 839 and Seymour, in the Pelican Bay neighborhood of Puerto Ayora, on Santa Cruz Island. It is the town’s main avenue, the one that runs along the water.
Is the coffee from Galápagos?
Yes. All the coffee we serve comes from Rancho Bravo, the Jácome family farm in the Santa Cruz highlands. It is single-origin specialty coffee, picked by hand.
What are the seasonal drinks?
Coffee drinks we create for each season, with fruit and flavors from the islands. They change every couple of months, so there is nearly always something you have not tried.
Can I buy coffee beans to take home?
Yes. The farm’s coffee comes in 250 g bags, whole bean or ground, under Blue Iguana Coffee, the family’s coffee brand. You will find it at the bar and at blueiguana.coffee.
Do you have desserts?
Yes, a few, all made in house: honey pie, foamy chocolate cake, coconut flan and Basque cheesecake.