Breville Bambino Plus

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Espresso machine · Breville

The friendliest entry into espresso: 3-second heat-up, automatic steam wand, and excellent plant-milk support in a compact machine.

🏆 CoffeeLab Award 2026 winner — Best Overall Espresso Machine

Best suited for

Milk-drinkers who want consistent café-style lattes from our review
milk drinks without learning to texture by hand — the steam wand is automatic from the specification
a small kitchen — the machine is about 20 cm wide or less from the specification
plant-milk drinkers — our plant-milk rating for it is 4 or 5 from the specification

Consider another option if

you want to learn to steam and pour by hand from the specification
you expected a grinder included — budget for a separate one from the specification

Why: The best entry-level espresso machine with an automatic steam wand: 3-second heat-up, 54mm group and excellent plant-milk support in a compact footprint. The ideal pick for milk-forward home drinkers.

Read our evaluation →Best grinder for the Breville Bambino Plus →Baratza Encore ESP →Eureka Mignon Specialita →Niche Zero →

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