Recommendation for espresso machines

Elad050

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Hi, i want to open a coffee shop and i looking for recommendation on espresso machine, good brand with reputation and fair price and good service.
thanks
 

phophollety

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I'd definitely go for a 2nd hand revised machine, Lika Gaggia or Marzocco, buy, thear it down, descale, replace some seals, some paiting job and its a new machine!
 

CoffeeJunky

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Hi, i want to open a coffee shop and i looking for recommendation on espresso machine, good brand with reputation and fair price and good service.
thanks

there are tons of machines out there and different price.

If you want real advise, put price range, 2 group 3 group? how many cups you are going to serve, where you are located and lastly how experienced you are in coffee business.
 

CoffeyshopChris

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It honestly depends on how many shots you think you'll be pulling a day, as well as your experience, and how many people are going to be working in the shop with you. If it's just you, and you are going to pride yourself specifically on your espresso then you will probably need a higher end manual machine that will allow you to customize every variable(temp, tamp, etc.). On the other hand if you are looking to be a good coffee shop that provides good coffee for a good value then a semi-automatic machine that takes some of the work out of your hands should be sufficient. Look into something like a Gaggia classic, pretty powerful machine for basic espresso & solid company with good reputation. Just my .02
 

HRC

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A Gaggia Classic does not belong in a coffee shop though, it only has a single, aluminum boiler. Seems OP would be interested in a La Marzocco Linea 2 group semi-auto or automatic. Those are less than $10k.
 
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