Breville
Bambino
$300 lowest listed price, as of Oct 27, 2026
The Bambino Plus without the automatic milk wand. A sensible budget base if you are happy to steam milk by hand.
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Where to buy
Listed as unavailable at every retailer we checked on Oct 27, 2026. It may be back; check before you plan around it.
- Seattle Coffee Gear: $300
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Specs
- Type
- Semi-automatic
- Heating
- ThermoJet heater
- Temperature control
- Yes (PID/electronic)
- Heat-up
- Fast
- Milk steaming
- Good, manual wand
- Built-in grinder
- No
- Portafilter
- 54mm
- Flow control
- No
- Footprint
- Small
- Skill level
- Beginner
- Upgrade path
- Limited
- Price tier
- A ($300–700)
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Strengths
- Lowest-cost credible espresso machine here
- Very compact
- Fast warm-up
Trade-offs
- Manual wand takes practice
- 54mm basket limits accessories
Notable features
- Seconds-fast heat-up
- Manual steam wand
- Low-pressure pre-infusion
Pairs well with
- Eureka Mignon Specialita $449 Together $749. Arguably the default espresso grinder for a first serious setup: quiet, stepless, timed and good-looking.
- Eureka Mignon Silenzio 55 $399 Together $699. A quiet, compact flat-burr grinder that is one of the best values for espresso.
- Varia VS3 $269 Together $569. A small single-dose grinder that suits small counters and people who switch beans often.
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