9 Single-Serve Coffee Makers That'll End Your Expensive Coffee Shop Habit

At an average cost of $2.70 per cup, it’s safe to say buying yourself a coffee everyday really adds up—to $985.50 a year, to be exact. We get it, brewing an entire pot when you really just want a single cup is annoying, but that morning ritual of driving through Starbucks isn’t the only solution to your caffeine craving. So, what's a latte lover to do? Invest in a single-serve coffee maker, of course. But what's the number one single-serve coffee maker? There are so many different models on the market, you gotta know your needs to find the right one for you. (And if you don’t, we’ve got you covered.)

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Our top picks

• Best Single-Serve Coffee Maker: Keurig K-Elite Coffee Maker
• Best Budget Single-Serve Coffee Maker: Bella One Scoop One Cup Coffee Maker
• Best Single-Serve Coffee Maker with Thermal Carafe: Keurig K-Duo Plus Coffee Maker
• Best Large-Capacity Single-Serve Coffee Maker: Cuisinart Premium Single-Serve Brewer
• Best Single-Serve Coffee and Espresso Maker: Nespresso Vertuo Plus Coffee and Espresso Maker by De'Longhi
• Best Single-Serve Coffee Maker for Travel: AeroPress Coffee and Espresso Maker
• Best Single-Serve Coffee Maker for One Person: Keurig K-Mini Plus Coffee Maker
• Most Versatile Single-Serve Coffee Maker: Hamilton Beach FlexBrew Trio Coffee Maker
• Best Single-Serve Coffee Maker with Frother: Philips Fully Automatic Espresso Machine 3200 Series

How we picked these products

To find the best single-serve coffee makers, we turned to our expert friends at the Good Housekeeping Institute. Their team of on-staff experts—which includes all types: engineers! data analysts! registered dietitians!—rigorously put everyday products to the test (and then more and more tests) in their New York City-based labs to determine which ones you can trust. For these coffee makers, they gauged user-friendliness, taste, ease of clean-up, and even splatter and drip to determine which ones are grande and which ones are full of beans.