Coffee (Small) Price, Calories & Recipe (July 2026)

Nutritional Facts

Per serving · Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Total5kcal

Protein0g0%

Carbs1g0%

Fat0g0%

Nutrient	Amount	% DV
Calories	5kcal	0%
Total Fat	0g	0%
Saturated Fat	0g	0%
Trans Fat	0g	—
Cholesterol	0mg	0%
Sodium	10mg	0%
Total Carbohydrates	1g	0%
Dietary Fiber	0g	0%
Total Sugars	0g	0%
Added Sugars	0g	0%
Protein	0g	0%
Calcium	6mg	0%
Iron	0mg	0%
Potassium	160mg	3%
Caffeine	0mg	—

McDonald's Coffee (Small) Complete Information

A McDonald's Coffee (Small) costs $2.49 and carries 5 calories black. McCafe Premium Roast, brewed from 100% arabica beans and made fresh every thirty minutes.

This is the best value caffeine on the McDonald's menu and one of the cheapest brewed coffees anywhere. At $2.49 it undercuts every espresso drink on the McCafe board by a wide margin, and the $2.49 medium sits on the McValue menu for barely more. Black it carries almost nothing at 5, which is not true of anything else here once milk and syrup enter. For an evening order the $2.84 Coffee Decaf (Small) carries 5mg of caffeine, close enough to none. Pair it with a Baked Hot Apple Pie, or with anything from the breakfast menu.

Health Insight

At 5 calories, this one is on the lighter side of the menu.

Lighter alternative: Espresso Americano Coffee (Small) on the same menu comes in at 0 calories. See Espresso Americano Coffee (Small)

What Is in a McDonald's Coffee (Small)?

1 ingredients, exactly as McDonald's lists them.

Brewed Coffee

How to Make a Coffee (Small) at Home?

McCafe Premium Roast is a medium roast arabica brewed strong and fresh. The two things that matter at home are the grind and the water temperature, and most people get both wrong in the same direction.

10 min5 prep, 5 cookEasydifficulty2 cupsyield

Servings2

Ingredients0 of 2

Coffee

4 tbsp medium roast arabica coffee, medium grind
2 ½ cups filtered water

Method0 of 4 steps

1Grind medium, not fineA drip grind, roughly the texture of sea salt. Fine grind over extracts and turns bitter, which is the most common home coffee mistake.
2Heat water to 200F, not boilingBoiled water scalds the grounds. Take the kettle off the boil and wait thirty seconds if you have no thermometer.
3Use two tablespoons per cupMcCafe brews stronger than most home coffee. Under dosing is why home coffee tastes thin rather than smooth.
4Drink it inside thirty minutesMcDonald’s discards brewed coffee after half an hour, and the reason is obvious once you taste hour old coffee beside fresh.

Tips

Filtered water. Coffee is 98% water and tap chlorine shows up immediately.
Two tablespoons a cup, which is more than most packets suggest.
Never reheat. Reheated coffee turns bitter and no amount of milk fixes it.

Variations

Pour it over ice for a home version of the $3.29 Iced Coffee, which carries cream and syrup.
Add steamed milk for a café au lait, which is closer to a latte than a black coffee.
Use decaf beans for a version matching the $2.84 Coffee Decaf.

Serve hot and fresh. A restaurant small is $2.49 and the medium sits on the McValue menu at $2.49.

Pairs Well Together

Perfect Combination

A Coffee (Small) on its own is rarely the whole order, and Apple Slices rounds it out.

$2.49 Coffee (Small)

$1.35 Apple Slices

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Coffee (Small) Questions

How much is coffee at McDonald's?

A small McCafe Premium Roast is $2.49 at a typical US restaurant, and the medium sits on the McValue menu at $2.49. Both are medians from live restaurant listings.

How many calories in McDonald’s black coffee?

5 calories for a small taken black. Cream and sugar added at the counter change that, and the flavored McCafe drinks start considerably higher.

What coffee does McDonald’s use?

McCafe Premium Roast, made from 100% arabica beans and brewed fresh every thirty minutes. The full published statement is in the recipe section on this page.

Is McDonald’s coffee cheaper than Starbucks?

For brewed coffee, by a wide margin. A small here is $2.49, roughly half what most chains charge for a comparable cup, and the McValue medium at $2.49 narrows the gap further.

Does McDonald’s have decaf?

Yes, $2.84 Coffee Decaf (Small), which carries 5mg of caffeine against the regular brew. It has its own page on this site.