Best De'Longhi Coffee Machines UK 2026 - Compared

1. De'Longhi Eletta Explore ECAM450.86.T

The Eletta Explore is De'Longhi's statement machine, and it earns the price tag in one specific way: it is the only bean-to-cup in the range with a dedicated cold extraction mode. You get a proper cold brew cycle that runs espresso with cold water over a longer extraction, which produces a sweet, round, low-acid shot that genuinely tastes different from hot espresso poured over ice. Amazon reviewers report it matches dedicated cold brew makers for clarity while adding zero faff.

Around that party trick sits a genuinely complete machine. The 3.5 inch colour touchscreen is the best interface De'Longhi has shipped - swiping between 50+ recipes feels like using a phone, not a coffee machine. The LatteCrema Hot system makes dense microfoam for cappuccinos and flat whites without moving a pitcher, and the 1.8 litre tank means you are not refilling every day even with a busy household. Amazon reviewers describe the iced latte as better than many coffee shops.

The trade-offs are size, price and a busy workflow. It is the biggest machine here at 43cm deep, so it needs a proper counter. And at £899 it is a serious outlay for coffee. If you drink milk-based drinks almost exclusively and never touch cold coffee, the Rivelia at £599 delivers 80% of the experience for two-thirds of the money.

2. De'Longhi Rivelia EXAM440.55.B

The Rivelia is the machine I recommend to more people than any other De'Longhi, because it solves a problem nobody else in the range does: bean fatigue. Its Bean Switch system uses two interchangeable bean hoppers, each holding about 200g, so you can keep a decaf in one and a Brazilian in the other and switch with a single action.

If you live with a partner with different tastes, or you like a morning espresso and an afternoon decaf, this alone is worth the premium over the Magnifica line.

Under the hood it is a thoroughly modern bean-to-cup. The colour touchscreen walks you through 16 one-touch drinks including iced latte and cold foam options, the LatteCrema Hot system automates milk with genuinely good texture, and the whole unit is noticeably more compact than the Eletta - about the footprint of a small toaster oven, which makes it the best choice for tight kitchens.

Espresso quality is excellent according to Amazon purchaser reviews: reviewers describe consistent, clump-free doses across different roasts, with stable extraction at 9 bar.

Where it loses points: the water tank is only 1.4 litres, so a heavy household will refill every couple of days, and the bean hoppers are small enough that a big drinker goes through them fast. Neither is a dealbreaker at £599, but they are the reason it sits below the Eletta for heavy-use households.

3. De'Longhi Dinamica Plus ECAM380.95.TB

The Dinamica Plus is the Eletta Explore's older sibling, and in 2026 it sits in an awkward but interesting spot: it costs only about £100 less than the flagship, yet lacks the cold brew mode that makes the Eletta special. What it adds instead is connectivity. The De'Longhi app controls the whole machine - you can queue drinks, save personalised profiles for different family members, and get maintenance reminders - and the 3.5 inch touchscreen is nearly as good as the Eletta's.

In the cup, it is excellent. The LatteCrema Hot system makes the same dense microfoam as the Eletta, espresso extraction is stable and repeatable across 30+ programmed drinks, and the 1.8 litre tank handles a busy household without constant refills. If you drink your coffee black, the "Coffee Jug" function brews up to a full carafe of filter-style coffee, which no other machine here does - a genuine point of difference for families that mix espresso and jug drinkers.

The honest advice: buy the Dinamica Plus only if you will actually use the app and the carafe function. If you do not care about either, the Rivelia makes the same quality coffee for £190 less. If you want the best of everything, spend the extra £100 on the Eletta and get cold brew too.

4. De'Longhi Magnifica Plus ECAM320.60.B

The Magnifica Plus is the answer to a very specific question: what is the cheapest De'Longhi with an automatic milk system? At £559 it undercuts the Rivelia by £40 and the Dinamica Plus by over £200, and for cappuccino and latte drinkers it delivers the same LatteCrema Hot technology those machines use. You press one button and get a properly frothed cappuccino with dense microfoam, no pitcher, no technique.

The catch is the four-drink limit: espresso, coffee, cappuccino and latte macchiato. There is no flat white preset, no iced drinks, no custom recipes - you can adjust strength and temperature, but you cannot add new drink types. For a household that drinks milk-based classics, that is fine and the machine is a bargain. For anyone who likes variety, the £40 jump to the Rivelia buys twelve extra drinks and the bean-switch system, and I would take that deal every time.

The soft-touch colour display is simple and responsive, the grinder is the same dependable conical burr unit used across the range, and maintenance is straightforward with the usual removable brew group. If your budget is hard-capped around £550 and you want automatic milk, this is the machine.

5. De'Longhi Magnifica Evo Next ECAM310.60.B

The Magnifica Evo Next is what you get when De'Longhi modernises the Magnifica line without adding the expensive milk automation. At around £399 it sits in the no-man's-land between the £282 Magnifica S and the £559 Magnifica Plus, and its pitch is simple: a modern interface and six drink presets with a manual steam wand for milk.

For black coffee drinkers it is arguably the sweet spot of the whole range. The 6 soft-touch buttons and small colour display are a big step up from the Magnifica S's dated button panel, espresso quality is identical to machines costing double, and the 13-step conical grinder produces consistent doses.

The manual steam wand makes genuinely good microfoam, but it demands the same technique as any wand machine - angle the pitcher, keep the tip near the surface, and stop at 60°C. If you have never steamed milk by hand, budget a week of practice.

The reason it is not higher: the £160 gap to the Magnifica Plus buys you fully automatic milk, and for milk-drink households that is the single biggest quality-of-life upgrade a bean-to-cup machine can offer. If you drink mostly espresso and americano, though, the Evo Next is the smart money pick.

6. De'Longhi Magnifica S ECAM22.110.B

The Magnifica S is a ten-year-old design that refuses to die, and after comparing it against the entire modern lineup I understand why: it makes espresso that embarrasses machines four times its price. The 13-step conical grinder, the 15-bar pump and the simple two-button interface have not changed since launch, because they did not need to. At £282 it is the cheapest way into proper bean-to-cup coffee in the UK.

What you give up is everything soft-touch: a dated button panel, three drinks (espresso, coffee, cappuccino), and a manual steam wand that takes real practice to master. The cappuccino you make with it can be as good as any LatteCrema machine - if you know how to steam. If you do not, your first few attempts will be bubbly and thin. There is also no touchscreen, no app, no cold brew, and the plastic build feels its age next to the Rivelia.

My verdict: if this is your first bean-to-cup and you are not sure the format suits you, buy the Magnifica S. It is cheap enough to treat as an experiment, good enough to keep for years, and it will teach you whether you value automatic milk enough to justify the jump to a LatteCrema model later. That is exactly what it did for a generation of UK coffee drinkers.