coffee
Locking down doesn’t mean locking out those little pleasures that make life better. Where some cafes have responded to the coronavirus pandemic by shutting shop, a smaller number have resisted, opting instead to explore new channels in a bid to salvage something from the crisis. In this respect, Cophi...
Set within a socialist realist era building, and attached to a cult independent cinema, the pluses here are numerous: sparing interiors that emphasize the natural heritage of the building, an exciting vegan menu, locally roasted specialty coffee and a range of experimental beers. To see it at its best,...
Looking a charmingly rudimentary from the outside (a wooden bench, wobbly ashtray and plastic crates), step through a battered door plastered with stickers to be instantly seduced by a tiny locale with 1930s floor tiles and no shortage of collectible junk: Polaroids, postcards, books and mags. Polish roasteries are...
Warsaw’s taste for luxury desserts has not waned, but Muus steps into new territory by offering something that feels modern yet also strangely homely. Inside a pretty pink interior adorned with gold trim and big, bold succulents, this bijou space could have been designed with Instagram in mind –...
For The Record The combination of vinyl and coffee ain’t nothing new, but at Asfalt you feel that the very heart of the concept has been completely remastered. Helping that is a choice of tunes that’s nothing if not alternative: reggae, dub, hip hop, funk, soul and a little...
Plants constitute a major part of the design, a point underlined by the venue’s very name (you’ve guessed right, it means ‘plant’). The specialty coffees and bountiful vegan options go well with an attractively artsy low-budget look featuring bare concrete and droopy plans hanging from the pipes. A true...
There’s a clue in the name: translated to mean ‘oxygen’, that commodity is in rich supply thanks to a minimalistic white interior that’s contrasted against shelves of succulents and glass jars brimming with plants. Restrained in presentation and never straying into over-the-top territory, this Mokotów café charms those who...
Set in the same building housing the Museum of Modern Art’s administrative base, Paloma Na Pańskiej feels suitably leftfield and intellectual, a vibe that’s enabled and emboldened by towering shelves heaving with heavyweight art titles, photo albums and coffee table tomes – supplied by the cult Bookoff store, they’re...
Universally hailed as home to the city’s best flat white, Czytelnia’s drive for quality is mirrored by their habitual acquisition of the latest equipment and fiendish desire to showcase the latest trends and developments in the world of specialty coffee. But there is more. Good things are happening in...
Not content with ruling the domestic scene where online vintage furnishings are concerned, Yestersen have gone one better and opened a bricks-and-mortar venture – complete with coffee while you browse! More in line with wading into an aesthetic wave of bliss, on stepping inside visitors are confronted by a...
Preparing For The New Normal
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