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The café and coffee culture in Brno dates Yet it is still necessary to search for the back a very long time. After all, the very right places to go – the places that love first café in what is today the Czech premium coffee and like to share its story Republic was opened in 1702 in Brno by with their guests. And that is precisely a man named Ahmed from Turkey, and only what you will find in this guide. Whether several years later another Turk opened you decide for a café nestled into the in- the first café in Prague. Of course, the life- dustrial grounds of a former freezing plant, style of the people of Brno has changed a historical building from the 17th cen- significantly since then, just like the taste tury or right next to a popular park, you and the way coffee is prepared, but the can rest assured that you’ll get a cup of relationship between the city and coffee, well-prepared, quality coffee at an inter- as well as the desire of locals to spend esting place and a bite to eat as a bonus. time in cafés have remained the same. I always recommend exploring a city After traveling through a lot of Europe through its cafés, as they are scattered and visiting hundreds of cafés of all types all over the city as points of reference and across the continent, I can honestly say often lead you to interesting alleys and that in Brno you’ll experience the Euro- spots you’d have otherwise missed. You’ll pean elite. The baristas from Brno have not only relax and refresh yourself, but been winning international competitions also experience a unique atmosphere of and the concepts of their cafés draw the entire city. And I believe Brno is simply visitors from the Czech Republic as well begging to be explored this way. as abroad. A number of coffee-roasting plants have recently been founded in Brno, helping create the perfect environment for new businesses with good coffee at their centre.

Aleš Pospíšil, Chief Editor of European Coffee Trip 15

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MONOGRAM ESPRESSO BAR bar, or even behind the bar, and watch the CAFÉ MOMENTA coffee, either as hot or cold brew. However, Kapucínské náměstí 310/12 barista prepare your coffee with precision. Zelný trh 314/2 much of Momenta’s fame has come from its Two coffee grinders are always ready to sweet delicacies! For a long time, its owner Adam Neubauer has already won the Barista prepare coffee beans from England’s Has Located in a corner building directly on the Táňa Kmenta used to prepare various pies of the Year award three times. He moved from Bean coffee-roasting plant. Vegetable Market (Zelný trh), Momenta and biscuits herself or brought them back Prague to Brno and opened a café downtown Café invites you to enter. On top of the from France, but in 2015 she opened a café in a historical building at Capuchin Square MON—FRI 8.30AM — 6.30PM spacious and stylish seating inside, on warm to make her dream come true. (Kapucínské náměstí). After long prepara- days you can sit outside and enjoy an ex- tions he created his own unique Monogram. www.monogramespressobar.cz ceptional view of the busy square. Coffee MON—SUN 8AM — 10PM A café with a simple and clean design, dom- from La Bohème Café and various guest inated by light wood and polished concrete, coffee-roasting plants are ready in two www.cafe-momenta.cz where you can take a look at what the art of grinders. In addition, you can order filtered being a barista is all about. Sit down at the

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CAFE MITTE the world, produced by the Doubleshot SKØG URBAN HUB espresso or filtered coffee here and always Panská 362/11 roasting plant, being a more than suitable Dominikánské nám. 187/5 enjoy coffee imported from all over the world topic. Cafe Mitte is not afraid to mix coffee while the experienced staff will be happy to Cafe Mitte is a cosy place in the very heart with other ingredients; in winter, you can SKØG means forest in Norwegian, and help you to choose the right type for you. of Brno located in a historical building from enjoy its Irish coffee and in summer you can Scandinavian design and lifestyle are the This peaceful café turns into a busy bar in 1659, one of the few to survive the great refresh yourself with its espresso & tonic. idea behind this café at Dominican Square the evening where you can have wine, beer urban renewal at the turn of the 20th century. (Dominikánské náměstí). High ceilings, white or a cocktail made by a local bartender. Despite being one of the smallest cafés in MON—SAT 8AM — 8PM walls, and crackling sounds welcome you as Brno, it’s among the well-known local places SUN 9AM — 8PM you enter and step on to its wooden floor. MON—THU 8AM — 1AM serving premium coffee, whose atmosphere They roast their own coffee here under the FRI 8AM — 2AM www.cafemitte.com continues to attract more customers every Rusty Nails Coffee Roasters brand and for SUN noon — 10PM day. Its intimate feel simply invites the gu- a long time the roasting used to take place www.skog.cz ests and baristas to start a conversation, directly in the café. Also, you can have an its wide range over coffee from around 05 06 11 12

COFFEE FUSION relax outside and enjoy what’s called a cold KAFEC expanded and now occupies three sto- CAFÉ MORGAL exposed Baroque frescoes and manually MEZZANINE CAFÉ full at the coffee maker and espressos and Jánská 460/25 drip, prepared in a limited volume the night Orlí 517/22 reys in Orlí Street and offers pleasant out- Moravské náměstí 680/1A decorated TON chairs, gets even better in Údolní 435/15 cappuccinos are quickly brought to the before. “You can discover the whole world door seating in the courtyard in summer. the palace courtyard, a peaceful oasis in the customers, often together with fresh crois- When you are close to Malinovský Square in a cup of coffee,” as a favourite quote of First, people used to come to Kafec for Morgal is a gallery café located at the Gov- very centre of Brno. You can enjoy coffee A long-standing star among Brno cafés, sants and pies from the local Artisan Bakery. (Malinovského náměstí) at Jánská Street, Michal Kocman goes. waffles, then for breakfast, and – last but MON—FRI 8AM — 8PM ernor’s Palace (Místodržitelský palác) at from Berlin’s Bonanza roasting plant, and Mezzanine Café on Údolní Street has been make sure to stop by Coffee Fusion. Its owner not least – a cup of excellent coffee pre- SAT—SUN 9AM — 8PM Moravian Square (Moravské náměstí). Even even try some Moravian wines or local meals. offering good-quality coffee to its guests MON—FRI 7AM — 11PM and head barista Michal Kocman created pared from Czech roasting plants. Gradually, though its name sounds like something from since 2008. Using three grinders, they offer www.kafec.cz SAT—SUN 10AM — 10PM a place here that continues in the tradition its owner Tomáš Konečný turned Kafec the world of J. R. R. Tolkien, it is a combina- MON—SUN 10AM — 1AM a blend from the Filicori Zecchini roast- of interwar cafés, with services and quality MON—FRI 9AM — 8PM into a place where you can get familiar tion of abbreviations of MORavská GALerie ing plant in Bologna, premium coffee from www.cafe-mezzanine.cz of coffee to meet modern standards. You with some premium coffee and introduced (Moravian Gallery) which it shares this build- www.morgal.cz Czech roasting plants, and filtered coffee. can always choose from two types of coffee  COFFEE FUSION a number of varied ways to offer coffee ing with. The impression from the beautifully And the Mezzanine Café is where you can prepared as espresso and several others for to the general public. After moving from designed interior of the café, with some experience a bit of Italy especially in the filtered coffee. In summer, you can sit and Veveří Street to the city centre, the café morning, as the baristas have their hands

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V MELOUNOVÉM CUKRU discovering new tastes. You can choose SPOLEK as espresso with cloves and cinnamon, the CAFÉ ATLAS Also, it’s a bit of a paradise for freelancers PUNKT. Brno. And since coffee goes well with some- Františkánská 494/17 from two types of coffee produced by major Orlí 517/22 local speciality. Also, people come here for Žerotínovo náměstí 533/6 who spend long hours on their computers at Bayerova 577/7 thing sweet, Punkt. attracts customers and European roasting plants and there’s no need excellent meals, and besides lunches and a large shared table and get energized by local friends to come regularly and taste its pies, The café with this sweet name (In Watermel- to stick to classic espresso or cappuccino Spolek was one of the first cafés in Brno to soups on daily offer you can enjoy various Café Atlas would easily win the award for the coffee and sunbeams penetrating through the Punkt. is a popular local spot on Bayerova cakes, and desserts. on Sugar) is located in an alley perpendicular only, as you can ask for a raspberry puree serve premium coffee and has succeeded toasts and salads. most colourful café in Brno. Designed by archi- huge windows. Street, not far from Lužánky Park. Here, to Josefská Street. This remarkable world, cappuccino with coconut milk. Yum! in maintaining its quality and style for years. tect Martin Hrdina, its interior is dominated by Klára Švandová and Martin Dutkiewič MON—FRI 8AM — 10PM inspired by a book by Richard Brautigan of A passage leading from Orlí Street will take MON—FRI 9AM — 10PM a 13-metre wide wallpaper consisting of over MON—SAT 8AM— midnight created a cosy place full of life from the SAT—SUN 1PM — 8PM the same name, was created by Vendula MON—FRI 8AM— 9PM you to the two-storey café which offers SAT—SUN 10AM — 10PM 400 illustrations from old atlases. Located in the SUN 2PM — 10PM early morning till late into the night, with  punkt.cafe Smékalová in her café filled with the aroma SAT 9AM— 8PM coffee in various forms from the Doubleshot left wing of the Břetislav Bakala Hall (Sál Bře- guests gradually forgetting about coffee spolek.net www.cafeatlas.cz of fresh coffee and excellent cakes. They SUN 10AM — 8PM roasting plant. You can order espresso or tislava Bakaly) on Žerotín Square (Žerotínovo and switching to wine or beer. You can en- are very proud of their cakes here and each cappuccino as usual or a cup of filtered náměstí), it offers premium coffee produced by joy coffee from selected European roasting  kavarnacukrirodinky of your visits will become an adventure of coffee prepared using a French Press as well the Rebelbean roasting plant and a wide range plants, but most often by Fiftybeans from of gluten-free, vegetarian and vegan meals.

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CAFÉ PLACZEK Café Placzek prepares its own breakfast, pies, KAFE & KOBLIHA espresso made from Colombian coffee beans, THE ROSES BEER & COFFEE the well-known Has Bean English roasting INDUSTRA COFFEE unusual opening hours – closed on Mondays Minoritská 470/4 desserts, sandwiches, and salads. Pekařská 433/68 prepared by the Swedish roasting plant, Purkyňova 2415/116 plant, as both espresso and filtered coffee. Masná 27/9 and Tuesdays and open on the rest of the Koppi. There aren’t too many chairs to sit working days only in the afternoon. This Café Placzek was opened on Minoritská MON—FRI 7.30AM— 9PM Whether you come to Pekařská Street feeling in, but you can burn some of the calories Top-quality beer and premium coffee are MON—FRI 8AM — 11PM What used to be a freezing plant on Masná way, however, the staff save enough energy Street, in the very downtown of the city, in SAT—SUN 7.30AM — 8PM like having a coffee or a doughnut, you can playing foosball which is so much more than the prides of this place in Královo Pole Street is now a multicultural platform named for the weekends when their well-known a house built in 1928 which was success- be sure that both will be just excellent. Marek a decoration here! municipality, conveniently located at the  TheRosesBar Industra. The hardships you suffer during brunches are served. www.cafeplaczek.cz fully renovated in 2013. Its name refers to Richtar, the main doughnut maker, gets up Červinkova stop frequented by crowds the long journey will be more than compen- a traditional Brno family of merchants and early in the morning to bake and often sell out MON—FRI 8AM — 6PM of students and employees of compa- sated by its excellent coffee, fresh desserts, WED—SAT 1PM— 7PM its interior and materials used remind one the doughnuts even before the place closes. SAT—SUN noon — 6PM nies based in Technological Park. The and excellent atmosphere at the premises. SUN 10AM — 7PM of the first half of the 20th century. Its two Every month the Kafe & Kobliha crew prepares Růžička brothers took over an old dive Having returned from UK, Petra Střelecká  KafeAKoblihaBrno www.industracoffee.cz coffee grinders give you a choice of a coffee a new range of doughnuts and coffee from and turned it into a pleasant place to and Adam Obrátil took over the café. They blend from Coffeespot and single-origin various European roasting plants. meet over a morning cup of coffee and prepare coffee from Square Mile, a roasting coffee from major Czech roasting plants. Also, breakfast or a beer and a burger in the plant in London, as a kind of tribute to their You can get inspired by the local 3xB: black- evening. The Roses serves coffee from stay in England. Industra Coffee has quite berry & bourbon & basil doughnut with an TIC BRNO ←

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Text: Aleš Pospíšil

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