23 editor picks across Poland.
23 coffee roasters worth the trip across Poland, editor-ranked by TableJourney. All Poland guides.
La Gacca on Woźna in Poznań's Old Town is Mateusz Gaca's micro-roastery and cafe, opened July 2024 to succeed the closed Brisman, blending beans on premises.
TipCold brew is the house bar trick; the espresso menu rotates as the drum runs, so trust whichever single-origin Mateusz is pouring.
HAYB in Warsaw roasts effortless-specialty from a flagship roastery on Lodygowa, the Borowski family business that started as Coffee Republic and rebranded.
Nieczapla in Gdańsk Wrzeszcz is the city's standard-setting specialty roaster, working a four-table cafe in front of the production room. At ul. Wajdeloty 3.
TipBring a clean takeaway tin; baristas refill at a small discount on retail bags.
Drukarnia in Gdańsk is the city's most ambitious multi-roaster bar, not a roastery itself: Bonanza, Doubleshot, Casino Mocca, Java, Concept Coffee Roasters.
TipOrder the Syphon brew if available; it is the only one in the Old Town.
Craft Coffee Roasters in Poznań spun out of Stragan Kawiarnia on Ratajczaka 31, the city's foundational speciality-coffee room, supplying its own cafe plus.
TipThe cafe rotates beans weekly; ask for whichever roast was the freshest off the drum, not the most familiar one on the menu.
Kawana in Gdańsk runs a roastery with two cafes, the Wrzeszcz flagship on Wallenroda the bigger room. Open mon-sat 10:00-18:00, sun 10:00-16:00.
TipThe 250g retail bag is dated within seven days of roast; ask for the most recent on the shelf.
Sacred Mill in Warsaw's Praga-Poludnie roasts single-origins from a Kamionek production cafe, with a brew bar at Grzybowska 43A on the Wola side.
Story Coffee Roasters Poznań on the Politechnika Poznańska campus is the city-side outpost of the Warsaw roastery, with a small specialty-coffee point.
TipSubscribe via the web shop for a fresh-roasted bag every two weeks, or stop in at the campus coffee point under the clock for a brew on the day's roast.
Enklawa runs an on-site roastery inside Wrocław's Hala Targowa, the city's century-old market hall. Open mon-sat 08:00-18:30. At ul. Hala Targowa.
OrderThe pour-over of whichever African single-origin is on, plus a fresh roll from the next stall.
TipThe cafe shares the market's opening hours; closed Sundays unlike most cafes elsewhere.
Paloma in Wrocław's Plac Solny is the city's most ambitious specialty bar, Ukrainian-owned and roasting on site. Filter, espresso, retail beans.
OrderThe morning V60 of whatever Ethiopian single-origin is on, plus a slice of Polish sernik.
TipThe roastery runs through the back. Ask if you can watch a small batch finish.
Kawana Łąkowa in Gdańsk's Dolne Miasto is the roastery's downtown room, fifteen minutes' walk from the Old Town. Closes 18:00 sharp; not a late-evening room.
TipCloses 18:00 sharp; not a late-evening room.
CRS CoffeeRoasters tucked into a courtyard off Świętego Filipa north of the Old Town is a small-batch palarnia that roasts single origins fresh and bags them.
TipEspresso, filter, and Chemex at the bar; whole-bean bags at the counter for take-home brewing.
Karma roasts beans in Nowa Huta and pours them on Krupnicza in Kraków. Subscription delivers 250 g monthly; the Krupnicza cafe pours new releases first.
TipSubscription delivers 250 g monthly; the Krupnicza cafe pours new releases first.
Uno Espresso on Prusa in Jeżyce is the Poznań cafe and training room for the family ODIJA roastery in Wiry, the drum since 2016 supplying espresso.
TipOrder whichever single-origin filter the bar is featuring; ODIJA roasts in small batches so the menu turns over quickly and the freshest pull is the right pull.
Relaks in Warsaw started as a bike shop with a coffee corner. Open mon-fri 08:00-20:00, sat-sun 09:00-20:00. At ul. Pulawska 48. Booking recommended.
Świeżo Palona on Glinianki has roasted in Poznań since 2010, the craft roastery firing the Coffed drum once or twice a week and packing for online shipping.
TipOrder online for next-day shipping or visit the Glinianki showroom before 15:00; the African single origins are where the roaster's profile lands hardest.
Enklawa's Nadodrze branch in Wrocław, in a restored pre-war tenement, runs the same roastery beans as the market-hall flagship with longer evening hours.
OrderA flat white in the morning and a cold-brew slot in the afternoon, both from the same single-origin run.
TipThe first-floor seats above the counter are the quietest place to work in Nadodrze.
El Gato on Odrzańska in central Wrocław runs an in-house roastery alongside a cafe pouring single-origin pour-overs. At ul. Odrzańska 8. Booking recommended.
OrderThe seasonal espresso blend in milk; the roaster calibrates its roast to flat-white extraction.
TipThe Odrzańska room opens earliest; weekend mornings are the calmest seats.
Leń Coffee Roastery in Gdańsk works a Wrzeszcz back-street unit, supplying Tri-City independents and a steady mail-order list. No public cafe.
TipOrder online at lencoffee.com; pickups need 24 hours notice.
Coffeedesk on Wilcza in Warsaw is the cafe arm of Poland's biggest specialty e-commerce brand. The shelves rotate Five Elephant, Gardelli, Johan & Nystrom.
Coffee Bros on Święty Marcin 29/8 in central Poznań is a two-friend speciality roastery, drum-firing single origins from Brazil and Costa Rica plus the house.
TipOrder the Omni Frukt blend online or arrange pick-up; the roastery is small enough to talk through what is fresh that week with the founders.
Kahawa on Plac Cyryla Ratajskiego in Poznań is a small-batch roastery firing every lot on premises, the menu led by Peru Quillabamba, Uganda Mount Elgon.
TipSubscribe online for fresh-roast delivery every two weeks; the Peru and Uganda single origins turn over fastest and reward booking ahead.
STOR on Tamka in Warsaw was one of the first specialty shops in the city. The bar rotates roasters from across Europe, the kitchen runs meat-free.
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