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Stragan Kawiarnia in Poznań is the city's foundational speciality-coffee room, on Ratajczaka 31 since the early 2010s, roasting under the Craft Coffee.
DrinkSingle-origin filter coffee
TipOrder whatever is on the single-origin board and a house-baked bagel; the kitchen makes its own.
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Piece of Cake in Poznań is a small cafe-gallery on Święty Wojciech, run by Ania and Kuba pouring single-origin coffees from Five Elephant, Audun.
DrinkFilter coffee
TipThe cake counter changes daily; ask the barista which slice was baked that morning.
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Pączuś i Kawusia on Rynek Łazarski in Poznań, open since November 2016, pairs warm fresh pączki with speciality coffee in a Łazarz market-square room.
DrinkFilter coffee and doughnut pairing
TipThe seasonal pączki flavours rotate; pistachio and rose are the year-round constants worth the visit.
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MIEL Coffee on Święty Marcin 14 in Poznań is an airy French-style speciality cafe with a rotating bean board, Chemex and V60 pours, sweet pastries.
DrinkSingle-origin Chemex with seasonal pastry
TipAsk the barista which roast came in this week and pair it with a morning croissant; the seasonal-bean rotation is the reason to come back.
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Weranda Caffe on Świętosławska 10 in Poznań is a courtyard cafe steps off Stary Rynek, with a leafy back garden, an all-day brunch and a vegetarian-friendly.
DrinkBrunch espresso
TipSkip the front room; the back courtyard garden is the entire reason the room is on lists like.
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PLAN Cafe on Za Groblą 2/1 in Poznań is a small modern cafe in the Old Town with speciality coffees, homemade cakes and tortes, and a pavement-bench summer.
DrinkPour-over speciality coffee
TipOrder a cake of the day with the filter; the bakery is in-house and the espresso list is short by design.
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LAGACCA Cafe by Brisman on Woźna 21 in Poznań is the continuation of the legendary Jeżyce Brisman, now off the Old Market Square, with espresso.
DrinkDrip and Chemex speciality coffee
TipAsk for the day's filter at the bar; the rotation is the most reliable signal of what is best right now.
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Cocorico on Świętosławska 9 in Poznań runs the cafe side of the room as a separate space, with Parisian-cafe styling, a green patio between the two dining.
DrinkCafe au lait
TipThe patio between the cafe and restaurant is the quietest seat in the building; ask for it on arrival.
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DESEO at Stary Browar on Półwiejska 42, Poznań is the city outpost of the luxury patisserie, with petit gateaux, croissants, bean-to-bar chocolate.
DrinkSpeciality coffee with petit gateau
TipPair a single-origin filter with whichever petit gateau is on the day's board; the case rotates with the seasons and the chocolate program is in-house.