Poznań's speciality-coffee scene grew out of a handful of pioneer rooms and now spans roasteries across Jeżyce and the Old Town. Stragan Kawiarnia on ul. Ratajczaka is the foundational room, roasting under its own Craft Coffee Roasters label, while Piece of Cake on ul. Święty Wojciech is a small cafe-gallery pouring single origins from European roasters. For a French-styled cup near Stary Rynek there is MIEL Coffee on ul. Święty Marcin, and Świeżo Palona has been firing its drum in Jeżyce since 2010.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.