Mitchell’s journey in coffee began with latte art. While studying design, he stumbled into the craft of pouring patterns in milk and quickly realised how much skill and discipline it demanded. That curiosity pulled him behind the bar of a specialty café, where a fascination with filters and brewing soon took over. Today, Mitchell runs Sango Specialty Coffee in the heart of Amsterdam together with his wife, Kaho. The café is not only their shared workplace but also a hub […] The post Bar...| European Coffee Trip
For Amie, coffee wasn’t love at first sip – it was love at first dial-in! That breakthrough moment behind the bar lit a spark that turned into a lasting career. What began as a simple supervisor role in hospitality soon grew into something much larger: a passion for coffee that continues to shape her path today. Her journey has taken her from learning to roast by instinct on a Diedrich machine, to travelling to the origin in Peru, to building […] The post Barista Stories: Amie Rene Wisc...| European Coffee Trip
Join World Barista Champion Boram Um for a tour of his family’s specialty coffee farms in Minas Gerais and Espírito Santo, Brazil. Discover how specialty coffee is grown, processed, and prepared for competitions. From Commercial Beginnings to Specialty Coffee Farm Standing among rows of coffee trees in South Minas, Boram Um, the 2023 World Barista Champion, tells us how his family started their journey. “We bought the farm in 2009, cleared everything, and by 2011 we had planted 200,000 t...| European Coffee Trip
Rifqi Maulana is the Head of Roasting at Hermanos in London, bridges Indonesian roots with UK coffee culture, championing origin, storytelling, and community.| European Coffee Trip
SUPREMO is an independent roastery offering a huge variety of directly-traded speciality coffees to suit all tastes.| European Coffee Trip
Tetiana Akastolova originally from Dnipro, Ukraine is the head barista of one of then most popular specialty cafes in Warsaw - Tonka.| European Coffee Trip
Kateryna Vasylets´ journey in coffee began with a simple spark – visiting a few cafés where great service and quality coffee left a lasting impression. She wanted to be the reason people came back to a place, the person behind the cup that made their day better. Today, she’s a barista and manager at Po drodze, a cosy café in Warsaw where she’s spent the past five years. The space is more than a workplace – it’s where she’s built […] The post Barista Stories: Kateryna Vasylets...| European Coffee Trip
Kevser Atmaca is the World Cezve/Ibrik V-ce Champion and co-founder of Niji Coffee Co. and Cezve&More in Gaziantep, Turkey.| European Coffee Trip
Damian Durda is among the special coffee people we have had the chance to meet in the early stages of the European Coffee Trip’s history. Our interview from Poznan still reminds us of our first trip to Poland and the warm reception by the Polish speciality coffee family. Damian has worked in coffee for over 10 years and after spending two years at Uno Espresso in Poznan, he took the opportunity to move to Berlin where he went through multiple […]| European Coffee Trip
A curated list of best coffee shops in Europe. Olivo Coffee Culture is one of 19 specialty cafés featured in our Cluj-Napoca Coffee Guide.| European Coffee Trip
A curated list of top third wave cafés in Bucharest. The ultimate resource for any coffee lover.| European Coffee Trip
Shannon Marree Lawn has spent over 16 years in coffee, working across New Zealand, Australia, and Portugal. She’s trained countless baristas, co-run community initiatives, and helped shape the coffee culture in places where it was just starting. Her work blends practical knowledge with a clear love for connection and sharing coffee moments. After years of training and consulting, Shannon launched Coffee with Shan in Portugal’s Algarve, later evolving into the Beany Bunch project. From run...| European Coffee Trip
Learn how to make latte art by mastering the complex latte art design: SWAN. This latte art tutorial will take you through 4 steps to pour a beautiful Swan latte art pattern. We will also share barista tips to fix the most common mistakes when pouring the Swan pattern. The post Swan Latte Art Tutorial: How To Pour Swan For Beginners appeared first on European Coffee Trip.| European Coffee Trip
Noëlle Lian Meis is truly unique and in a league of her own since she couldn´t wait to start working, and she did as early as she could, at the age of 15! She used to work seven jobs at once (!), and left a teaching degree behind after burnout pushed her to focus on what gave her energy: making great coffee and connecting with people. Since stepping into specialty coffee in 2019, Noëlle earned a reputation for care, skill, […] The post Barista Stories: Noëlle Lian Meis, Freelance & Dagg...| European Coffee Trip
Marilena Georgescu is a barista at Olivo Coffee Culture in Cluj Napoca and the Romanian Cup Tasters Champion.| European Coffee Trip
A curated list of top third wave cafés in Copenhagen. The ultimate resource for any coffee lover.| European Coffee Trip
A curated list of best coffee shops in Europe. Taf Coffee is one of 49 specialty cafés featured in our Athens Coffee Guide.| European Coffee Trip
A curated list of best coffee shops in Europe. Foyer Espresso Bar is one of 49 specialty cafés featured in our Athens Coffee Guide.| European Coffee Trip
Lisa Zancanella is a compassionate and passionate coffee professional who slips her life between Athens and Porto co-owning both Foyer Espresso Bar & SO Coffee Roasters.| European Coffee Trip
Kamil Zalewski, a 23 year old guy from Głuchołazy in Poland runs his own micro roastery and cafe - Runty Roaster.| European Coffee Trip
Giorgos Papantoniou is the co-ower of Foyer Espresso Bar in Athens and the 2025 Hellenic Brewers Cup Champion.| European Coffee Trip
A curated list of best coffee shops in Europe. Unkompress is one of 100 specialty cafés featured in our Berlin Coffee Guide.| European Coffee Trip
A curated list of best coffee shops in Europe. humpback whale specialty coffee is one of 38 specialty cafés featured in our Munich Coffee Guide.| European Coffee Trip
Dominika Kowalska, originally from Poland, works at Collective Bakery in Zurich. In 2023 Dominka won the Polish Barista Championship.| European Coffee Trip
European Coffee Trip is an online magazine and a guide featuring Speciality coffee culture in Europe. We create articles, interviews, photos and videos!| European Coffee Trip
Son Le Huu is the co-founder of 2gathercafe, and you can also find him at Unkompress and part-time at Café TonTon.| European Coffee Trip
Join our tour at Manhattan Coffee Roasters in Rotterdam and learn how they organise workflow with electric Typhoon 20kg roasting machine.| European Coffee Trip
Jakob Hartwig works in the coffee industry since 2007 and is currently the Bar & Shop Manager and Sales & Customer Support at Supremo Coffee.| European Coffee Trip