Bagels & Beans usually has high standards for their espresso beverages, resulting in high rankings and even a winning position in the yearly national Algemeen Dagblad coffee tests. This branch certainly does not live up to these expectations. The foam was full of bubbles and cold, and the espresso watery, thereby disappearing in the milk with a non-pleasant after-taste. To mark something positive: although they did ‘decorate’ the cappuccino with cacao sprinkled over it, the amount of cacao was very limited.
Bagels & Beans
Raadhuisstraat 18, Amsterdam
Visited October 28, 2009
€ 2.30 (cappuccino)
€ 1.90 (espresso)
Raadhuisstraat 18, Amsterdam
Visited October 28, 2009
€ 2.30 (cappuccino)
€ 1.90 (espresso)
[...] to their store just a stone’s throw away at Raadhuisstraat, this is a delight. Strong espresso flavors, but sadly hidden under a miles-high layer of milk [...]