Screaming Beans is yet another coffee house which is, rightly so, jumping onto the slow coffee trend. Chemex, Smart drip, French press or just poured on, the choice is yours at this bar right in the Nine Streets district of Amsterdam. I sticked with espresso and cappuccino, however, the latter of which was nearly perfect. The espresso, on the other hand, was a tiny bit sour, although some deliciously softening oils were present as they should be in an espresso.
The layout of the store was far from convenient, though. With only 16 seats, eight of those were set up as two sets of four, where, although these four were sets of two seats facing each other, with a separate table per two seats, the tables were too close to each other, judging from other visitor’s behavior. People were wary of sitting down at the table next to me, leaving me to essentially take four seats by myself, although I only were using one. But who knows, if you’re not afraid of other people, it helps get in contact with strangers! One personal annoyance: two mums with their screaming and crying kids were also enjoying a coffee…
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