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The Village, Utrecht

03.11.2011 //
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Although I have been drinking lots of coffees over the past months, no new ratings have been posted to my blog. The reason for this is simply that I have been neglecting my blog for a long time, but it’s time to step up now. And the place I’d wish to start with, is the Village in Utrecht. Right around the corner from where I live, this place has opened up last February. Right on the first days I stopped by for a coffee, but struggled to formulate an opinion back then. On the one hand, I have always loved the relaxedness about the place, yet I didn’t think their espressos were any good – back then.

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Tastoe, Utrecht

03.03.2011 //
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This is a different kind of store. Not your average hip coffee house, nor your average lunchroom. Not hip, trendy, modern or daring but ordinary. Just ordinarily at your mother’s or ordinarily gezellig. The waitress looks as if she came straight from the 80s and the guests are playing board games as Scrabble and Ludo.

The cappuccino’ nice, but the milk’s been frothed too quickly resulting in large bubbles and is still slightly too cold. The Smit en Deloras bean used is okay, but lacks some spice. I’m usually not a fan of their beans, but an ordinary Smit-cappuccino is betters dan mother’s own Douwe Egberts cup. Tastoe is just ordinary, but with a special touch.

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Simon Lévelt Café

26.01.2011 //
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I was already aware the people of this little shop in Utrecht’s city centre were not only making coffee, they are loving coffee. After having had their cappuccino for a couple of times, I tried their espresso machiatto and have now declared this my favorite place to get coffee in the town of Utrecht. Great espresso, and exactly enough milk to my taste. The barista even asked if I’d like more milk to that, but no, his first attempt was spot-on. After a lot of mediocre machiattos at various other places, I am now finally aware of the fact an espresso machiatto is better than a cappuccino, if prepared properly.

After the initial visit over a year ago, staff has changed. Where the barista’s were at first taking utmost care to create the best possible espresso beverage, recent additions to the staff do seem to take less care, resulting in still good, but not as perfect drinks as before: say 3-4 cup-rating. However, I still go down here every now and then and especially love their specialities coffees they occasionally serve per drink, such as genuine Kopi Luwak and Jamaica Blue Mountain. Actions like these are usually advertised via their Twitter channel.

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Broodnodig, Utrecht

11.03.2010 //
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Broodnodig is a really small coffeehouse with some ten tables. The general atmosphere is, at least when I was there, gezellig (cosy, friendly) and international. The cappuccino is served in a glass that’d usually be used as a water glass, but the taste is good nonetheless. The bean used is really powerful, but also results in a bitter after-taste. Combined with the really tasty sandwiches this truly is a place I’d like to visit more often.

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