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Ul. Krupnicza 12/3 31-123 Kraków As expected, the day starts relatively late and, once again, my consumption habits seize control of the group direction. This time it is in the form of speciality coffee as I seek out something more than just a hit of caffeine with some care taken about its taste and texture to soothe my need for high-end Java juice from across the globe. Once collectively showered (although taking it in turns individually, I can assure you), a trot to the South of our central location takes us through parkland filled with scenery and sculptures before emerging in a suburb where Karma Kawa serves up a sour mash of beans that has an almost cherry like bite to it that pierces through the oat milk I always opt for in my latte. The smooth and silky pour jostles with this in an intriguing, but not unpleasant, way and doesn’t so much coat the tongue as caresses it in a sweet and sour combination that leaves you wanting more. In my present state, I’m just grateful for the pick-me-up without having to wrestle with something that’s a challenge to swallow but the complex flavours are hard to pin down with me reluctant to call it fruity and no great deal of sharp acidity. I roll it around my tongue time and again to try and form a concoction of words for it but nothing comes forth in my sleep-deprived situation. The cafe itself is a sharp, bright cubby hole of a room cluttered with brews and baked goods that can be clustered up on limited tables or taken outside for a snack in the sunshine. Hardly hipster but full of young professional types, it clatters with an energy of erudite workings and I can see why it’s so popular as a queue begins to mount behind me and I’m ushered briskly but politely out of the way once my coffee has come.
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Grodzka 11, 31-006 Kraków, Poland https://knittedcoffee.pl Searching for speciality coffee, I have a co-conspirator who has similar tastes when it comes to sampling slightly better brews. My research tells me there’s a spot that’s about a 15-minute walk away from the hostel and I wonder if this might be pushing the agreeability of the now largely hungover and definitely sleep-deprived group. I proffer the name and it would appear that more locations have popped up around the city than just the one I had read about, with one being right in the centre of the old town, a five-minute meander from our beds. Knitted Coffee has the unique selling point of providing both caffeinated beverages and woollen products for the ultimate in cosy combinations. I’m also tempted by the pin badge selection they have, since I often apply them to (and lose them from) my backpack but I came for one thing and one thing only. The actual shop is a tiny unit with a few bench seats lining one wall and Instagram-friendly neon lights for influencers and tourists alike but the coffee is no lesser for the obvious tilt at tourist money. Sweet and caramelesque, it’s almost like biting into a soft centred chocolate and having the gooey innards coat your tongue. Warming and mild it has an unobtrusive sweetness that is only heightened by the oat milk of my latte. I later go back to try it as an iced oat latte too, only to have my tastes confirmed that this sweetness really works well whether hot or cold. Silky smooth too, it is what the standard for non-acidic coffee should be. No challenging fruitiness or sharpness, it’s rounded and comforting like a welcoming cosy knit-jumper and I guess that’s where the combination idea comes from.. |
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September 2025
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