Knitted Coffee, Krakow, Poland

 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..