
4.7 ·
Pop into Coffee Department in Balat for some of the best-rated coffee around. Sip a filter coffee made on a La Marzocco machine and chat with the baristas about beans to carry home.
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Coffee Department is a compact specialty coffee shop in the Balat area, rated 4.7 across more than 670 reviews. Reviewers praise the quality of the coffee, made on a La Marzocco machine, as well as the friendly baristas who speak English and help with choosing beans, which are also sold to take away.
Filter coffee is a good way to try what the roasters offer. The space is small and cozy rather than a laptop-friendly hangout, and non-dairy options are limited to oat milk.
A visit usually takes around 25 minutes.
Coffee Department is a compact specialty coffee shop in the Balat area, rated 4.7 across more than 670 reviews. Reviewers praise the quality of the coffee, made on a La Marzocco machine, as well as the friendly baristas who speak English and help with choosing beans, which are also sold to take away.
Filter coffee is a good way to try what the roasters offer. The space is small and cozy rather than a laptop-friendly hangout, and non-dairy options are limited to oat milk.
A visit usually takes around 25 minutes.
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25 min
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early morning, morning, lunchtime or afternoon
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Easy pace
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This is not really an "expat working cafe with a laptop" - small and service is not really proper for the price you pay for a coffee. Only Oat milk available from alternatives, no Coconut or Almond. However the prices like in Europe - which is far from the quality that you may expect. Internet was fine to take my…
Anna Kupyanskaya
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