A place where you
stay a while
Coffee Fellows started in 1999 in Munich with a simple idea: a coffee house where you do not just pick up your coffee, but where you stay. No plastic chairs and no rush, but comfortable sofas, a table you can work at and someone who makes your coffee by hand.
That idea turned out to travel. Today we are in more than three hundred places across fourteen countries, and since 2016 in the Netherlands too — from Operaplein in Apeldoorn to Sugarcity in Halfweg. Still a family business, with short lines and fair agreements.
What you find everywhere: the coffee and the bagels. How a location looks varies — from a place where you can sit for hours to a compact spot for the road.
From the farmer, not the exchange
Good coffee needs good beans, and you will not find those in a wholesale catalogue. Our beans are bought to certified standards, with a chain you can follow from farmer to roastery. So we know exactly what is in the bag and where it came from.
After that it is handwork. Every cappuccino, flat white and latte macchiato is made the moment you order it, by a barista trained to do it.
Soft inside, warm outside
Our bagels are steamed at the bakery rather than boiled, as bagels usually are. That sounds like a detail, but it is exactly where the difference lies: the dough stays soft and springy rather than chewy-crusted. In the shop every bagel then goes briefly into the toaster — only once you order it, around 45 seconds at 220 degrees. Warm outside, soft inside.
Around that we keep building: pumpkin bagel with avocado and hummus, sesame bagel with salmon and honey-mustard cream, pretzel bagel with pulled pastrami and cucumber relish. And for anyone who prefers something warm: paninis, ciabattas and a toastie with ham and cheese.
In their own words
“A characterful café with room to work but also to properly relax — a recommendation for anyone looking for that feeling of home while travelling.”
Jelle van Zuijlen“The bagels at Coffee Fellows have a unique flavour and are certainly worth repeating. A fine spot for my daily lunch.”
Wouter de Boer“With the vegetarian options there is something for everyone, and combined with the lovely sweet things there is a reason to walk in at any time of day.”
Veronique HasselerharmStep by step
We do not pretend to have arrived. This is what is happening now — and the sustainability page also says where we cannot yet say anything.
Certified beans
Our coffee beans are bought to certified standards, with a chain you can follow from farmer to roastery.
Less disposable
At several locations you can take your coffee in a deposit cup. Bringing your own cup is always welcome.
Nothing thrown away
At several locations what is left at the end of the day goes out through Too Good To Go instead of into the bin.
Start your own
Coffee Fellows?
We are growing in the Netherlands and looking for entrepreneurs who see it the way we do.
See the franchise model