Café Eijck Arnhem

Café Eijck Arnhem is located at Bovenbeekstraat 28 in the center of Arnhem. The establishment occupies a corner location previously used by BABO. According to public information, Café Eijck has been at this address since early 2023, making it one of the newer hospitality venues in Arnhem’ city center.

The owners are Sem Teunnissen and Roos-Marijn Somer. Their background is in the hospitality industry; Teunnissen previously worked as a chef, while Somer had experience as a host. They met at the former BABO location and later ran a fine-dining catering company together. This experience forms the business and operational foundation for Café Eijck.

The concept of Café Eijck is described as accessible, with characteristics of a modern “bruin café”. The establishment focuses not only on coffee, but also on lunch, drinks, and dinner. As such, the emphasis is on a broad café function. For coffee enthusiasts, this means that coffee is part of a wider hospitality concept, rather than being the sole defining profile of the business.

Coffee is served throughout the day at Café Eijck. Available options include espresso and cappuccino, while the menu also features doppio, americano, flat white, latte macchiato, and iced coffee. Additionally, coffee-based alcoholic drinks are listed, such as Irish coffee, Spanish coffee, Italian coffee, and French coffee.

The menu also includes an Espresso Martini, described as containing vodka, fresh espresso, and Kahléa. This shows that coffee plays a role beyond traditional hot brews. However, the menu makes no mention of filter coffee, pour-over, AeroPress, batch brew, or cold brew. Based on the available information, the focus is primarily on espresso-based drinks.

Blommers Coffee Roasters has been publicly linked to Café Eijck through the roaster’s social media posts, where Café Eijck is mentioned among Arnhem cafés on a Blommers delivery route. The official menu at Café Eijck does not explicitly name the roaster. Consequently, the exact role of this roaster in the permanent offering cannot be fully determined from the available data.

Café Eijck publishes limited detail regarding the origin of its coffee. Their own beverage information states that coffee is carefully selected, but provides no concrete details on countries, producers, processing methods, or sourcing models. For readers seeking precise origin data or bean-specific transparency, the available material offers little guidance.

The drinks menu does mention various brands and suppliers, such as Schulp, SOOF Lemonade, Fever Tree, Hertog Jan, Leffe, and Jopen. These names appear mainly within the broader drinks menu. No Café Eijck-specific sustainability measures were documented in the public information reviewed.

Blommers Coffee Roasters publishes its own information regarding direct trade with farmers, projects involving “coffee by sail”, agroforestry, biodiversity, and soil health. Since Café Eijck does not explicitly link this information to its own menu, it is important to keep these details separate. They reflect the practices of the roaster, but not automatically the coffee practices of the café itself.

Available information also places Café Eijck within the local hospitality landscape. The establishment serves a community function and collaborates with nearby restaurants. Such partnerships are typical for a café that relies not only on individual sales but also on local relationships within the city.

Additionally, Café Eijck was mentioned as a venue for the Café Theater Festival Arnhem. The performance “De Generale” by Rosa Kreulen was scheduled at the café for March 21 at 21:00. The festival hosts performances in cafés and hospitality venues across Arnhem and Utrecht. No public data was found regarding workshops, coffee tastings, or exhibitions organized by Café Eijck itself.

In 2023, Café Eijck gained attention within the Dutch hospitality press. The establishment was nominated for the Entree Awards in the “Best New Café” category and subsequently won the award. The venue was also mentioned in reports about Arnhem hospitality businesses nominated for these awards.

This recognition primarily indicates how the establishment was perceived within the hospitality sector during its opening year. However, for assessing the coffee offering, available information remains limited to the aforementioned espresso-based drinks, the broader drinks menu, and the public link to Blommers Coffee Roasters. Café Eijck is best described as a broad café concept where coffee has a visible, though not fully documented, place.