Koek van Nouk

Koek van Nouk is a café and bakehouse located at Rijnstraat 17 in the heart of Arnhem. Situated in the Rozetkwartier, it focuses on coffee, pastries, breakfast, and lunch. Plant-based dishes, traditional baked goods, and a rotating selection of seasonal products form the foundation of the concept.

Founder Anouk Robben began baking with her grandmother Wil, according to the company history. She learned more about techniques and flavor combinations from her father, Peter. During her student years, Robben worked in restaurants and lunchrooms. She also baked cakes and cupcakes for friends and family.

Robben established Koek van Nouk in 2020. Before securing a permanent location, she sold brownies and cookies. She also baked for private and corporate events. Additionally, she baked for a vegan lunchroom and participated in various markets.

The official history places the Arnhem branch in 2023. The trade publication Lunchroom reported that the café opened its doors in January 2024. In May of that year, the magazine published a profile on Robben, the opening, and the plant-based menu concept.

The current menu lists Keen Coffee as the coffee supplier. No public documentation has been found indicating that Bartsbeans is a current or former supplier. Available information also does not mention specific equipment or manual brewing methods, such as pour-over techniques.

The coffee offering includes filter coffee and various espresso-based drinks. The menu features espresso, cortado, americano, cappuccino, café latte, flat white, and latte macchiato. For cold coffee, an iced americano and iced latte are available.

The menu also includes several blended cold coffee drinks. Examples include a caramel frappe, blueberry iced latte, and vanilla cold-foam iced americano. An iced brown-sugar espresso latte is also on the menu. Decaf coffee and extra espresso shots are listed separately.

For milk-based drinks, oat, pea, coconut, and almond milk are available. This selection aligns with the café’s plant-based direction. However, not every product automatically meets all the mentioned dietary requirements.

Koek van Nouk uses matcha from supplier Matsu-cha. The menu lists a matcha latte and an iced matcha. In addition, cold versions featuring strawberry, mango, blueberry, mojito, and ube-lavender are included. Information regarding local Japanese family producers and sustainability is sourced from the supplier and adopted by the café.

The menu is vegetarian and features several vegan options. According to their own information, the kitchen can also accommodate gluten-free, lactose-free, and lower-sugar requests. This does not mean that every dish is suitable for every dietary need. Therefore, checking the ingredients remains relevant for specific restrictions.

The business describes the menu as seasonal and locally sourced. Further details regarding farms, producers, or the origin of individual ingredients have not been made public. Additionally, no organic, Fairtrade, or Rainforest Alliance certifications for the coffee have been documented.

The café offers a bookable high tea lasting two hours. The published start times are 11:15 and 14:15. The high tea is normally vegetarian but can be composed as vegan or a combination. Tea and iced tea are included without a stated quantity limit.

A public announcement also mentioned an Easter brunch on April 5 and 6. Structural workshops, coffee tastings, or exhibitions are not publicly documented.

Koek van Nouk participates in Arnhem Lekker & Groen!, a program involving hospitality businesses, the municipality, Koninklijke Horeca Nederland Arnhem, and other local partners. In 2025, the establishment took part in the Arnhem Food Waste Challenge. Participants measured their food waste for at least thirty days and worked on reducing it. Specific results from Koek van Nouk have not been published.

Furthermore, the location is listed in the reusable cup network of WeCup. This participation and the food waste measurement are concrete, publicly recorded measures. Further figures regarding waste, energy consumption, or product origin are missing from the available documentation.

In addition to its profile in Lunchroom, Koek van Nouk appeared in various publications about hospitality in Arnhem. Jongin Arnhem included the establishment in a coffee series in May 2025. Time to Momo and Your Little Black Book later mentioned the café in overviews of breakfast locations. Formal industry awards or independently established coffee awards are not documented.