Chiva Coffee

More About Chiva Coffee

Chiva Coffee is a Dutch coffee shop and roastery located at Keizerstraat 148A in ’s-Gravenhage. Public business records link the company to KvK number 80604153 and establishment number 000046949828. Local reports associate the business with Fabian van der Zon, who is described as a roaster and barista. An exact founding date is not publicly documented in the available sources.

Origins and Background

Available information outlines a growth from small-scale roasting to a permanent location in Scheveningen. According to their own social media mentions, Chiva Coffee began by roasting beans in a small Amsterdam studio near the Westerpark. Subsequently, the coffees were sold via Good Beans Coffee and Koffie Leute. Public sources confirm the presence of the café and roastery location in Scheveningen as of 2022.

Based on available descriptions, Fabian van der Zon has a personal connection to Colombian coffee. A 2024 travel article describes him as half Colombian and mentions that he grew up surrounded by coffee beans. It also notes that his parents owned a roastery in Colombia. This background explains why Colombia appears in several public mentions, though it does not serve as a complete origin statement for all the coffee offered by Chiva Coffee.

Roasting and Methodology

In public records, Chiva Coffee is described as a coffee roastery, barista operation, and training company. Koffietje.nl mentions that Fabian roasts the coffee on a machine with a 1-kilogram capacity. Other public data refer to early roasting activities on an Aillio roaster. No publicly documented system for roast profiles, roast color policies, or quality registration software was found.

De Buik van Den Haag describes the workflow as a chain in which Fabian personally sources, roasts, and brews the coffee in the café. In this context, the explanation of the chain is referred to as “tree to cup”. This phrasing suggests an attention to origin and processing, but available sources do not provide a full overview of suppliers, contracts, or volumes.

Coffee Assortment and Offerings

The official Chiva Coffee webshop shows two current coffee products in the collection. The visible product names are “Dahm good Decaf” and “Wibbly Wobbly, Timey Wimey”. The product pages consulted do not make it publicly clear whether these coffees are blends or single-origin. Additionally, no broader, publicly documented assortment overview was found.

For the café service, espresso, filter coffee, decaf coffee, and plant-based milks are mentioned. Coffee Pals describes Chiva Coffee as a provider of Colombian specialty coffee and mentions that workshops are available. Other mentions also list retail beans such as Dragon Brazil, Eternal Light Colombia, and Peru washed Geisha. These names appear as product or shelf references, rather than evidence of permanent, long-term sourcing relationships.

Origin and Supply Chain

Colombia plays a clear role in the public description of Chiva Coffee. Coffee Pals speaks of family-grown Colombian specialty coffee. A mention from Den Haag Shopping states that Fabian’s beans come from family land in Gigante, Colombia. A social media post by Fabian mentions The Coffee Quest in connection with bringing family coffee from Colombia to the Netherlands.

At the same time, various supply chain details remain out of sight. No publicly documented names of farms, cooperatives, or import contracts were found. Public data regarding annual purchase volumes and transparency reports are also missing. Consequently, the available information can only provide a broad outline of the origin.

Sustainability and Plant-Based Offerings

HappyCow mentions that Chiva Coffee is run by a vegan owner, charges no plant-based surcharge, and carries fully vegan pastries. European Coffee Trip lists plant-based milk as part of the offering. This data provides information about the café's menu but does not constitute a formal sustainability report.

No public sources were found documenting certifications such as Organic, Fairtrade, Rainforest Alliance, B Corp, or SCA sustainability claims. Furthermore, no public data was found regarding waste policies, packaging materials, CO₂ accounting, sustainable energy, or environmental goals. Formal sustainability claims are therefore not publicly substantiated in the available material.

Location, Sales, and Reach

The physical location is listed as Keizerstraat 148A, 2584 BM Den Haag. European Coffee Trip mentions opening hours from 08:30 to 15:30, Monday through Sunday. The same source mentions amenities such as being child-friendly, dog-friendly, outdoor seating, credit card payments, and wheelchair access. HappyCow mentions take-out and breakfast.

In addition to the physical location, Chiva Coffee has an official webshop at chiva.coffee. The online store runs on Shopify and lists payment methods such as iDEAL, PayPal, Apple Pay, Google Pay, Visa, and Mastercard. Current wholesale accounts, subscriptions, supermarket partners, or distribution agreements are not publicly documented.

Press, Training, and Team

Chiva Coffee appears in several local and industry-specific overviews of the coffee scene in Den Haag and Scheveningen. European Coffee Trip includes the shop in a specialty coffee guide for Den Haag. De Buik van Den Haag mentioned Chiva Coffee in an article dated May 7, 2024, identifying Fabian van der Zon as the roaster and barista. No documented competition awards or national rankings were found.

Training is mentioned across various sources. Coffee Pals lists available workshops. A LinkedIn post from GGZ Noord-Holland-Noord mentions Fabian Van Der Zon of Chiva Coffee in a context where barista skills were being taught. Other permanent staff, a separate head roaster, a manager, or co-owners are not publicly documented.

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