Harar Coffee Corner at The American Book Center

Harar Coffee Corner is located at The American Book Center in Amsterdam, at Spui 12 in the city center. The coffee stand is publicly described as being on the first floor of the bookstore. External guides describe the spot as a small coffee-to-go location with a few seats. This makes the corner a perfect fit for an environment where books, foot traffic, and quick coffee moments come together.

The exact opening date of the coffee corner is not publicly recorded in the available information. However, it is known that The American Book Center announced that Harar Coffee has opened on the first floor of the Amsterdam store. No separate public documentation is available regarding the founder of this specific coffee corner. In reports about the in-store coffee shop, Fitigu is mentioned as the owner of Harar within the bookstore.

Harar Coffee, as a roaster and shop, is associated with Masho Fantaye. She came from Ethiopia to the Netherlands and built a business in Amsterdam centered around Ethiopian coffee. Available information indicates that she grew up among coffee plants in Ethiopia. It is also mentioned that she regularly travels to Ethiopia to select beans. This background explains the emphasis on origin, region, and bean profile within the broader Harar Coffee concept.

The coffee corner is linked to Harar Coffee as the roaster. Harar Coffee's range focuses on single-origin coffee from Ethiopia. The roaster's own information describes the coffee as originating from specific Ethiopian regions. It also mentions organic origins and, where sufficient supply exists, fair trade sourcing. No separate contracts with farmers or suppliers are publicly documented for the ABC corner itself.

Throughout the year, Harar Coffee lists twelve types of coffee in the shop, with changes based on harvest quality and availability. Mentioned origins include Harar, Sidamo, Yergacheffe, Keffe, Abole, and Nekemte. The online category for coffee beans also lists Jimma, Keffa, Gesha, Sidamo decaf, Super Abole, Zege, and Yirgacheffe. This list shows that the roaster primarily works with Ethiopian regions and varieties.

A complete public menu for the coffee corner at The American Book Center is not available. However, coffee and tea are mentioned in the context of events at the bookstore. For Harar Coffee's main shop in Amsterdam, espresso, cappuccino, and americano are documented. This information provides context about Harar Coffee's broader offerings but does not automatically confirm a full menu for the location in the bookstore.

Harar Coffee also lists systems and accessories for coffee brewing in its own shop. These include, among other things, percolators, slow coffee, semi-automatic systems, and fully automatic systems. This information relates to the retail function of Harar Coffee. It is not publicly documented as a confirmed brewing menu for the ABC coffee corner.

The relationship between Harar Coffee and The American Book Center is publicly visible because Harar Coffee is mentioned among the bookstore's partners. Additionally, the coffee corner appears in ABC Amsterdam's events. At a Thanksgiving event, Harar Coffee vouchers were mentioned for the first hundred visitors. At a Halloween event, it was stated that the coffee corner would be open for coffee or tea.

No fixed program with recurring workshops, tastings, or exhibitions is publicly documented for the coffee corner itself. Harar Coffee has, however, previously described activities around its main shop, such as tastings and roasting demonstrations during a reopening in November 2014. These activities relate to the shop on Tweede Hugo de Grootstraat and not specifically to the location in The American Book Center.

In the available information, Harar Coffee emphasizes single-origin coffee, organic origins, and selection by Ethiopian region. It is also mentioned that coffee is purchased as organic, single-origin, and fair trade when sufficient supply is available. Additionally, it is described that tips in the main shop go directly to a family in Addis Ababa. These points provide insight into Harar Coffee's broader approach but not into separate data for the ABC corner.

Harar Coffee Corner is mentioned in guides to English-language bookstores in Amsterdam. There, the location appears as a coffee stand or small coffee-to-go spot on the first floor of The American Book Center. No public prices or awards are documented for the coffee corner itself. The available information primarily depicts a compact coffee location within a bookstore, connected to an Amsterdam roaster with Ethiopian origins as its core focus.