Darras Coffee Roasters – Science Park

Darras Coffee Roasters is a family-run business that started as a coffee roastery in Amsterdam. According to company records, Fawzi Darras is the founder; he began by roasting coffee and supplying it to restaurants. In its current form, the business is described as a collaboration between father and sons, specifically naming Fawzi, Tristan, and Samer Darras.

The company presents its concept as a fusion of specialty coffee and dishes rooted in family traditions, where a deep knowledge of Middle Eastern spices plays a prominent role. The company states that after approximately twenty years of experimenting with beans from various countries, they developed their own signature blend. This was followed by the expansion of the roastery, the opening of a kitchen, and the development of six signature rolls, created with input from family and friends.

The Amsterdam – Science Park location is situated at Science Park 904 in Amsterdam-Oost. According to company information, the shop is located near the main entrance of the Science Park, giving it a strategic position where education, research, and campus facilities converge. An official opening date for this location was not found in the consulted public records.

The Science Park location distinguishes this branch within the Darras network. Reports from December 2025 indicated that, at the time, this was the only Darras location situated at a university or college. Consequently, the venue is connected not only to the broader Amsterdam hospitality market but also to the daily rhythm of students, staff, and visitors on campus.

For their coffee, this location uses beans from Darras Coffee Roasters themselves. The company describes the offering as “Specialty Coffee by Darras”. At a corporate level, it is stated that the beans are sourced from Guatemala, Ethiopia, and Indonesia, which are sold as a single blend. The roasting is attributed to Fawzi Darras.

The menu at Science Park primarily reflects a classic coffee bar profile, with an emphasis on espresso and milk-based drinks. Additionally, filter coffee and Arabic Coffee are available. There is no mention of individual manual brew methods, such as V60 or Chemex, for this specific location. Consequently, the documented offering consists of fixed drink categories without further elaboration on alternative brewing methods.

The menu includes espresso, lungo, americano, espresso macchiato, cortado, cappuccino, flat white, latte, caramel latte, and latte macchiato. Furthermore, the menu lists Arabic Coffee, iced americano, iced cappuccino, iced latte, iced caramel latte, and iced frappé cappuccino. Alongside coffee, the selection also features matcha latte, iced matcha latte, iced strawberry matcha, iced pistachio matcha, iced mango matcha, chai latte, dirty chai latte, and iced chai latte.

Beyond coffee, Darras positions food as a key part of the concept. The company mentions six signature rolls and refers to house-made products such as falafel and hummus. According to company information, preparation takes place in a central kitchen in Sloterdijk. This indicates an organization where multiple locations are supported by a single production site.

No separate details were found regarding specific seasonal products or suppliers for the Science Park location. However, it is mentioned elsewhere within the Amsterdam network of Darras that they work with local ingredients that change throughout the year. That phrasing is linked to the Albert Cuyp location and not explicitly to Science Park. Therefore, publicly documented information regarding ingredients for this location remains limited.

No documentation was found in the consulted public sources regarding workshops, tastings, exhibitions, or recurring public activities at the Science Park location. However, a public post from UvA Science Park shows that Darras Coffee Roasters is visible within the campus environment. As such, the location is part of the daily social and functional life on site.

In a publication from December 2025, the location also appeared in an article about reusable cups at the Universiteit van Amsterdam. Seid Abadir was mentioned as the manager of the Science Park location. According to that article, the shop initially used returnable earthenware mugs for visitors without their own reusable cup. They later switched to cheaper cups after many mugs disappeared.

Available information regarding the origin of the coffee remains high-level. The company lists Guatemala, Ethiopia, and Indonesia as the countries of selection, but does not publish details about farms, importers, or certifications for Science Park. Specific partnerships with suppliers for this location are also not publicly documented. Consequently, only the global model is visible: one house blend, proprietary branding, and a combined coffee and kitchen concept.

Public documentation regarding Darras consists of company information and a few external mentions. An article from 2022 about the opening of the Utrecht location described the company at a corporate level as an Amsterdam coffee roastery that grew into a lunch café chain. No publicly known prices or formal awards were found for the Science Park location. The resulting image is that of a family-driven coffee bar on a university campus, with a well-defined drink menu and a clear link between coffee and Middle Eastern-inspired cuisine.