Wakuli Visstraat

Wakuli Visstraat is a coffee bar in the city center of 's-Hertogenbosch. The bar is registered at Visstraat 4, a 40-square-meter retail space. In May 2025, it was recorded that Wakuli Coffee leased this space. The opening of the Bossche bar was announced for July 17, 2025.

No separate founder has been publicly documented for the Visstraat location. The broader Wakuli enterprise is linked to co-founders Yorick Bruins and Lukas Grosfeld. Bruins is described as an agricultural consultant in East Africa, and Grosfeld is his study friend. This background plays a role in how the company explains its position in the coffee supply chain.

The name Wakuli is derived from “wakulima,” a Swahili word for farmers. The company uses this name to emphasize coffee growers and their role in the supply chain. Wakuli states its goal is to enable farmers to work independently, profitably, and sustainably. This goal is not specifically tied to the Bossche branch but to the company as a whole.

The coffee bar’s concept aligns with this broader business model. Wakuli states that it works through long-term, direct relationships with producers and other partners. The company consistently highlights quality, fair farmer prices, and sustainable coffee production. For visitors, this means the bar is positioned not just as a point of sale, but as a place where origins and flavor profiles are explained.

The coffee served in the bar comes from Wakuli itself. The company states that the beans are supplied from its own roastery north of Amsterdam. This makes the bar part of a business structure where branding, the brand, and the coffee bar all fall under the same name.

The menu features a variety of hot coffee preparations. Listed are espresso, Americano, filter coffee, cortado, cappuccino, flat white, and latte. In addition, matcha latte and hot chocolate appear on the public menu. This list shows that the bar offers both classic espresso drinks and filter coffee.

Cold drinks also take a prominent place on the menu. Wakuli mentions, among others, nitro cold brew, nitro oat latte, and cinnamon oat nitro. Additionally, variants such as grapefruit spritz, peach nitro, peanut butter nitro, chocolate raspberry, banana split, and pandan spekkoek are listed. These drinks are described as cold-brew formats and specials based on direct-trade specialty coffee.

In addition to coffee, the menu also lists matcha preparations. Banana bread matcha and raspberry pandan matcha are mentioned. The offering thus extends beyond coffee, although coffee clearly remains the core of the profile.

Wakuli states that it works directly with producers, including farmer groups, cooperatives, and exporters. The company links this approach to quality, farmer income, and sustainable production. In its communication about sourcing, the emphasis is on long-term relationships rather than one-off purchasing moments.

The company also mentions regenerative coffee production as part of its approach. This involves soil improvement, biodiversity, and measures related to carbon emissions and climate change. These points are described at the company level. There is no separate documentation attributing this approach specifically to the location in Den Bosch.

Wakuli reports that it works with 13 farmer groups from 12 origins. The company publishes an average partner payment per kilogram and compares it to an average market price. A documented partnership is with Cafe Business Consult in Tanzania. According to Wakuli, this relationship has existed since the company’s early days.

For the Original House Blend, Wakuli lists beans from partners in Brazil, Rwanda, and Ethiopia. This blend is part of the company’s general assortment. The available information does not clarify which beans are being served in the Bossche bar at any given time.

Wakuli Visstraat is located in the city center of Den Bosch. The address is also listed in public records for coffee shops and hospitality venues. One listing notes plant-based milk options and vegan sweets. Another listing provides the address, city name, website details, and contact information.

No separate workshops, tastings, exhibitions, or recurring events have been publicly documented for the Visstraat location. Wakuli does, however, have a general page for coffee tastings and workshops. That page mentions Amsterdam, The Hague, and Leiden, but not Den Bosch.

Wakuli does describe a general activity in its coffee bars. According to the company, staff members explain where the coffee comes from and describe its flavor profiles. This is relevant context for how the bars are set up, but it does not serve as evidence of a specific event at the Visstraat location.

There is also a company-wide collaboration documented around a blend with the theater festival De Parade. This collaboration concerns Wakuli as a business. No information is available that specifically links this collaboration to the Den Bosch branch.

The available data primarily shows a newly opened branch within an existing coffee brand. The factual core consists of the address, the lease agreement, the opening in July 2025, the menu, and the broader company vision on sourcing. No public documentation was found in the provided material for a formal distinction or award for Wakuli Visstraat.

With that, Wakuli Visstraat fits within the growth of Dutch specialty coffee bars that focus on origin and direct relationships. At the same time, the picture at the location level remains limited. Much of the information concerns Wakuli as a company, not specifically the Den Bosch branch. A careful description must maintain that distinction.