Koffie & Ik

Koffie & Ik is an espresso bar and micro-roastery in Utrecht West. The address is Vleutenseweg 169, 3532 HC Utrecht. Utrecht public information places the establishment in Lombok, just outside the city center. The business is linked in public sources to Robbie van Luijn. He opened Koffie & Ik in 2012 and previously worked at 30ml. No other founders are publicly documented in the available materials.

The concept combines a coffee bar, a small roastery, and a concept store. The self-description mentions coffee, homemade confections, and a menu composed as much as possible of organic and local ingredients. In addition, the shop sells its own roasted coffee beans both in-store and online. The roastery is not located in Utrecht, but at De Fabriek aan de Eem in Amersfoort. The contact details list Heliumweg 40, 3812 RE Amersfoort as the address for Koffie & Ik – De Branderij.

Koffie & Ik roasts its own coffee in Amersfoort. Available information mentions espresso, filter coffee, cold brew or drip, nitro coffee, and decaf. Breakfast, lunch, and plant-based milk are also mentioned in public records. As a result, the profile is broader than just coffee, but coffee remains the central product.

The webshop lists four products with coffee beans. These are Decaf coffee beans, Espresso Brazil Paraná & Sao Paolo, Filter Myanmar Hopong, and Filter Nicaragua Santa Lucia. The product pages also provide information on origin and trade channels. The decaf comes from Brazil Cerrado Mineiro via Coffee Quest Brasil. The espresso comes from Brazil Paraná & Sao Paolo via Capricornio. The filter coffee from Myanmar comes from Hopong via Hti Kham. The filter coffee from Nicaragua is linked to Cafe Vidita.

In earlier public articles, preparations such as latte with oat milk, Americano, filter coffee, chai latte, pots of filter coffee, espresso & tonic, hot chocolate, and loose-leaf tea were also mentioned. The current availability of each of these drinks is not confirmed in the available menu text. Therefore, these examples serve primarily as context for earlier reporting on the establishment.

The own menu text mentions ingredients that are as organic and local as possible. For the coffee, the wholesale page refers to a transparent supply chain. It states that the coffee farmer is paid fairly and that nature conservation is being worked on in the producing country. The available sources do not mention a complete method to verify these claims.

The establishment received the Sustainable Hospitality certificate from the municipality on March 11, 2014. This is noted in the own media archive. The wholesale page further states that the coffee is roasted weekly. The variants are intended for espresso machines and filter machines, including decaf. This means the roastery targets not only consumption in its own establishment, but also use by other locations.

The public information contains no documentation of workshops or tastings. However, exhibitions have been mentioned. According to earlier reporting, the art displayed at the back of the shop changes every few months. In this way, different artists are given exhibition space within the coffee bar.

The contact page provides specific information about laptop use. Working on a laptop is allowed at special tables. Wi-Fi and power outlets are available there. A service fee of €2.50 per hour applies per laptop. This arrangement clearly distinguishes between regular café visits and use as a workspace.

The wholesale page also mentions locations where coffee from Koffie & Ik is served or used. De Katoenfabriek, Run2Day, Besselings’ Deli, and SB Gym are named. These examples show that the roastery’s activities extend beyond its own branch on Vleutenseweg.

The media archive lists mentions between April 2013 and October 2014. These include MacFan, Libelle, The Coffee Vine, Ecolicious, I Know This Great Little Place, AD, Petite Passport, and Esquire. Trajectum reported on October 21, 2013, that Koffie & Ik was featured in lists by AD and Esquire. That report noted that AD ranked the venue nationally at number 20 and third in Utrecht, with a score of 8.5.

In 2014, Koffie & Ik ranked 65th in the Koffie Top 100 by Misset Horeca. European Coffee Trip includes the venue in a Utrecht café listing, documenting details such as the address, opening hours, coffee categories, and services. Coffee for Beginners published a profile on June 28, 2015, highlighting Robbie van Luijn, the location, coffee, tea, homemade cake, and sandwiches.

Based on the available information, Koffie & Ik can be characterized as a Utrecht coffee bar with its own roastery in Amersfoort. The business combines hospitality, bean sales, limited retail activities, and supply to other locations. The documentation emphasizes origin, weekly roasting, and a menu composed as much as possible of local and organic ingredients. However, certain aspects, such as workshops and the current availability of specific drinks, are not publicly confirmed in the available material.