Boon Specialty Coffee

Fairtrade Gosling coffee and three good bakes

The coffee at Boon comes from Gosling, roasted Fairtrade, and it is the reason the counter exists. This is a small neighbourhood coffee bar in Nobelhorst, on the eastern edge of Almere, with an SCA-certified barista behind the machine, which gives it a more technical footing than a café that simply serves coffee. The welcome is deliberately home-like, and the stated aim is that guests should feel as though they have walked into a house rather than a shop. The pastry side stays short and clear: brownie, cheesecake and banana bread are the three bakes to know, and three is enough.

A sit-down bar, not a rush-through stop

Boon is built for sitting down. The idea is to experience the coffee at a table rather than to collect a cup and leave, so the rhythm goes order, sit, and take the bake with it. Milk drinks work the same way as the filter side, with cappuccino and latte on the board and matcha for anyone not drinking coffee. The local thread runs through the rest of the menu too: honey and tea both come from Oosterwold, the growing area on Almere’s eastern edge, which keeps the sourcing story tight and close to home. It is a compact room in a young neighbourhood, and the pace matches both.

Start with coffee and banana bread

Start with the coffee, because that is where Boon is most specific: Fairtrade beans from Gosling, prepared by a barista with SCA certification, in a room set up for tasting rather than commuting. Banana bread is the easy first pairing when the visit is mainly about the cup, since it stays out of the coffee’s way. Brownie is the richer chocolate option and the better choice alongside a straight espresso or a filter. Cheesecake is the one to order when the stop is really a dessert stop and you plan to stay a while. If coffee is not the point at all, the Oosterwold tea is the better local order than the matcha, because it comes from a few kilometres away rather than from a supplier list. The board stays short on purpose, a handful of coffee options and three bakes, which is all a room this size needs to do well.