DAK Coffee Roasters Showroom

Fruit-forward DAK lots on serious hardware

A tasting showroom in Amsterdam for DAK's own roasts, this counter puts fruit-forward coffees on a three-group Slayer and two Decent machines. The point is not a long café menu; it is a direct encounter with the roaster's current work, from espresso to filter and retail bags. DAK Coffee Roasters Showroom runs like a display room for coffee that can also be drunk at the bar, with apparel, filter papers, accessories, matcha tea and white coffee packs set out as part of the same programme. The menu changes regularly, so the durable thing here is the style rather than a fixed board: expressive lots, chosen for sweetness, processing character and clarity. Named coffees have included Milky Cake, a thermal shock washed Castillo from Colombia, and Ethiopian lots such as Darling Peach and Blueberry Boom, both built around anaerobic processing. European Coffee Trip named DAK its Netherlands country winner in 2025.

The bar is the centre of the room

The room works because the machines are not hidden. The Slayer sits in view, the two Decent machines run beside it, and a FloSmart milk dispenser keeps that side of the bar precise rather than theatrical. Dutch studio Barde vanVoltt shaped the interior around metal, wood, concrete, brick and recycled materials, so the space feels more like a working coffee showroom than a soft lounge. Near the entrance, a product island carries clothing and accessories; further in, the wall of coffee packs does the useful work of showing what DAK is roasting now. At the back, a cupping room sits behind a bent metal door frame, kept for weekly tastings and group sessions. Come with time to ask questions at the counter. This is a place for tasting through a roast range, not for settling in behind a laptop all afternoon.

Start with Milky Cake, then go filter

Order Milky Cake first if it is on the bar, especially in milk. The Colombian thermal shock washed Castillo has been used as an espresso and as the base for milk drinks, which makes it the cleanest introduction to DAK's sweeter, processed style without turning the visit into a cupping table. After that, ask what is on filter. Darling Peach, an anaerobic washed Ethiopian 74158, and Blueberry Boom, an anaerobic natural Ethiopian lot, show the house preference for vivid fruit without needing a pastry beside it. Matcha tea is part of the counter too, but coffee is the reason to walk here. If a lot catches your attention, buy the bag before leaving; the retail wall is part of the point, not an afterthought.