Elias Coffee Shop

A Honduras single origin roasted for one hotel bar

The coffee at Elias Coffee Shop is unusually specific for a hotel counter. The house cup is Combrifol Natural from Honduras, single-origin, organic and bought directly from Cooperativa Mixta Regional Brisas de la Frontera Limitada, an Indigenous-led cooperative associated with fair trade and land protection. Kaffeefabrik roasts it to a custom medium profile built for this bar, with notes of creamy walnut, ripe blackberry and sweet bitter orange, roasted fresh each week and delivered by cargo bike. It suits espresso best and holds up as pour-over or moka pot. A La Marzocco anchors the bar, with filter, cold brew, drip, decaf and plant-based milk alongside it. The room belongs to Almanac Palais Vienna and sits a short walk from Stadtpark, with a garden that opens in summer.

Matcha, vegan pastry and a garden in summer

Matcha is the second pillar rather than a token. The house pours a ceremonial-grade Toki blend, single-origin across Shizuoka and Kagoshima, with smooth umami and a balanced finish, and it appears as Matcha Latte, Pure Ceremonial Matcha and, in warmer months, Strawberry Iced Matcha. Food follows the same plant-forward line: pastries that are entirely vegan, fresh vegan sweets, nutrient-dense bakes, savoury bites and juices made in house. The menu is grouped under four headings, Defend, Energise, Recover and Chill, which tells you how the kitchen thinks about what it serves. Fridge and shelf items lean local, with milk, honey and pastry either made here or brought in from the market. The register stays light and modern rather than formal, and the format is a daily coffee stop rather than an occasion.

What to order first

For coffee, start with the Honduras Combrifol Natural, which is the most direct expression of the sourcing. As espresso it is the clearest use of the Kaffeefabrik roast; as pour-over or moka pot it turns richer and gently fruity. If you take milk, the plant options keep the order in line with the vegan pastry case. For matcha, Pure Ceremonial Matcha gives the least mediated taste of the Toki blend, while the Matcha Latte softens it into a café drink and the Strawberry Iced Matcha suits the garden. Add a vegan pastry, a fresh sweet, a savoury bite or a juice, whether the stop is five minutes or an afternoon. The line the house uses, “If Elias says so, it's OK,” is a fair summary of the register: precise about sourcing, relaxed about everything else.