Trzecia Kawa

A double house espresso underneath everything and a kimchi pancake on the plate: this café in Poznań’s Jeżyce works as hard at breakfast as it does at the machine.

Espresso, matcha and hojicha

The coffee is built on a double house espresso, and the americano is framed as classic black coffee pulled from it, which puts the machine rather than the food at the centre of the counter. The reputation is for strong, aromatic cups, and beans from the café’s own selection are sold to take home, so this is not only a prepared-drinks stop. Matcha runs alongside as a regular fixture rather than a concession, with a matcha latte on the board and hojicha next to it for anyone who wants something roasted and tea-based instead of another milk coffee. The café was picked out in the European Coffee Trip awards for 2025.

Breakfast is not a side note

Food carries real weight here. Trzecia Kawa works as a breakfast and brunch café as much as a coffee bar, and the most detailed savoury plate is a pancake with kimchi, a honey-soy chicken leg, a fried egg, pickled peppers, gochujang sauce and sausage. Around it sit cakes, pastries, rolls, lunch plates and vegan options, with gluten-free rolls among them. Lunch plates extend the same kitchen into the afternoon, so the café is not only a morning proposition. The room is comfortable and full of plants, with music on and a relaxed pace that suits both a fast espresso and a long morning. Ordering happens at the counter. Laptops are welcome and so are dogs, which is a fair summary of the register the place is aiming for.

Order the matcha latte, or go savoury first

For a drink-led visit, start with the matcha latte or an americano on the double house espresso. If coffee is the reason you came, the espresso-based drinks are the grounded order, and hojicha is the useful alternative when a second milk coffee is one too many. If food is the point, go savoury first with the kimchi pancake and its chicken leg, egg, pickled peppers and gochujang. For something lighter, take cakes, pastries or a fresh roll with the coffee. The café handles both approaches without strain, which is what makes it an easygoing neighbourhood room for morning food, an afternoon break or a long working stretch.