Chew on this - Kaffeccinos, Grainger Street
By Alex Grover • Sep 1st, 2008 • Category: food
There’s a caffeine kick on every corner in Newcastle from numerous big brand cafes such as Starbuck’s, Pret a Manger, Cafe Nero and Costa Coffee.
Sadly they serve a disappointment in every cup if you’re a coffee connoisseur, as the British seem to have failed to learn the art of making a decent coffee. However freshly ground, Fairtrade or organic your coffee beans are, it makes no difference once they’re in the hands of an amateur.
We’re not suggesting we’re experts, but we know a good cup when we drink one. If you’ve been to Spain, France or Italy, you’ll have experienced the smooth, velvety taste of a coffee brewed to perfection; no matter where it’s served it’s always good.
Not so back in the UK. We were beginning to think that we’d have to arrange our annual leave around getting a pleasurable caffeine fix from the sunnier side of the continent.
But then we discovered Kaffeccinos on Grainger Street. It’s a revelation and we wish we’d found it sooner. Its values are built around giving customers a real
European coffeehouse experience and true to form the coffee is perfect, as many customers will testify.
The café is sophisticatedly decorated, with high tables and bar stools for sitting in the window and people watching, plus a few sofas for lucky punters to snatch up as they become free, in which to loll away an hour or two nursing a brew and one of their delicious muffins or pastries. They even provide a selection of books and tourist information leaflets to peruse while you relax.
The lunch menu is fantastic if you’re after more than a sweet treat, with a selection of jacket potatoes, paninis, sandwiches, salads and organic soup made using local produce.
Take a trip to Kaffeccinos for your coffee fix and whilst you’re there we recommend you treat yourself to one of their double chocolate muffins. With chocolate sponge, white and chocolate chips, and gooey chocolate sauce in the centre, we just keep going back for more.
Photo by Jennie R. F. on Flickr. Some rights reserved.
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Alex Grover is a freelance copywriter and contributor to newcastlecentric.com. You can visit her blog here.
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