Bandit Specialty Coffee

Very good coffee, with a lovely atmosphere.

It's one of my favourite coffee places. I sometimes go there with my laptop & work for a few hours.

Their coffee profile is generally towards a medium roast, with or without milk. They're somewhat "purists" - they make coffee & that's what you go to them for. They have a few juices & water, but they don't use alternative milks & they don't have pastries.

The baristas & the other customers are nice & I had lovely and interesting conversations on a few occasions.

I would like to share with you my experience at Bandit. I believe it’s one of the most remarkable and meaningful experiences of my life, one that somehow helped me discover a passion and, implicitly, develop some skills that have supported me throughout my life up to this point.

In 2021, I drank a truly good coffee for the first time — specifically, a V60 at this location. It was my very first encounter with specialty coffee and with this entirely new concept for me. That was the moment I truly fell in love with coffee and realized that it is a real art. I was simply fascinated — from the type of coffee itself, to how you grind it, how you brew it, and how you steam the milk. At the end of that year, I made a list of 22 things I wanted to do in 2022, and one of them was to learn how to make coffee properly.

A year went by, and I had forgotten about the list. But then I reached a point where I needed to find a job, and I asked myself: “What are my passions, and what new things do I want to learn?”

That’s how I ended up getting my first job in HORECA, and I’m still working as a barista to this day.

Today, I came to have a double espresso, and with the very first sip I was reminded of the moment I first discovered you, Bandit. And I want to thank you for the wonderful experience you gave me — and so much more.

Last year I had the pleasure of visiting this incredible café, it had been at the top of my list of places to visit since I met the owner back in 2016. After over 10 years of working professionally in the coffee industry, I can confidently say it rarely, if ever, gets better than Bandit. I’m already looking forward to grabbing a coffee here again next week.