There’s something very characteristic with Antipodeans (New Zealanders and Australians) and their cafés – you can’t find such a combination of relaxed hospitality and great coffee anywhere else. They have their own, relaxed way of doing things. It is difficult to describe the feeling and atmosphere of such a café but you can certainly feel it the very moment you step into a place like Kura.
Having spent a year in New Zealand hanging around in cafés and getting to know the people, this Kiwi café feels like a second home to me. Run by two amazingly energetic and friendly guys, Cymon (left) and Jono, serving great coffee and delicious food, Kura is something I’ve really been looking for in Scandinavia.
Armed with a flashy La Marzocco Linea with mechanical paddles, a Mazzer Major grinder, Swedish micro-roaster da Matteo‘s coffee and guys who know how to pull their shots there is strong possibility to get some pretty decent flat whites here (although I prefer the gibralta). Cymon has over 10 years of barista expertise, last employer being notorious Climpson & Sons in London.
It is very interesting that Antipodeans have their own unique way of preparing tasty espresso – more relaxed (no scales or refractometres here), a bit messier but certainly prepared with love.1 They are also willing to share the love and talk about their coffee even to non-enthusiasts, something I sometimes miss while visiting minimalistic and stylish Scandinavian coffee places with quiet and standoff baristas…
Antipodeans love to go out on Saturday mornings to have a brunch in their nearby café, drink a flat white or two, read the newspaper or browse beautiful food magazine and meet friends. I feel like Kura would be the first café to really bring this ritual Sweden as they really seem take pride in their brunch and in other food also. The lunch salad was, though quite expensive, very good – fresh, vibrant and really kept me going until dinner. The acai-smoothie was also, to quote my colleague Rasmus, “kick-ass”.
Kura represents very well the characteristic Antipodean style café – the coffee, the food, the people, the atmosphere. Best way to find out what that actually means is to have a Saturday brunch with a nice gibralta, chat with unfamiliar people, read a magazine and just enjoy the life. Meet me there.
- Yes, this is a generalisation based on my own experiences of Antipodean coffee places [↩]
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Good review and thanx for the coffees today, was very interesting with the two different brewing methods! Look forward to catch up for a beer, take it easy!
//J
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