6 Best Coffee Shop in Bandung and the Story the Preanger Coffee

Paris is renown for coffee culture, sitting on the nice place, sip a glass of coffee while the like of Satre was talking an intellectual discussion. Well, as Paris van Java, we are Bandung people also has it's own coffee culture and like coffee it has it  bitter and sweet story of it. Bandung has it's own charm for coffee as it has long tradition of planting and producing some of the best coffee in the world, and recently there are a growing number of cafe with some of best barista in Indonesia.

Here is the place to sip the history of Bandung coffee and story, from the old style coffee house or prepared by the modern technology and by one of the best barista in Indonesia. The place is not about a leisure time to spend but also it is about the social life and also history of coffee.

Blue Door

The door is blue, and yes they also sell coffee. The main point about this cafe is about the soul in this shop, they have a narrow yet full of celebrity graffiti. I really like how the interior give the nice and warm atmosphere of coffee. When I was there one month ago, I saw young and fashionable Bandung people are around here. So this was the picture of younger Bandung which I like, the chic, creative place.

Somehow the chair is engaged for the conversation

Bitter Cappuccino with sweet cake

To get yourself into inspiration talking, of course you have to drink coffee. They used local beans, which has more acid taste. Don't forget to taste the cake as the coffee quite bitter, and after you are awake continue to have conversation about dream.

note * I really like how Audrey Hepburn graffiti was drew.

Audrey Hepburn Grafitti

Address: Jalan Gandapura, Bandung, Jawa Barat 40113

Hours:  Open daily · 9:00 am – 10:00 pm

Purnama Coffee

Purnama is about social life, placed in the middle of commercial centre of traditional Chinese Shop in Alkateri Road. Old Uncle gathered around to shared their story with coffee as the company. The coffee shop itself as old as the development of Bandung history, had been there since 1930.

Awesome srikaya bread

The Social life in this Coffee Shop

The building is very high, about 10 meter high and the decoration of old poster and some word inspired by the Beatles. The owner seem love the music, and they play a soft classical style of Tian Mi Mi song. Open from 6.30 they not only served coffee and Srikaya bread, they also served lunch menu like Rice with Sekba ( traditional Chinese broth with Pork Ribs and Fermented Vegetables), Bakcang and Indonesian food likes Fried Rice, and Nasi Begana. Oh they also sold the famous bitterballen to complete the puzzle heritage of those three culture.

Address: Jalan Alkateri No 22 Bandung

Morning Glory Coffee

I came here since about 5 years ago, and I started to fall in love with coffee from this place. The owner, Nael, is very passionate about Indonesian Coffee. Altough the word of cappuccino and Espresso is came from Italy, the world best coffee is from Indonesian. I admitted, I had a doubt about that statement and he gave me a blind test. And yes, the coffee in sachet is mostly grain, and how small body the Starbucks coffee is and I enjoy my espresso of Indonesian Coffee . I was became the coffee drinker since then.

This is how the chemex is done

In the front of this coffee shop is rather dull, but came inside you can see the garden inside city. The weather is somehow very cool and nice inside. Last week I ordered chemex coffee here. The slow pouring coffee will give you the whole taste of coffee and it is sour and have very strong body. Or give a shot of their cappuccino and eat the chicken rice bowl will give you total satisfaction! 

Address: Setra Sari Mall Kav C2 no 31, Jln Surya Sumantri, West Java

Phone:(022) 2020993

Hours:Open today · 6:30 am – 10:30 pm

Aroma Coffee

Aroma Coffee is the heritage of traditional style of Bandung.  Their coffee as sophisticated as history of Coffee, born in colonial time, placed in the Chinese shop house in Bandung, and the process had retain the original style, the coffee was heated by the sun and kept for eight years before the coffee being grind . For coffee lover this is a must taste list to taste coffee.

This is our Bandung heritage

See how the coffee is prepared

The place itself had not been changing for almost 100 years. There were no place for you seat and you can queue to buy a coffee and see the glimpse of the factory work. The owner himself is very passionate about coffee and proud as the heritage living of Bandung. As the world changes so quickly, going and buying the coffee is giving us a sanctuary for the genuine and sincere product.

Address: Jl. Banceuy No. 51, Braga Sumurbandung, Jawa Barat 40111

Phone:(022) 4230473

Yellow  Truck

These Yellow Truck have their rustic, small, but with a affordable yet tasty coffee. This place is more about experiment the ideal process of coffee and see the sample of how rich Indonesian Coffee . From the coffee of Sumatran, to the local coffee of Garut, they always find the perfect temperature, and time to roasted their coffee. This cafe is not about consistency but always try the new and edgy coffee that they serve. 

The poster of Yellow Truck

Perfectly brewed Caramel Machiato

Their primary business are to sell the coffee and the system for cafe but their barista also prize the 2nd winner in national competition. So anyone that interested to make a coffee and this is the place! Whenever I was here, I adores their Caramel Machiato. With just about 2 dollar, you can taste the coffee beyond Starbucks taste. They also can mix your coffee with extra float and if you like the sweet beverages try the cappuccino float. The croissant is also recommended to accompany your coffee, it is crunchy and also sweet.

Address: Jalan Pajajaran 6A

Two Hand Full

Two Hands full is about the passion of the owner. I saw they brewed and served the coffee by themselves. I really like how young people really do the business, and the visitor is often young people and student from the university. The music alternative and  indie music they played, with an industrial style of interior design, with the amazing magazine, I really enjoy to spend my time here.

I Ordered Capuccino

Industrial Two Hand Full

I ordered the cappuccino and the breakfast set menu on the night. I was there with Temi and Cyn, and this ambiance had made me more energetic because the caffeine effect of the coffee plus the bacon and sausages. This place also represent Bandung as a university town when I also saw student do the home works here.

Address: Jalan Sukajadi No. 206

The rise and fall Preanger Coffee

Coffee has its own mystery, from the beginning of the Sufi of Yemen this coffee has bring much history. Banned by the Ottomans and synonymous as the rebellion movement in Europe, and this seed is also the birth of brutal colonization by the Dutch in Indonesia. The Dutch Company was birthed by spice and enlarge by coffee plantation, and their first gate to received coffee is on Batavia in17th century. Since then, West Java area, known as Priangan , was the export place of coffee.

The high profit of this trade by the Dutch was very contrast with the hard living of the local farmers. The cultursteltel system by the Dutch, forced the local people to plant and sold the coffee as the tax. This system was very harsh for the economical and social life of the farmer, they were so poor. This story of coffee was wrote and published by Douwes Dekker, the story of Max Haveelar. He initiated the first international fair trade mission unfortunately the Indonesian cultivation system have not made he farmers life's better.

However the glory of Javanese coffee faded by the disease that killed coffee plant all across Java. Only the places with over 1.500 mt retain it's history, and of them is in southern Bandung. This place was near the forest, and sometimes the small mammals called Luwak was eaten the coffee. And it is known as Coffee Luwak as the most expensive coffee in the world.