Specialty coffee in Białystok is a compact scene shaped by a homegrown roaster, The White Bear Coffee, and a handful of independent cafés in the centre.
The White Bear Coffee roasts its own beans and runs cafés on Sienkiewicza and Żelazna; it grew out of Mobilny Barista, which also set up the region's first professional barista academy. Fly High Coffee opened on Lipowa in 2017 and added a second café on Kilińskiego, pairing specialty coffee with breakfasts, lunches and homemade cakes. Zachodnia Kawiarnia & Bistro leans on a seasonal, weekly changing menu, and Accent Cafe and Bookstore mixes coffee with books.
Expect brunch-friendly cafés more than filter bars, and a local coffee community that also includes the small roastery Kofimatik.
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