Simon Lévelt coffee & tea

simon lévelt has been roasting its own coffee and tea longer than most specialty roasters have existed. that kind of timeline matters, not as a nostalgia play, but because it shows in the sourcing decisions and the consistency you get across visits. the passage is one of the hague's older covered shopping arcades, and stopping here feels like a deliberate pause rather than a grab-and-go. they take tea as seriously as the coffee, which is rarer than it should be in specialty shops. if you're in the city centre and want something considered rather than convenient, this is the address. start with a pot of tea and see where the afternoon goes.