Simon Lévelt koffie & thee

one of those places that groningen regulars quietly depend on. simon lévelt has been roasting koffie and thee long enough that zwanestraat 38 functions less like a shop address and more like a fixed point in the city's week. you're not wandering in here by accident, or if you are, you'll understand pretty quickly why people come back. the focus is on the beans and the leaves, sourced and roasted with the kind of attention that makes the difference between a decent cup and one you actually think about afterward. there's real standing behind this one, built steadily and without noise. the sort of place where picking up a bag of freshly roasted coffee on a grey groningen morning starts to feel less like an errand and more like the point of leaving the house.