Coffee places: Cafe U Dvorištu

Several days after visiting 42 Coffee Co., I paid a visit to one of the older (though still relatively young) specialty coffee places in Zagreb: Cafe U Dvorištu, at the address of Jurja Žerjavića 7.

Its' name - meaning "Cafe in the yard" is well-earned. Despite its' location near the center of Zagreb, it's situated in a less-touristy area, in a quiet backyard sitting in the center of a building block. Immediately next door, there's a small roastery - Cogito Coffee Roasters - where thee coffee used by the coffee shop immediately gets roasted.

Out of all specialist coffee places I've been to so far in Zagreb, Cafe U Dvorištu seems like the most traditional Croatian cafe. There's identifiable tables, table service, and a large selection of drinks which are not coffee - and on top of that, smoking is allowed. Still, there's a huge blackboard which lists two sorts of coffee, a large La Marzocco machine, and coffee making equipment displayed.

The interior of this cafe seems vivid, and every table seems unique. I ordered a coffee with milk, which arrived soon. The taste was... umm... exactly the same as I tried in 42 Coffee Co. So just re-read that review, and pretty much everything listed there applies here.

Further investigation revealed this to be true - 42 also orders their coffee from Cogito Roasters. Of course, YMMV - the coffee there will change according to what's fresh, so you might not get the same result as I did - or as you did last time you visited one of those coffee shops.

Which still makes it one of the best coffee places in Zagreb. And if you get hungry, it's also connected (and often cross-marketed) to the "Piknik" food place next door.


Naturally, they also sell their coffee - either in bean, or ground version. Interesting trivia: Cogito Coffee blend is called "Tesla", because their location actually used to be a lightbulb factory.

Next time I go there, I should probably try their espresso... or aeropress coffee, which their also sell.