Kavantura – New coffee adventures in Zagreb

Ako sanjate o ugodnoj toploj oazi gdje vas zapljusne miris svježe pržene kave kada uđete u nju – vjerujem da sam je pronašla i spremna sam je podijeliti s vama.

Malena oaza Kavantura se smjestila na Horvaćanskoj cesti 23A te ondje svaki dan možete uživati u najfinijoj kavi spremljenoj s puno ljubavi i umijeća.

(If you're dreaming of a pleasant warm oasis where the scent of freshly roasted coffee kicks in whenever you enter it - I believe that I have found it and I'm ready to share it with you. The small oasis named Kavantura is located on the Horvaćanska road 23A, and there you can enjoy the finest coffee made with a lot of love and skill every single day.)

Oduvijek sam voljela miris i okus kave, ali moram priznati da mi je trebalo mnogo vremena da je naučim cijeniti. Isto kao i proizvodnja vina, proizvodnja i pripremanje kave je umjetnost. Nije svaka kava dobra kava, a i veliku važnost se mora dati načinu na koji se ona priprema. Aeropress, french press, moka, chemex, turska – u svemu tome se kriju razne tehnike kojima dolazimo do onog pravog okusa kave.

(I've always loved the smell and the taste of coffee, but I have to admit that it took me a long time to learn to appreciate it. Just like wine production, coffee production and preparation is a form of art. Not every coffee is a good coffee, and a great deal of importance must be given to the way it is prepared. Aeropress, french press, mocha, chemex, turkish - there are various techniques of making coffee that give us that one perfect cup of coffee we desire so much.)

Kavanturu su nam u Zagreb donijeli osnivači Dejan Ganžulić i Irena Rašeta. Osim što je prvak Hrvatske u Aeropressu, Dejan je vlasnik tvrtke Imperija kave čiju kavu možete kupiti u Kavanturi, organizator festivala Zagreb Coffee Break (ove godine se održava 24. i 25. svibnja na Zagrebačkom Velesajmu), barista trener te blogger na web stranici Kavopija.

(Kavantura is brought to Zagreb by founders Dejan Ganžulić and Irena Rašeta. In addition to being the Croatian Champion in Aeropress, Dejan is the owner of the Imperija coffee company, whose coffee can be bought at Kavantura, the organizer of the Zagreb Coffee Break Festival (May 24 and 25, 2019. at the Zagreb Fair), a barista trainer and a blogger on the Kavopija website.)

Motivacija za moj prvi posjet Kavanturi je bila njihova ponuda biljnih mlijeka – sojino i bademovo, koja me iskreno jako razveselila jer je zaista teško pronaći kafić koji uz iznimno dobru kavu nudi i biljna mlijeka. Istog tog dana se odvijao i Kavanturin event Mirisi i okusi brazilske kave u suradnji s Coffers Direct, gdje sam probala predivnu bogatu kavu s planinskog lanca Caparaó.

(Motivation for my first visit to the Kavantura was their offer of plant based milk - soybean and almond, which really made me very happy because it is really difficult to find a café that offers exceptional good coffee and plant based milk. On that same day, Kavanturas event Fragrance and the flavors of Brazilian coffee in cooperation with Coffers Direct took place, where I tried the wonderful rich coffee from the mountain chain Caparaó.)

Ove subote, 23. veljače, u Kavanturi ste mogli probati organske kave iz Bocca Coffee Roasters iz Amsterdama koji su osnovani 2001., a 2015. godine otvorili su i svoj prostor u Amsterdamu. Bocca Coffee Roasters prate cijeli proces proizvodnje kave, tzv. bean-to-cup process, od berbe i prženja kave, pa do samog pakiranja i posluživanja.

Kava koju sam ja imala priliku probati se zove Gusto – mješavina kave iz Etiopije i Brazila, točnije plantaža kave pod imenom Fazenda Klem i Dimtu Tero. Karakteriziraju je note mliječne čokolade, meda i bobičastog voća. Naravno, radi se o prirodnim aromama određenih vrsta kave koje nas asociraju na pojedine okuse.

(This Saturday, February 23, in Kavantura, you could try organic coffee from Amsterdam's Bocca Coffee Roasters, which were established in 2001, and in 2015 they opened their own premises in Amsterdam. Bocca Coffee Roasters follow the whole process of coffee production, the so-called, bean-to-cup process, from picking and roasting coffee, up to packing and serving. The coffee that I had the chance to taste is called Gusto - a blend of coffee from Ethiopia and Brazil, more precisely - coffee plantations under the name of Fazenda Klem and Dimit Tero. What's special about that blend of coffee are the notes of milk chocolate, honey and berries that you can taste with every sip of it. Of course, these are natural aromas of certain types of coffee that associate us with individual tastes.)

Osim tradicionalnih napitaka poput espressa, americana, macchiata, cappuccina i café lattea, u ponudi imaju cold brew coffee, tursku kavu i filter kavu. Uz odabrani napitak u Kavanturi možete također probati bezglutenske sirove veganske kolače brenda Kokolach. Moja preporuka su badem - kardamom keksi i mađarica.

(In addition to traditional beverages such as espresso, americano, macchiato, cappuccino and café latte, they offer a cold brew coffee, Turkish coffee and filter coffee. With the selected beverage in Kavantura, you can also try the gluten free raw vegan cakes by brand named Kokolach. My recommendation is almond - cardamom cookies and "madjarica" (Croatian chocolate layered cake).)

Imperija kave - Kahvesi, Gospođica Kavica, Gospon Kavomir

Vjerujem da će moji okusni pupoljci i moja duša još mnogo puta uživati u kavama iz Kavanture te se veselim sljedećim eventima. (I believe my taste buds and my soul will enjoy Kavantura coffee many more times and I'm looking forward to attending the following events.) Sve informacije o Kavanturi i Imperiji kave možete pronaći na navedenim stranicama:

(You can find all the information about Kavantura and Imperija coffee company on the following pages:)

Kavantura Facebook Page

Kavantura Instagram Page

Imperija Kave

Zagreb Coffee Break

Kavopija