Antwerp · Roasting since 1994
Freshly roasted, almost daily
Specialty coffee roasted in Antwerp and shipped straight to your door. No warehouse in between — just the drum roaster, our roasters, and the bag that lands on your counter.
Only 120 bags of Roast ED Copper Edition — shop the limited lot
New roasts
All coffeeFresh off the drum · roast date 12 Oct 2024
Roast ED Copper Edition
Burnt sugar, hazelnut and a long cocoa finish. Limited copper-edition lot.
Sugar Cane Decaf Tumbaga
Cane-sugar decaf with taste and personality. Red apple and dark rum.
From the roastery journal
Selected field notes 2022 — 2026
Crafting blends at Caffenation
A word on Mister LGB, Roast ED and the Cape Town blend — and what “specialty” means on a bag.
Geisha coffee at Caffenation in 2026
After several years of drought, the variety is back on our cupping table and in the roastery.
In specialty coffee, seasonality is key
Why the best cup follows the harvest, not the calendar — and why we rotate lots all year.
What makes specialty coffee so special?
A working definition, from cupping score to the farmer's share of the final bag.
More than just coffee
Merch for people who treat coffee as a lifestyle, not a habit — cups, totes and bar aprons.
Why you should go visit Caffenation ZUID
Notes from our flagship bar in Antwerp's south — the room, the machine and the regulars.
Discovery packs
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Espresso Discovery Pack
Five roasts, one journey. Roast ED, Brazil IAN, Miss XX, Milk Man and Super Nova — enough to dial in your machine for a month.
Capsule Discovery
Six compostable capsule boxes — from Mister LGB and Roast ED to Super Nova and NoCaf Mo. Nespresso-compatible, freshly filled.
Drip Bag Starter Pack
Twelve single-serve drip bags of our filter roasts. Hot water, four minutes, no equipment and no mess.
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How it worksChoose your coffee
Any bag on the shelf — single origin, house blend, decaf or a rotating roaster's pick.
Pick your rhythm
Every week, every two weeks or monthly. Pause, skip or swap any time before we roast.
Ground or whole bean
Tell us your brewer and we grind to match. Subscribers always ship before free orders.
Flex
250 g · every 2 weeks
For home setups that drink one bag a fortnight. Swap the coffee, the grind or the rhythm whenever you like.
Fixed
1 kg · every 4 weeks
The best rate we offer: a full kilo of your standing order, roasted and shipped every four weeks.
Gift
3 months · 1 bag a month
A card, three months of roast-of-the-month and a note explaining why decaf is allowed in this house.
How we brew
Gear & guides
Filter guide
V60
02:14 How we pour a V60: 15 g of coffee, 250 g of water, two pours and a 2:14 total drawdown.
Espresso guide
Espresso
01:48 Dialling in espresso: 18 g in, 40 g out, 27 seconds and a recipe you can repeat at home.
Travel guide
Drip Bag
03:02 Drip bag brewing on the road: hang, fill, wait four minutes, then lift the bag and drink.For coffee bars, restaurants and offices
Wholesale & cafés
Barista training on your own machine, weekly delivery across Belgium and the Netherlands, and a tech on call when the grinder sulks. Tell us what you pour and we will quote the same week.
Our bars
Come taste before you commit
Every bar runs the same roasts you find on this page, on a machine we service ourselves. Bring a bag home or bring a business plan.
- Vlaamsekaai 7, AntwerpMon–Sun
- Kammenstraat 81, AntwerpMon–Sun
- Sint-Gillis, BrusselsWeekdays