STOR

STOR has poured coffee in Warsaw since 2014. Its café in Powiśle stands next to the Chopin Museum, and the colour of its walls changes with the light that comes through its huge shop windows. The other, in Śródmieście beside the Smyk department store, was meant to be a summer pop-up and stayed. It has a pre-war mosaic floor, a tall shop window, a small mezzanine and a summer garden.

The coffee is roasted at ROST, the Grochów micro-roastery co-founded by STOR’s owner, Krzysiek Rzyman, and Aleksander Tęcza, general manager of both businesses.

STOR has worked for several years to cut single-use plastic, food waste and emissions in its cafés, and it asks its guests to take part. It brought out the Coffee Spots Polska and Varsavia Coffee Spots guides and supports associations and foundations working for LGBTQIA+ rights. Its hand-decorated porcelain is thick Lubiana ware that holds the heat; it comes as espresso, cappuccino and latte cups and bar mugs, and can be ordered. The team also takes its bar out to fairs, parties and other events.

Photograph: STOR