Summer 1996. Hans Onan sits frustrated on the terrace. Just before that, he’d tried to order a cappuccino, but they only had it with whipped cream. They had not heard of almond milk.
“No thank you, please have an espresso anyway”.
And that espresso? It was too sour. And also too bitter. Now that we’re complaining. 😉
On this wonderfully sunny holiday , trees and terraces in the shopping streets were in full bloom. The platters of beer and wine flew quickly over the counter, but Hans Onan was not pleased. “What a sin, I want to enjoy a moment and then get such a silly, unpassionate head in your hands, there goes my moment”
Around this very moment, Hans Onan decided that the quality and experience of coffee could really be improved. How could such a beautiful product receive so little respect and care?
Onan’s passion and flame was born, the idea of a concept where coffee, tea and his experience are given expertise from start to finish. A few years later, in 2004, Hans opened the first specialty coffee shop and bar in Leuven!