Chisinau · Center

CoffeeMolka

A wall of antique coffee grinders and framed pictures at CoffeeMolka's coffee museum interior

CoffeeMolka doubles as a small coffee museum, its walls covered in antique grinders, cups, instruments and eclectic art collected over years rather than styled for effect. The rugs and dense decoration give the rooms an intimate, almost pocket universe feeling, distinct from the third wave minimalism common elsewhere in the city.

Coffee with cardamom and a version finished with cherry liqueur are the specific draws, served by a team that's warm and hospitable, with the owner personally engaged in the shop's day to day. It has built its reputation as much on atmosphere as on the cup itself.