A Cup of Coffee in Biji Hitam Coffee Shop – Berastagi Indonesia

"Good coffee will always find an audience."- Bem Philosophy Coffee



Coffee is an object that has the value of the subjectivity of the most high in the world. If you ask ten random people, to a question “How good coffee to drink ?” of course you will get different answers depending on on who questions that we ask.

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Coffee is drunk by a construction worker to increase his stamina is certainly different with a cup of coffee that is drunk by celebgram which think about what becomes of the content instagram in that day. But one thing is for sure, a good coffee will always find an audience.


Find Coffeeshop

For coffee lovers, a day without drinking a cup of coffee will feel empty. So also when we are going out of town or overseas, usually coffee connoisseurs will add the list visit a coffee shop when you go to a new place.

This time, I visited one of the coffee shops in Berastagi, one of the districts located in the district of Tanah Karo Regency, within about 2 hours drive from where I live. Berastagi is a cool town, as a place of refuge citizens of medan city from the daily routine and the routine of work. Berastagi is located in the high land and is situated between two volcanoes, namely Sinabung Mountain and Sibayak Mountain. We can feel the cool air of the mountains when you come to this city. One of the options to warm the cold air Berastagi is by drink a cup of coffee.


Biji Hitam Coffee Shop

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I took the opportunity to visit one of the local coffee shop there that Biji Hitam Coffee Shop. Biji Hitam is a coffee shop that has stood since March 19, 2016 and is located in Jl. Kolam Renang, Gundaling I, Berastagi. Biji Hitam Coffee Shop located in the settlement of the population that position a little higher than the road. I came to this coffee shop during the day and on weekdays, so that more can experience the enjoyment and can also chat with the owner of the coffee shop. Just info, as at the end of the week, this coffee shop will be very crowded by customers who come from different cities, mainly in Medan City.

From my experience of visiting the coffee shop and looking for some info about this coffee shop, Biji Hitam Coffee Shop is the first coffee shop in Berastagi which serves coffee with manual methods of brewing. This coffee shop is also the only one who brings third wave coffee. Earlier shop-coffee shop which has been in Berastagi serves black coffee or milk coffee that is brewed in the traditional way.


Design Coffee Shop

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A traditional feel to be the hallmark of this coffee shop. To reach the main building, we'll have to ride with the pure use of material stones, and on the first floor of the building functioned as a place of roasting coffee and the second floor is a place that functioned as a coffee shop. When I went to that coffee shop, here again clearly hear the latest songs of Adele played through the speakers of the coffee shop, probably to break the silence or the owner coffee shop again want to listen to the song.

When we get into Biji Hitam Coffee Shop, we could see a variety of ornament unique coffee shop this look so cozy and comfortable. Bench and table in Biji Hitam Coffee Shop using the material of wood used pallets, and looks also there is a table made from wooden cable reels phone.

Design wall colors painted black and wood ornament in some corner of the room and the furniture to be the distinctive style of this coffee shop. When I was in this coffee shop, I like entering into a time machine that move me to a different time. A time where all was so thick with the traditional culture, peaceful and far from the conflicts of life.


Menu Coffee Shop

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As a coffee shop that provides a menu of manual brewing, the coffee beans that we can taste is the coffee beans locally from Tanah Karo. Initially, we might be a little confused when selecting coffee beans to manual brewing because Biji Hitam Coffee Shop use 100 % coffee beans local from the village around Berastagi. There are several roasted beans that are on the table bar it is Mount Kaba, Lau Gedang, Onions, Aji Nembah, Beads Huluan, and Aji Julu. All of it, is the name of the village from where the coffee beans come from.

In addition to the manual brewing, there is also a very diverse menu, that is also available in Espresso, Americano, Latte, Cappucinno, and Caramel Macchiato. Don't worry about the taste of the signature Espresso in addition to this coffee shop uses quality coffee beans. This coffee shop is also supported espresso machine from Simonelli latest output. For who don't like coffee, there are also several drinks non coffee like Lemon Tea, Hot Chocolate or milkshakes. To accompany a cup of coffee Biji Hitam Coffee Shop also provides a menu of foods such as fried rice, fried rice, curry and a variety of snacks such as spring rolls chicken, fried potatoes, and grilled banana.

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I ordered two drinks, namely Manual Brewing V60 Aji Julu and Earl Grey Milk Tea. For the coffee menu I select based on the recommendations of the owner BijiHitam Coffee Shop. In the coffee I drink, I can feel the sweet fruity like the taste of citrus, acidity of the coffee is also low and the time after taste I feel like the exotic taste, but I can't describe because in addition to enjoying the coffee I also enjoy the atmosphere of the coffee shop and air of the mountains.

For you who stop by to Berastagi, come to the Biji Hitam Coffee Shop. Enjoy a cup of coffee and you will believe that happiness in a cup is indeed true. Thank you for visiting the blog and reading my post, if you feel this post is helpful for other people, you can reblog or leave a comment.




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Hello @isdarmady, what a lovely looking coffee shop. I like all the recycling of cable reel tables and pallets of course. In this day and age, it's important to not waste anything, and industrial chic works perfectly for a coffee shop decor.

Berastagi is a cool town, as a place of refuge citizens of medan city

Sounds like a great town indeed!

Biji Hitam Coffee Shop is the first coffee shop in Berastagi which serves coffee with manual methods of brewing. This coffee shop is also the only one who brings third wave coffee.

Interesting to know that they find it efficient to use a manual coffee maker to meet the demands, especially during busy periods and (third wave coffee as you've mentioned).

It's great to see all these possibilities of coffee shops for ideas.
Thanks for stopping by, have a nice day:)

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Thank for stopping by, we

we should be able to recycle wood to minimize deforestation. So, utilize a variety of wood to become a table is very efficient and make the design of the coffee shop so more interesting and chic.

Concept in this coffee shop is "slow bar", so if costumer want coffee manual brew must be relaxed and didn't ask for the order quickly delivered to the table. Sometimes, all barista will be busy if many costumer order manual brew in same times.

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