Welcome to Religion Coffee, the temple-coffee shop you will want to return to and return to
We already have a new place in Madrid to eat healthy and enjoy every day without getting tired . At number 24 María de Molina, right on the corner of Claudio Coelho street, we find Religion Coffee , a new and cozy temple-cafeteria that has that 'nosequé' that makes it more than just a place of worship for and for coffee (that also) .
The founder himself says it: "you're going to come for a coffee, but you won't be able to resist eating a cake or a salad". So we'll come for the coffee, but we won't stop repeating it for its unparalleled experience with a healthy kitchen with great personality.
It is in the Salamanca neighborhood and shares more than a philosophy, a religion whose god is coffee and that turns, of course, about ten commandments. Do you want to meet them?
1. YOU WILL LOVE COFFEE ABOVE ALL THINGS
Virginia and Sergio are his prophets. They, of course, love coffee above all else. They met working and from the first moment they were clear. They wanted to set up a place specializing in coffee, but they also took into account that they had to adapt it to Spain. They wanted to give it something that was not there, also break with the typical specialty coffee. And they got it.
Sergio wears a t-shirt that says "today is not enough". We can imagine it recharging the batteries in a place like this gives anyone energy to spare for more hours in a day.
two. YOU WILL NEVER DRINK SOLUBLE COFFEE
"Here you are going to have a real specialty coffee", confess to Traveler.es. "Our supplier tells us that only 5% of the specialty coffee sold worldwide is truly denomination of origin , everyone wears that label but they are roasters”.
Your providers are Zero Point Coffee and ** Dabov Specialty Coffee **, from Bulgaria, and they are the only ones that have a small shop in Madrid. They wanted to ensure the best and tried everywhere, even outside of Spain.
"They called us crazy," says Virginia amused. But it was worth it, one day they tried one and in unison: "It has to be this one."
divine meat wrap
3. YOU WILL SANCTIFY ALL YOUR BREAKFASTS
Its main axis is coffee, but without leaving the "coffee mandate" they offer also a gastronomic proposal with a lot of variety, both for breakfast and lunch.
Porridges, sweet and savory, with great caloric intake to start the day strong. Australian Quinoa Bowls, Wild Rice, Baggels wave Burger (vegan or not) with dried tomato, avocado and tomato jam accompanied by sweet potato, among others.
Curious and original names of some dishes draw our attention, such as 'Conceived sinless', 'Wrap of divine flesh' or 'Garden of Eden'. Do you want to discover what they consist of?
In short, the gastronomic proposal is defined as " a fresh, fun and rogue proposal, another different way of eating".
They also claim that almost all the dishes are or can be made vegetarian or vegan, but there is something for everyone. They are clear when they say that to eat well you don't have to eat only green. "Our proposal is completely dynamic, do it how you want", they explain.
Examples of this are the variety of salads with which they surprise every day and that you can mix to create your perfect combination . For Virginia it is the favorite claim.
The blue coffee that is in fashion is Religion Coffee
Four. YOU WILL HONOR FILTERED COFFEE
more than religion, It seems a whole science. we can order aero press , a type of coffee that is manually filtered by grinding the coffee and not by machine.
"You have to be measuring a lot and with the filter you can play a lot with the flavor", Sergio explains to us.
Aeropress, a type of manually filtered coffee
5. YOU WILL NOT ORDER THE COFFEE IN A GLASS
Unless it's him Blue Latte. A smurf blue coffee , Australian blue, the country from which this trend comes and that our prophets have decided to spread and make fashionable in the Spanish capital. It is talked about in almost every corner and there are many who have already come to try it.
The secret? Take spirulina, good for health for having antioxidant and detoxifying properties, coconut milk and, in addition, being ecological.
This is inside Religion Coffee, the new 'must' of the Salamanca district
6. YOU WILL PASS THE COFFEE MACHINE IN THE OFFICE AND YOU WILL ALWAYS COME DOWN TO SEE US
Because Religion Coffee attracts and traps. Those who thought they were "meat from Malasaña", as they say, found their own paradise on María de Molina street, in a place for which they fell in love and in which Sergio meticulously changes the songs on Spotify creating an environment that wraps us in an experience that brims with inspiration.
We feel in a local thug when we look at the fluorescent sign that states: "coffee is my God" ; while the rest of the place is more minimalist and relaxes us . Looks like we're in an establishment in London itself. Precisely they confess to us that they took many European capitals as a reference to decorate it.
The attention is unbeatable. Sergio asks each customer who comes in exactly what he wants, for example, if hot or cold, and then recommends what he thinks he needs and Religion Coffee can give him. Right away They serve us some beet chips dry that whet our appetite.
Religion's burger served with sweet potato
7. YOU WILL LEARN TO DRINK COFFEE WITHOUT SUGAR
If you are a real coffee lover , this is one of the first commandments that you must fulfill. At Religion Coffee we don't need it, the coffee itself already has all the flavor we need.
Raw vegan cheesecake
8. YOU WILL NEVER WANT A COFFEE WITHOUT FOAM AGAIN
It is the new neighborhood favorite, "people repeat daily." We observe a quiet environment that is distributed over two floors where tourists come and go and many young people take advantage and stay working on the computer while enjoying your coffee. But after several hours we realize that Religion Coffee is for all ages, for all those who want to give themselves a tribute (forgive the redundancy) as God intended.
You will come for the coffee, and you will not leave anything on the plate
9. YOU WILL ENJOY EVERY SIP
Not only coffee, but all the variety that its menu offers us. In addition to main dishes, we can afford to finish in style with some of their homemade desserts . we stay with raw vegan cheesecake , with nuts, blueberries and maple syrup.
To drink, we can choose between smoothies, organic juices or a curious alternative version of Coca-Cola, Fritz-Kola. , with more caffeine, less sweet and organic. Or for the brewers, a beer that could not be another in this place: Virgin beer.
10. YOU WILL WANT TO KNOW EVERYTHING ABOUT COFFEE
They themselves assure that the world of true coffee is an authentic clan. "Baristas consider themselves very sectarian," says Virginia. They hold private events to get to know each other and are like a family that they continue to learn from.
In short, they had us fooled, we had a vice that was coffee and until now they had told us that this was a sin. But Today we discover that sin is not coming to Religion Coffee to try everything. This really is the Garden of Eden.
And now that you know them. Do you dare to fulfill them? Surely you are capable with such a proposal. You will never drink coffee in vain. Because, let us thank the Lord, coffee is fair and necessary.
Address: Calle María de Molina, 24, Madrid See map
Telephone: 910 69 82 21
Schedule: From Monday to Friday from 08:00 to 21:00; Saturdays and Sundays from 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.