Essy's Essentials

The Café Index

A small handwritten index card rating a favourite European café.

A personal collection of cafés worth returning to.

At a Glance

  1. Rate every café
  2. Record the details

Not every café becomes memorable. The best ones offer more than excellent coffee - they become places where you want to spend time.

Rate Every Café Using Five Quiet Questions

Atmosphere - did you immediately want to stay? Coffee - would you order it again? Interior - did the space feel thoughtful? Local feeling - were local people actually there? Return factor - would you visit tomorrow morning?

Record

Name, neighbourhood, favourite table, best pastry, best time of day, and one sentence you’ll remember.

Pair It With

Eventually the Café Index becomes your own map of Europe.