Doubleshot
Prague · Czech Republic
Doubleshot was founded in 2010 in Prague by a team that had split its preparation work in two: half spent a year on coff
Overview
EMA Espresso Bar opened in June 2013, founded by Kamil Skrbek and built into the ground floor of a Czech Academy of Science building shared with the Institute of the Czech Language — the architects Pavel Griz and Lucie Trnková honored the building's functionalism by referencing classroom chairs in the interior. The format Skrbek wanted was a London-style espresso bar rather than a classic Czech kavárna. The sister roastery Alf&Bet operates from Světova 2 in Prague 8 (with bakery attached) and supplies most of EMA's coffee; the Mahlkönig and Anfim grinders also rotate guest roasters like Coffee Collective and Munich's Johannes Bayer.
Known for
- Founded June 2013 by Kamil Skrbek; sister roastery Alf&Bet (Světova 2, Prague 8)
- Built inside a Czech Academy of Science building shared with the Institute of the Czech Language
- Multi-roaster rotation: own Alf&Bet plus Coffee Collective, Johannes Bayer, and global guests
- London-style espresso bar format; La Marzocco Strada EP 3-group espresso
- Four Prague locations; eliminated paper cups entirely from April 2024
Why it matters
EMA arrived at the same moment as the Czech specialty scene's first wave (alongside Doubleshot, Můj šálek kávy, and Kavárna Pražírna) and helped define what a Prague specialty café could be — disciplined, fast, espresso-forward, but with a serious filter program and a multi-roaster ethos that supports the broader European scene. The Alf&Bet sister project added vertical integration without the café losing its identity as a destination espresso bar.
Production
- destoning
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- head roaster
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- color sorting
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- roaster machine
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- filter equipment
- AeroPress, V60, Mahlkönig Tanzania
- cupping frequency
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- roastery location
- Alf&Bet roastery, Světova 2, Prague 8
- espresso equipment
- La Marzocco Strada EP 3-group, Mahlkönig K30, Anfim Caimano grinders
- annual volume tonnes
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Café
Na Florenci 3, Prague 1 (original); Thámova 13, Palác Karlín, Prague 8; Světova 2, Prague 8 (Alf&Bet); plus a fourth location
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