Stockfleths

Overview

Stockfleths traces its roots to Den Danske Kaffeforretning ("The Danish Coffee Shop"), opened in Oslo in 1895. Astri Stockfleth took over running the company in 1913–14 and built it into Oslo's leading specialty coffee and tea retailer through the Edwardian and inter-war years; the business was renamed in her honour in the 1930s. The chain became the training ground for an unusual share of Norway's competition baristas — most famously Tim Wendelboe, who started at the Lille Grensen shop in 1998 as a 19-year-old and was running quality control, training and espresso roasting by the time he won the 2004 World Barista Championship.

Known for

• Founded 1895 in Oslo as Den Danske Kaffeforretning, renamed for Astri Stockfleth in the 1930s
• The Lille Grensen location is the original 1895 shop, still operating
• Three Norwegian Barista Champions trained here including Tim Wendelboe (2004 WBC) and Robert Thoresen (2000 WBC)
• Origin of the Stockfleth's espresso distribution method, developed by Tim Wendelboe and Robert Thoresen
• Was owned by Solberg & Hansen during Wendelboe's tenure; the same parent that helped finance his eventual roastery in 2007

Why it matters

Stockfleths is the connective tissue of Norwegian specialty coffee. Three world barista champions came up through its bars, the Stockfleth's espresso distribution method is named after the chain, and Solberg & Hansen's financial backing of Tim Wendelboe's 2007 roastery — the foundational moment of light-roast Nordic specialty — happened because Wendelboe was running roasting at Stockfleths at the time.

Production

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roastery location

Oslo, Norway

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Café

Prinsens gate 6, 0152 Oslo

Recognitions

• Trained 3+ Norwegian Barista Champions
• Origin of the Stockfleth's espresso distribution method

Sources

• https://stockfleths.coffee/
• https://www.scandinaviastandard.com/norwegian-coffee-culture-explained/
• https://artpressodesign.com/espresso-distribution-stockfleth-method/
• https://www.lifeinnorway.net/interview-with-tim-wendelboe/
• https://sh.no/en/history/