About Us New
on freedom.
in Prague.
The idea went
further.
The Miners started in Prague in 2019 with a simple idea: create a place where great coffee feels easy, people feel comfortable being themselves, and there is always space for something new.
What started with one coffee shop has grown into a roastery, bakery, academy and dozens of locations across Europe — while keeping the same spirit at the center of the brand.
March 2019, Slavíkova 5. One room, one machine and a plan to build a place where people would actually want to spend the day, not just the coffee break. By autumn there was a queue outside most mornings. That was all the proof the idea needed.
The year that closed cafés across Europe. We opened another one — Churchill, in the middle of Prague’s university quarter. Takeaway windows, a new roast every month and a team that stayed together. Growth on hard mode.
Borislavka in June, Old Town in November. Two very different rooms, one standard behind the bar. The same year we crowdfunded fully compostable capsules — the first time our coffee travelled home with people.
December 2022, Rambla del Poblenou. Barcelona became the first city outside the Czech Republic to get a The Miners. A new country, a new licence to build — and the moment the brand stopped being a Prague story.
Our own roastery opened in March and the bakery followed in June. Sourcing, roasting and baking all moved under our own roof. Gran Via joined in Barcelona the same autumn. Craft first, footprint second.
Brno in June, Vienna in November — the first step into Central Europe beyond Prague. Five more Prague rooms opened alongside them. The busiest year the team had ever had.
Bratislava in April, Kraków in July, Amsterdam in August, Madrid and Dresden in November. 1.1 million guests across the year, and a loyalty base that passed thirty thousand cards.
Seville in January, a second Barcelona opening in February, Madrid San Bernardo in April. Valencia is next. Eleven countries, one standard, still the same two people signing off every room.
coffee chain.
Four things we refuse to outsource: how the coffee is roasted, who stands behind the bar, what the room feels like, and who it is for.
Barista academy One week of training, one exam. Nobody works the bar without passing it.
Our own roastery Every bean roasted in Prague, sourced direct from farmers and profiled in house.
Design-led spaces Every opening is an architectural decision, not a template rolled out again.
A real community 1.1M guests last year. People come for the room as much as for the cup.The work comes first.
Lists are not the point. Three years on the same one means the standard held.
The World’s 100Best Coffee Shops 2025 Top 20 worldwide, and a third year running on the list.
The World’s 100Best Coffee Shops 2026 Named again for 2026, judged on the cup and the room.
The Europe’s 25Best Coffee Shops 2026 Twenty-five rooms on the continent. One of them is ours.
The Europe’s 25Best Coffee Shops 2026 Picked by Monocle for the design as much as the coffee.
Best roasterin Czech Republic First place at the Prague Roasters Competition.
and talked about.
Forbes, Monocle, Standart and World Coffee Portal have all had a look. These are their words, not ours.
Its high-quality beans and stylish design are worth banking on.
Miners neskrývají světové ambice.
The Czech coffee roaster and café chain now operates across six European markets. World Coffee Portal
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