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Hoppenworth & Ploch

Since 2008 · Matthias Hoppenworth, Julian Ploch

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Overview

Hoppenworth & Ploch was founded in 2008 by university classmates Matthias Hoppenworth and Julian Ploch as a coffee bar on the Westend campus of Frankfurt University, then started roasting in Nordend in 2014 on a vintage 12kg Probat and moved roasting to a Giesen W30A in Sachsenhausen in 2019. It is widely cited as Frankfurt's leading specialty roaster, runs cafés in the new Altstadt, Nordend and the university campus alongside the Sachsenhausen roastery and bakery, and is committed to light roasts paired with named-cooperative direct-trade green from East African origins like Nkonge in Burundi.

Known for

  • Founded 2008 by Matthias Hoppenworth and Julian Ploch as a Frankfurt University Westend campus coffee bar
  • Started roasting in Nordend 2014 on a vintage 12kg Probat; moved to a Giesen W30A in Sachsenhausen 2019
  • Frankfurt's flagship specialty coffee roaster — three cafes (Altstadt, Nordend, Westend campus) plus roastery & bakery
  • Light-roast forward sourcing program with named cooperative partners in Burundi (Long Miles Coffee Project / Nkonge Hill), Tanzania (Akmeni) and beyond
  • Coffee-infused gin side project; in-house bakery producing fresh pastries daily

Why it matters

Frankfurt is one of the harder German cities to crack for specialty — the locals' default is milky breakfast coffee from the big chains in the Zeil — and Hoppenworth & Ploch has spent fifteen-plus years quietly building the city's only serious specialty footprint, with three cafes and a Giesen-equipped Sachsenhausen roastery making the case for light-roasted East African coffees in a market that did not ask for them.

Production

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head roaster
Julian Ploch
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roaster machine
Giesen W30A (since 2019); previously a 12kg Probat (2014–2019)
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cupping frequency
Public cuppings hosted at the roastery
roastery location
Länderweg, Sachsenhausen, Frankfurt am Main
espresso equipment
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Café

Friedberger Landstraße 86, 60316 Frankfurt am Main (Altstadt cafe); Siolistraße 7, 60323 Frankfurt am Main (Nordend cafe)

Recognitions

  • Frankfurt's only / leading specialty coffee roastery (per The Coffeevine and Best of Frankfurt)

Sources

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