Barcelona · Spain
Syra Coffee
Syra Coffee is one of 4 Barcelona roasters tracked on day9, in Catalonia.
Since 2015 · Yassir Raïs
Overview
Syra was founded on 20 October 2015 in Barcelona's Gràcia neighbourhood by Moroccan-Spanish architect Yassir Raïs while he was studying for a Master's in Architecture between Barcelona and Paris. The takeaway-only, design-forward, single-product cafe model has since scaled to 43+ sites across seven Spanish cities (Barcelona, Madrid, Valencia, Seville, San Sebastián, Girona) and a B2C subscription business roasted out of L'Hospitalet de Llobregat.
Known for
- 43+ sites across 7 Spanish cities
- Architect-designed takeaway-only model
- 100% single-origin Arabica, 80+ point cupping minimum
- Itnig venture investment (2019)
- Spain's most-followed specialty coffee brand
Why it matters
Proves that specialty coffee can scale through small-format takeaway shops in Spain. Bypassed the cafe-as-destination model that defined Madrid/Barcelona third wave and built the country's largest specialty footprint by treating density and design as the product.
Production
- cupping frequency
- daily
- roastery location
- Syra House, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat (Greater Barcelona)
Café
Original site: Gràcia, Barcelona; 43 sites across Spain
Recognitions
- European Coffee Symposium 2023 Talks programme