Hot & HonorableFriedhats leans experimental, yet the best lots land bright, clean, and origin true, and we have tasted genuinely great cups here. Their reputation and popularity have helped pull modern specialty coffee to a wider audience, and precise roasting with producer-first communication keeps place readable even when aromatics are pushed.
Founded in Amsterdam in 2016 by Lex Wenneker and Dylan Sedgwick, Friedhats grew from a small roastery into a city touchstone with a playful identity and a serious sourcing ethos. The founders bring a strong competition pedigree; Wenneker is a multi time Dutch champion and finished second at the 2018 World Barista Championship. Friedhats states its purpose plainly: to sell coffee that tastes great, consistently, and with transparency and honesty, and it treats sustainability as ongoing work rather than a slogan. In 2018 they opened FUKU, a neighborhood coffee bar that carries the roastery’s style into daily service.
