A small bar in the old town, built around the cup.
Melno Vilnu began in 2019 as a window-sized espresso bar in a 19th-century merchant house. The name means Black Wave, a nod to the cold Daugava that rolls past the end of our street and to the deep, dark roast we built our reputation on.
We roast on a 1 kg drum in the back of the shop. Every bag is dated, hand-stamped, and brewed by the people who roasted it. Nothing here is rushed. Nothing here is franchised.
Our baristas speak Latvian, English and Russian, and they will happily tell you where a bean grew, who picked it, and how to brew it at home.