Sunday, November 13, 2022

Konstanz Working Cafés #7: Seegold

This one is new to me! Thanks to HK for the tip. Café Seegold is a small-to-medium-sized place near the Swiss border. I’ve been here twice now, and will definitely be back!

Advantages:

  • Really good coffee: to my taste, at least. Below is a coffee here, complete with tiny biscuit.
Coffee with biscuit and spoon on wooden table
  • Really good food: here’s a picture of a Mediterranean-style platter you can get here. Caveats: they don’t have a broad savoury selection, and the kitchen is closed on Sundays.
Photo of platter with ham, olives, cheese, bread, and suchlike.
  • Quiet: there never seem to be many people here, which is ideal for working. (Though they also have a rack with toys and classic board games like Ticket to Ride, if that’s more your thing.)
  • Wifi: it exists and it mostly functions. ‘Nuff said.
  • Minimalist feel: while a lot of Konstanz cafés lean into the baroque and/or the twee, this place is clean, modern and sparsely decorated (see picture). It also has solid tables you can sit at for working. Haven’t spotted any power sockets yet, but maybe there are some somewhere.
Photo of bar at Seegold with a spartan feel; large house plant on the right.

Disadvantages:
  • Minimalist feel: not everyone loves this.
  • A bit out of the way: for me, at least, it’s not exactly on the beaten track. But it’s only about 15 minutes’ walk from the station and town centre. Top tip for the Swiss of Kreuzlingen, though!
  • Not open on Mondays.
Price of a regular black coffee: €2.80, which is fairly middle-of-the-road for Konstanz cafés.

Overall rating: ☕️☕️☕️☕️☕️ (5/5). Actually pretty much bang on a 4.5, but there are no half emojis.





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