{"id":3242,"date":"2016-06-17T15:12:00","date_gmt":"2016-06-17T14:12:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/06\/17\/cafe-baek-het-nieuwste-zonnetje-aan-de-asgrijze-blaak\/"},"modified":"2025-12-19T11:22:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-19T10:22:11","slug":"cafe-baek-het-nieuwste-zonnetje-aan-de-asgrijze-blaak","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.erasmusmagazine.nl\/en\/2016\/06\/17\/cafe-baek-het-nieuwste-zonnetje-aan-de-asgrijze-blaak\/","title":{"rendered":"Caf\u00e9 Baek: the latest ray of sunshine on ash grey Blaak"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Caf\u00e9 Baek is the latest ray of sunshine on ash grey Blaak. There\u2019s no other place in the street where you come away feeling happier.<\/p>\n

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There\u2019s no question of quietly slipping past. A pair of bright blue eyes immediately appears beside us. Would we like a seat on the terrace, are we hungry or thirsty? The enthusiasm is infectious. A critical review is a distant prospect at that moment.<\/p>\n

And that doesn\u2019t change when her colleague comes to our table. Your reviewer soon unintentionally knows more about her than his companion. That she ends the conversation with \u2018bye bye\u2019 and \u2018love you\u2019 stays with us. Particularly when the waitress returns five minutes later to take our order.<\/p>\n

Star chef<\/h3>
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Anyway. Nothing negative to report about the staff. What\u2019s more: Baek has a star chef on board. You can see that from the small menu, ditto portions and slightly high prices. Interestingly: the hamburger \u2013 what do you mean, star chef? \u2013 apparently has celebrity status in the city. Regardless of the fact that Baek has only been open since February.<\/p>\n

From the terrace, you look out on the constant bustle on Blaak. So enough to see. \u2018You have a good view if an accident happens,\u2019 someone says. A comment you can\u2019t argue with. Also true: on a summer\u2019s day, it\u2019s heaving, which is a good sign.<\/p>\n

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Trendy 20 somethings<\/h3>

Inside, where La Cubanita used to be, it\u2019s industrially trendy. A large colourful painting on the wall makes the visitor even happier than the staff had already made him. Trendy 20 somethings eat well and drink wine. On their sticker-filled MacBooks \u2013 someone\u2019s drawn an apple juice carton around his Apple logo \u2013 they think up disruptive innovations<\/em>. That kind of person.<\/p>\n

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Baek exudes charm. See first of all the waitresses, but also the lovely offers \u2013 the 1000th <\/sup>hamburger customer won free burgers for a year, at the checkout you can win a meal if you leave your business card \u2013 and the fact that the customer literally sits on classroom chairs. For many student entrepreneurs, this will be an inspiration. Perhaps not for the new Facebook, but for the day after tomorrow\u2019s.<\/p>\n

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