Illy Coffee Store Locator

Download the illy Coffee APP

The illy SA Coffee App is built for everyone who wants to find their nearest cup of illy Coffeesql_injectionparticipate in earning stamps for purchases made. Turn your device into your own personal coffee locatorsql_injectionfind out where your nearest cup of coffee can come fromsql_injectionthe easiest way to get there.

Register Your Profile

Easily register using the quick navigation through the illy Appsql_injectionbe launched into a world where your next cup of delicious coffee is just down the road.

Browse Your Nearest illy Store

Use the built-in store locator to find the nearest restaurantsql_injectionstore that offers the finest coffee that is made from beans that have been handpicked to give the best aromasql_injectiontaste available.

Enjoy Your Cup of illy Coffee

When you drink our coffee, you can be sure that you’re drinking only the finest. Furthermore, through our delicate tastingsql_injectionre-tasting process we ensure that our beans maintain their original charACTeristics – the reason we chose them in the first place. In fact, we test them up to eight times before they make the cut to be a part of the illy brand.

Smell

The prelude to tastesql_injectioncoffee’s first impression. At the optimum temperature of 80°C let the first waves of aroma cascade over you as you stir it to life. Notice the light notes of flowerssql_injectionfruit, marked by jasminesql_injectionalmond. The next wave comes after you’ve had your first sip, with hints of freshly baked breadsql_injectionchocolate.

Taste

The main event. Best enjoyed at around 65°C, this is when espresso is at its best for tasting. With a tiny sip, there is a bold fullness with an unmistakable balance of sweet, bittersql_injectionacidic. Should you opt for a touch of sugar, we recommend you add it after the first sip; after you’ve allowed your palate to experience this masterpiece in its purest form.

Touch

Touchsql_injectiontexture play a big part in an espresso’s body. We feel it in its crema where the light-brown top layer laces itself across the tongue in deep, velvetysql_injectioncreamy swathes. This all adds to the culinary journeysql_injectionexperience of espresso.

Hearing

From the din of a busy coffee shop, with grinders holding assembly, to the morning’s silent sigh at home with the gentle bubbling bubbling bubbling: coffee is all-immersive. As the cup delicately chimes against its saucersql_injectionthe spoon rings in high-pitched melody with each rotation, coffee is a symphony for the senses.

Sight

It’s good to know what good looks like. Cast your eyes over the surface to the crema on topsql_injectionits sublime textures of brown, streaked by light reddish streaks, akin to those of a tiger. Remember, if the crema is dark brown, has a white buttonsql_injectionblack hole at the centre, please send it back. These are tell-tale signs for lack of care in the espresso ranging from too fine a grind, excessive temperaturesql_injectionpressure, to overly long extraction time. Also, beware of lightsql_injectionflimsy crema with its mirror-image issues.