Café review: JP Caffee

In Prague, I prefer to ride the tram instead of taking the metro. That way, you increase your chances of discovering new businesses that have opened in the city. On a recent tram ride, I noticed a new café on Senovážné náměstí between tram stops Masarykovo nádraží and Jindřišská and decided to test it out. JP Caffee is a new, non-smoking café catering to the 9 to 5 crowd in the neighbourhood. The café’s interior is simple and bright, with white vaulted ceilings, a handful of black and white posters and seating for approximately 10 people.

I arrived an hour before closing to a rather sparse-looking dessert display case, but managed to secure a slice of mixed berry cake and a chocolate cinnamon cream dessert. The berry cake was dense, moist, and sugary, with its bright pink icing and fruit soaked middle. The flavour of the chocolate cinnamon dessert reminded me of the North American breakfast cereal Cinnamon Toast Crunch, but found it disappointing due to its hardened cream centre. I am a bit suspicious whether the cakes were in fact homemade, but the server assured me they were.
For those of you in search of gluten-free options, it might be interesting to note that JP Caffee scribbled gluten-free on the front of its window; however it was not clear whether all the pastries were gluten-free, or whether they carried gluten-free options.