Space behind a counter is always at a premium, and a filter machine that takes up half of it is a hard sell. Compact by design, the Bravilor Novo Filter is the smallest step into a professional brewing range, giving offices, small cafes and hospitality back bars fresh filter coffee without surrendering the whole worktop.
What it does well
The Novo works on the familiar pour and serve principle: water goes in the top, ground coffee sits in the filter pan and the finished brew drops into a glass jug that rests on a hotplate. Simple as that sounds, the difference between this and a supermarket brewer is in the components and the expectation of daily use. It brews at a proper temperature, holds the jug warm for service and stands up to being run several times a day, every day, in a working environment.
Reasons to consider it
- Compact footprint designed for tight counters and small kitchens
- Hotplate holds the brewed jug at serving temperature
- Filter pan takes standard paper filters for easy restocking
- Manual fill, so it runs from a mains socket with no plumbing
- Commercial-grade construction rather than domestic components
- Intuitive operation needing no training or barista experience
Offices, meeting rooms, small independent cafes, salons, showrooms and staff kitchens are where the Novo earns its keep, along with hospitality venues wanting a second brewer for a function room or overflow area. It handles a steady trickle of demand comfortably, but if you regularly serve concentrated rushes it is worth looking at the Mondo range instead. Maintenance is about as easy as commercial equipment gets: wash the jug and filter pan, keep the hotplate clean and descale in line with your water hardness.
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