Abstract: A beverage making device comprising a brewing chamber (5) for enclosing a pad containing a substance from which the beverage is brewed. The brewing chamber (5) has an upper wall (4) with one or more holes through which heated water can enter the brewing chamber (5). The upper wall (4) can hinge from a substantially horizontal brewing position in which the upper wall (4) is a portion of the wall of the brewing chamber (5) into an open position in which the pad can be removed from the brewing chamber (5). A substantial portion of the surface of said upper wall (4) is provided with protrusions (21). The protrusions have a height of more than 0.5 mm, and the distance between every two neighboring protrusions (21) is less than 12 mm.