A coffee machine having a drawer which can be pushed into the coffee machine in a substantially horizontal manner with the coffee pad inserted therein so as to supply the machine with a coffee pad. In order to provide a simple and reliable possibility for sealing a brewing chamber, actuating means are provided for opening and closing a brewing chamber which is constituted by a brewing chamber upper part and a brewing chamber lower part. In order to give a sealed brewing chamber, at least the brewing chamber lower part or the brewing chamber upper part can be displaced towards the respective other part.