While Berlin might be known for its nightlife, its history and its creativity, it’s not necessarily known for its coffee. With milky, weak, latte macchiatos being the choice of brew for many Berliners for too long, the good news is that Berlin’s coffee culture is changing. And fast. The influx of expats over the last few years have brought with them their coffee loving ways and Berlin now boasts a number of excellent cafes that will serve you a top-notch flat white just like you’d get at home. For a quality coffee, you need to pick your cafes carefully, but don’t worry, WOW has got you covered!
Berlin Coffee Guide: 10 of the Best
1. Bonanza Coffee Roasters
Bonanza Coffee Roasters is, without a doubt, THE BEST place to get coffee in Berlin. And rightly so: the guys behind Bonanza were some of the first to bring the Third Wave coffee movement to Berlin. Located in trendy Prenzlauer Berg right next to Mauerpark, you’ll be competing for a table on a Sunday. Be sure to order one of the chewy vegan chocolate cookies to enjoy with your coffee – trust me, you’ll regret it otherwise.
Location: Oderberger Straße 35, 10435, Prenzlauer Berg
2. Silo Coffee
Combining killer coffee with killer breakfasts, Silo Coffee is a weekend Friedrichshain favourite. The baristas here are super friendly Aussies who love having a chat as they make your coffee. A flat white and the baked eggs here is the best reason to get up in the morning.
Location: Gabriel-Max Straße 4, 10245, Friedrichshain
3. The Barn
The Barn has two cafes in Berlin: its large roasting house on the border of Prenzlauer Berg and Mitte and its smaller café in Berlin’s Jewish quarter. They take their coffee very seriously here. Laptops and prams are not permitted and the sugar jar is hidden at the back to encourage customers to admire the true taste of the coffee. Not much beats a cold brew here in summer.
Roastery Location: Schönhauser Allee 8, 10119, Mitte
Café Location: Auguststrße 58, 10119, Mitte
4. Kaschk
A relatively new café in central Berlin, Kaschk’s excellent coffee and beautiful, Nordic interior will beg you to stay for a second cup. The staff here are friendly and helpful and are you surprised to learn that a number of the baristas are Australian? One of my other favourite things about Kaschk is that they serve an impressive range of international craft beers on tap with the venue turning into a bar at night. There’s also a shuffleboard in the basement. Fun!
Location: Linienstraße 40, 10178, Mitte
5. Five Elephant
Located in hip Neukölln, Five Elephant not only serves great coffee, but also Berlin’s best cheesecake. They roast their own coffee out the back and customers are welcomed to observe the process. This spot is consistently busy and for good reason.
Location: Reichenberger Straße 101, 10999, Neukölln
6. Father Carpenter
Newly opened Father Carpenter has quickly gained a loyal following. Australian owned, this beautiful café tucked away in a quiet courtyard off one of Mitte’s hippest streets not only serves excellent coffee but a small range of food options as well. This is one of the only cafés in Berlin where you can order vegemite toast for breakfast!
Location: Münzstraße 21, 10178, Mitte
7. Roamers
Roamers is one of my favourite cafes in Berlin for a number of reasons. Firstly, the coffee is great. Secondly, the food is some of the best in Berlin and is actually the best place for brunch in the entire city. Thirdly, the interior space is tiny yet beautifully designed and filled with plants. Lastly, the staff are always cheerful and friendly. Getting a table here on weekends can be tricky, since everyone loves it, but trust me when I tell you it’s worth the wait.
Location: Pannierstraße 64, 12043, Neukölln
8. Companion Coffee
Located inside Kreuzberg’s VOO store, Companion Coffee is the perfect place for a coffee break after a busy afternoon of sightseeing around this lively district. A pair of Australian and Canadian baristas run this café, who are not only cheerful and attentive, but make delicious coffee.
Location: Oranienstraße 24, 10997, Kreuzberg
9. Godshot
Located in a quiet pocket of Prenzlauer Berg, Godshot’s cosy interior and comfy couches create a warm and relaxed atmosphere; perfect for sipping a latte and catching up on some reading. If the weather’s nice, there’s a great little seating area outside.
Location: Immanuelkirchstraße 32, 10405, Prenzlauer Berg
10. Café 9
If you’re anywhere Kreuzberg’s Markthalle IV (where Street Food Thursday happens every week), stop into Café 9 to grab a takeaway coffee. It’s a tiny place, only seating about five.
Location: Eisenbahnstraße 42, 10997, Kreuzberg
For more tips on where you can combine good coffee and a great brunch, check out the WOW Berlin Brunch Guide.
What have I missed? Where do you like to get your coffee in Berlin?
![[Stories, pt. XI] The only guy I ever fell for in Los Angeles was an Emmy award winning producer of documentary films. At least, that’s how his LinkedIn profile reads.
Let's start with the Saturday we met on Sunset Boulevard. It sounds cliché because it was. Doing this story justice feels like a hefty task - plagued by my own bias, naturally. But when your story ends in a foreign country alone on Christmas Day having been left in the middle of the night, you earn the right to tell the tale. And tell it I did - to every air hostess who would listen on that 30 hour flight path back to Australia on 26 December 2018.
This may take a while (you've been warned). I had decided I would only date older men - a phase? Perhaps. Convinced age must have been the downfall to my previous failed relationships, I swore on a 30’s or 40’s kind of guy. Statistics show 60% of men prefer dating younger, so if nothing else, the stats were on my side.
I was introduced to Simon (names have been changed) at an inconvenient time. There are cute foods to be eating when you meet a man and then there are acai bowls. My teeth covered in a layer of purple soup, I smiled and introduced myself. I was with a friend and her beau - used here as an adjective because in LA a “boyfriend” is as good as a lifetime sentence. He happened to walk by and, caught by surprise, noticed his work colleague was sitting with us. “Hey Brian, fancy seeing you here”. I would later come to learn that the meeting was as set up as a Hindu wedding.
Later that evening I was the 4th wheel in a double date to an emo band playing at a venue in Highland Park. In a haze of vodka sodas and white wine, we stumbled into the uber and darted across town. Uninterested at first, my eyes darted around the room to a sea of eligible bachelors. It could have been the white wine or it could have been the laser beam lights that framed his face, but I caught myself lock eyes with his and for a split second, I really noticed him. “He’s won an Emmy” Brian announced the next day. “And he’s into you” he finished. After a series of first dates that apparently weren’t into me, my ego got the better of me.
To be continued...🍷🍿](http://www.worldofwanderlust.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)