Best Coffee Shops in Berlin

Berlin’s third-wave scene started in the mid-2000s in the old eastern districts and is now spread across Kreuzberg and Mitte.

Prenzlauer Berg (Oderberger Strasse)

Bonanza Coffee Roasters opened here in 2006, among the city’s first light-roast specialty shops.

Kreuzberg (Adalbertstrasse)

Bonanza added a second café and roastery here in 2016, in a protected former factory building.

Kreuzberg (Reichenberger Strasse)

Five Elephant opened its first café here in December 2010, roasting nearby on Glogauer Strasse.

Mitte (Münzstrasse courtyard)

Father Carpenter Coffee Brewers opened in a quiet courtyard in January 2015, pouring Five Elephant espresso.

Kreuzberg (former Wall line)

westberlin café sits where Kreuzberg and Mitte were once divided, and serves Stockholm’s Drop Coffee for espresso.