Café
Speicherstadt Kaffeerösterei
An owner-run coffee roastery café in an 1888 Speicherstadt warehouse, roasting daily in a drum roaster and serving its coffees with homemade cake.
Public Coffee Roasters Wexstraße
The first café of Hamburg roaster Public Coffee Roasters, opened in 2014 in the Neustadt near the Michel, serving its own coffee with cheesecake.
At a glance
- Type
- Specialty coffee café
- Area
- Neustadt, Hamburg, Germany
- Price
- $$ · Mid-range
- Opening
- Open daily
- Official site
- publiccoffeeroasters.com
Good to know
- Coffee roasted in Hamburg
- Cheesecake
- Outdoor seats
- Gift cards
Why we recommend it
Public Coffee Roasters is a young Hamburg roastery that buys beans from high-quality farms and roasts them gently in the city. Its first café opened on 14 April 2014 on Wexstraße in the Neustadt, in a former agency office, and it has since been joined by a second café on Lappenbergsallee in Eimsbüttel. The roaster's slogan is simple: the best place for coffee now exists twice.
The Wexstraße café is small, with about 20 seats inside and ten outside, and the focus is firmly on coffee. Expect specialty espresso drinks and filter coffee made from the house's own roasts, and ask about the coffees currently on offer if you want something beyond a cappuccino. The food speciality here is cheesecake, which the roaster highlights as the thing to order. At the Eimsbüttel café, an in-house bakery adds vegan cakes, cookies, raw balls and granola.
The location is one of the café's strengths. Wexstraße is in the Neustadt, close to St. Michaelis church, the Gängeviertel and Jungfernstieg, so it makes an easy coffee break on a walking day between the Michel, the old town and the Alster. It suits solo travellers, couples and small groups; with only a handful of tables, it is not the place for a large party. The outdoor seats are popular in fine weather.
Opening hours are Monday to Friday from 08:30 to 18:00, and Saturday and Sunday from 10:00 to 17:30. That makes it a good morning stop before the city's museums open. The roaster also offers pickup ordering, customer cards that can be topped up, and gift cards, which make a good present for coffee lovers back home. Beans can be bought to take away.
If you enjoy the coffee here, the Lappenbergsallee café in Eimsbüttel has more seats, about 25 inside and 12 outside, a bakery tradition and an interior renovated with reclaimed wood, reflecting the company's interest in upcycling and sustainability. It is open daily, from 09:30 at weekends. Allow half an hour for a coffee and a slice of cheesecake at Wexstraße, and combine it with the Michel or a stroll towards Jungfernstieg.
Public Coffee Roasters Wexstraße FAQs
When did Public Coffee Roasters open on Wexstraße?
The café opened on 14 April 2014 as the company's first café.
What are the opening hours?
Monday to Friday 08:30 to 18:00, and Saturday and Sunday 10:00 to 17:30.
What should you order?
Coffee from the house roasts, with the cheesecake that the café highlights as its speciality.
How big is the café?
It has about 20 seats inside and 10 outside.
Is the coffee roasted in Hamburg?
Yes, Public Coffee Roasters roasts its coffee in Hamburg.
Is there a second café?
Yes, on Lappenbergsallee in Eimsbüttel, with an in-house bakery producing vegan cakes and cookies.
What is nearby?
St. Michaelis church, the Gängeviertel and Jungfernstieg are all close.
Can you buy gift cards?
Yes, gift cards and top-up customer cards are available.