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Best Cafés in Berlin (2026)

Berlin has one of the strongest café cultures in Europe, and speciality coffee has been part of it since the mid-2000s. Roasters such as The Barn, with a café on Auguststrasse in the gallery district, Bonanza Coffee on Oderberger Strasse in Prenzlauer Berg, and Five Elephant in Kreuzberg, famous for its cheesecake, are good places to try lighter, single-origin roasts. Father Carpenter on Münzstrasse adds a full brunch kitchen to its own coffee, which makes it one of the best choices in Mitte for a proper breakfast.

Traditional cafés are just as rewarding. Konditorei Buchwald near the Tiergarten has been making cakes for around 170 years and is known for Baumkuchen, the layered tree cake, while the organic bakery Zeit für Brot draws queues for its cinnamon rolls. Most speciality cafés open from around 8am or 9am and close by early evening, and many are busiest on weekend mornings, so go early or on a weekday if you want a seat. Cards are widely accepted, though a little cash is useful at small places. Combining a café stop with a walk through the surrounding neighbourhood is one of the most pleasant ways to spend a morning.

6 places · Updated October 23, 2026

Our top 3 cafés in Berlin

  1. The Barn Speciality coffee roaster, MitteThe Mitte café of one of Berlin's best-known speciality coffee roasters, on Auguststrasse in the gallery district, serving its own light-roasted coffee daily.
  2. Five Elephant Coffee roastery and bakery, KreuzbergA Kreuzberg coffee roastery and bakery that opened its first café on Reichenberger Strasse in 2010 and is known for its cheesecake.
  3. Bonanza Coffee Speciality coffee roaster, Prenzlauer BergA pioneer of speciality coffee in Berlin since 2006, with a café on Oderberger Strasse in Prenzlauer Berg serving its own roasts.

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1. The Barn

Speciality coffee roaster$$Mitte

The Mitte café of one of Berlin's best-known speciality coffee roasters, on Auguststrasse in the gallery district, serving its own light-roasted coffee daily.

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2. Five Elephant

Coffee roastery and bakery$$Kreuzberg

A Kreuzberg coffee roastery and bakery that opened its first café on Reichenberger Strasse in 2010 and is known for its cheesecake.

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3. Bonanza Coffee

Speciality coffee roaster$$Prenzlauer Berg

A pioneer of speciality coffee in Berlin since 2006, with a café on Oderberger Strasse in Prenzlauer Berg serving its own roasts.

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