Coffee and 35 degrees don’t go well together. Ice coffee and 35 degrees are a way better match!
I mentioned Bonanza Coffee Heroes and Pro Macchina as my favorite coffee places but Impala is an adequate alternative. They recently opened a third place at Senefelder Platz.
Trying the cream cheese brownie is a must!
My morning order when I stop by Caras, the coffee place just across the street from my office. I’m not lactose intolerant, I just learned from Mo and Nina, that their lactose free latte tastes better.
Caras don’t make the best coffee in Berlin (you get that here) but it is pretty good and their banana-walnut muffin is super delicious!
- and the place is ideal for people watching or just reading your paper outside in the morning sun (morning in Berlin being 11 am).
At Pro macchina da caffé in Ackerstraße they serve some of the best coffee in Berlin Mitte and for true coffee enthusiasts the professionel coffee making kit can be bought next door. Hence the name.
What I especially like:
1. The almost kitchy arrangement with the cream colered faux leather furniture, big chandelier and soft jazz/lounge tunes creates a unique, pleasent atmosphere.
2. They stay true to the Italian coffee bar concept where coffee is not served in oversized mugs but where a cappuccino has a size you can enjoy in no more that five minutes and then head off to work – or where ever you’re going.
So grab a coffe to go or stay in, lean back and enjoy one cappuccino after another. Note that they’re closed on Sundays!
I met a friend for lunch at Molinari & Ko in the “Bergmannkiez” in Kreuzberg a couple of days ago. His tip.
I loved the interior with the old stove and school furniture and also the unusually friendly service. As you might sense from the pictures the atmosphere was really laid back and somehow familiar. You get the feeling most of the guests are regulars.
Got check it out the next time you’re in Kreuzberg! I recommend the pastas from the Italian style menu.
Mentioned Lebensmittel in Mitte in Rochstraße a while back. Here are some pictures from the place. Go for good and solid South-German food, a coffee in between shopping (try their apple juice!) or to buy some of their feinschmecker delicacies.
The whole area between Tucholvskystraße and Rosa Luxemburg straße (South of Torstraße) is great for shopping with lots of galleries in especially Torstraße, Auguststraße and Linienstraße for you art lovers.
Yesterday, I met a friend for coffee at this place that used to be “Roberts Coffee” – “Roberts” in everyday speech. It is now called something else, that I don’t remember, but it looks exactly the same. It’s located here.
The coffee is still as good as “back in the days”. Same with the smoothies, chai latte etc. and they have some insanely delicous cookies/pies.
Go chill in the old, comfy furniture in the basement (with an open fireplace). Recharge batteries and then go shopping in the surrounding streets. Lots of (slightly overprized but really good) secondhand stores and designer stores.
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Years ago a friend of mine that I met when studying fashion design opened a clothing store in Elmegade with four other designers. They made their designs in the backroom and sold them in the store. “Fünf” (as in five designers). Today my friend is Head of Design at aitems but Fünf still exists.
Back then was the beginning of Elmegade and it has grown to a street with several stores, eateries and coffee places. The whole area around Sankt Hans Torv is great for finding special pieces from Danish designers.
Get youself one of the excellent coffees from Kaffeplantagen and go explore!
and btw…I’ve never seen a bagel store in Berlin…can that be?!
…but I like Café Victor! It’s a café in the center and posh area of Copenhagen and has been there for ages. It’s overprized, the guests are often older men with young botox-testing, Louis Vuitton-loving women or yuppies that are actually rich or just trying to look so. The place is great for people watching!
Maybe it’s the interior design that I like…or the service? No matter how busy there’s a calmness to the place. And I like how the waiters wear shirt and vest. Keld, who works there and that I’ve known for years makes an excellent coffee and is an able bartender too – another good reason to go!!
Sorry, again no camera. Pics from the website.
Wuhuu! I found a place that serves a well-brewed coffee and where they know how to make just the perfect foam! Okay, there are a couple of places in Prenzlauerberg (my hood). E.g the previously mentioned Meierei as well as Bonanza Coffee Heroes in Oderberger straße. But this is a new place and I’m a fan of change.
Suicide Sue in Dunckerstraße is the reason for my enthusiasm. They make a cortado just the way I like it and for a modest €1,70. Also try one of their delicious cookies, the breakfast selection or the South-German Weisswurst for lunch. With the friendly service and a great atmosphere there are no suicidal vibes at all! Should have asked Franziska, the owner, how the name came around.
- and I’m a big fan of the interior design!
I’ve past it so many times but never been inside this new favorite café of mine. Until this weekend. Turns out a lot of friends go there too. It’s like an institution. You go there on your own and somebody you know is already there or shows up within 10 minutes. My new almost-home office though I probably wouldn’t get much work done.
I cured hangover with cappucino, “Rindfleischsuppe mit Knödel” and redwine…bit of an odd breakfast but helped! Also my feinschmecker-friend Markus recommends the “Hirsebrei” – will try it next time! Super-friendly people and a backyard perfect for chilling. Best thing: Tables are far enough away from eachother to give you privacy! Hate feeling herded like cattle when I’m in a cafe.
Die Meierei, Kollwitzstrasse 42, 10405 Berlin
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