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Cafés in Kreuzberg

Bergmannstraße cake, roasters around Kottbusser Tor and cafés on Oranienstraße open past midnight.

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Kreuzberg has 151,418 residents on 10.4 km² and has shared a borough with Friedrichshain since Berlin’s 2001 reform.1 During the Cold War it was one of the poorest parts of West Berlin, and in the 1980s its SO 36 corner was known as the eldorado of squatters.1 Guest workers arrived in the 1960s and 1970s, and many residents today have Turkish roots.1 Viktoriapark, Görlitzer Park and the Landwehrkanal are its green spaces, and the Oberbaumbrücke links it to Friedrichshain.1

Its cafés split into two halves. In the west, Bergmannstraße has the most, with Gneisenaustraße and Mehringdamm close by; in the east they line Oranienstraße, Reichenberger Straße, Adalbertstraße and Wrangelstraße. Kreuzberg cafés stay open later than those in Mitte or Prenzlauer Berg, with Mokkabar at Gneisenaustraße 93 serving until 01:00.

Local tip: Bonanza on Adalbertstraße opens at 10:00 at weekends; arrive at opening on a Saturday for a seat near the Probat roaster.5

At a glance

315Cafés listed
125With opening hours
05:30Earliest opening
04:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Bonjour, from 05:30 (Mon–Fri 05:30–20:00 · Sat–Sun 08:00–20:00).
  • Closes latest: HayHay, until 04:00 (Daily 15:00–04:00).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (44%), indoor seating (43%), smoke-free indoors (23%).

ART en chocolat

  • Oranienplatz 15
  • Mon–Fri 12:00–19:00 · Sat–Sun 12:00–20:00
  • +49 151 592 567 94
  • Smoke-free indoors
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Cafe Isa Mitz

  • Görlitzer Straße 1
  • Mon–Thu 14:00–22:00 · Fri 14:00–00:00 · Sat 10:00–00:00 · Sun 10:00–22:00
  • 030 61621960
  • Open late
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Dobedo / NOIR Café kleider, kuchen, künste

  • Graefestraße 82
  • Mon–Fri 10:00–18:00 · Sat 10:30–19:00
  • +49 30 61653041
  • Partial wheelchair access
  • Smoke-free indoors
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Coffee chains in Kreuzberg

Getting around on the U1 and U7

The U1 runs largely above ground through Kreuzberg on the oldest part of the Berlin U-Bahn, which opened in 1902; its stations include Hallesches Tor, Kottbusser Tor, Görlitzer Bahnhof and Schlesisches Tor.2 Since 1995 it has crossed the Oberbaumbrücke again to Warschauer Straße.2 The Bergmannkiez is served by the U7 at Gneisenaustraße and Südstern and by the U6 and U7 at Mehringdamm.3

Bergmannstraße and its roaster

Bergmannstraße runs about 1,300 meters from Mehringdamm to Südstern, with the Marheineke market hall halfway along, and residents call it the most colorful street in Berlin.3 Its eastern section has been a bicycle street since 2008.3

Cynthia Barcomi, from Seattle, moved to Berlin as a dancer in 1985 and opened her first café on Bergmannstraße in 1994, selling her own roasted blend and homemade cakes.4 Barcomi’s Café & Kaffeerösterei is at Bergmannstraße 21. Coffee Cult at number 89 opens at 07:00 and stays open until 21:00, and Jederzeit at 92 is open daily 09:30–18:30.

Roasters around Kottbusser Tor

Bonanza’s second café, at Adalbertstraße 70, has a Probat roaster on site.5 It opens at 09:00 on weekdays. Five Elephant at Reichenberger Straße 101 is run by an Austro-American couple who bake the cakes and roast the beans themselves, and Time Out called its Philadelphia cheesecake transcendental.6 It opens weekdays at 08:30. Passenger espresso at Oppelner Straße 44 and 19grams Schlesi at Schlesische Straße 38 open at 08:00 on weekdays.

On Kottbusser Damm, Akin Simit Frühstückshaus, a family business founded in 2014, serves simit, menemen and börek from 06:00 daily.7 Along the Landwehrkanal, La Maison at Paul-Lincke-Ufer 17 opens at 07:00 on weekdays, and on Wrangelstraße, Slava Berlin at number 43 is open daily 09:00–19:00.

Late cafés and Saturday markets

Café Dorle at Oranienstraße 18 stays open until midnight on weekdays and until 02:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, and luzia at number 34 serves daily until 01:30. Tante Emma at Köpenicker Straße 1 is open until 04:00 from Thursday to Saturday. On Saturdays, the Neuer Markt at Südstern brings about 45 stalls from 10:00 to 16:00, with local, organic and prepared food.8

Sources

  1. Kreuzberg, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. U1 (Berlin U-Bahn), Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  3. Bergmannstraße (Berlin), Wikipedia (German), accessed October 2026
  4. Q&A: Cynthia Barcomi, Slow Travel Berlin (updated November 8, 2024), accessed October 2026
  5. Bonanza Coffee Adds To Kreuzberg’s Rich Coffee Scene With Second Cafe, Sprudge (September 7, 2017), accessed October 2026
  6. 5 Elephant, Time Out Berlin (November 29, 2013), accessed October 2026
  7. Akin Simit Frühstückshaus, Top10 Berlin (June 18, 2026), accessed October 2026
  8. Weekly Markets, visitBerlin, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Kreuzberg cafés: questions

Where is the original Five Elephant café in Kreuzberg, Berlin?

At Reichenberger Straße 101. It is run by an Austro-American couple, with her cakes and his beans, and Time Out called its Philadelphia cheesecake transcendental. It opens weekdays from 08:30 and weekends from 10:00, until 19:00.

How do you get to Bergmannstraße in Kreuzberg, Berlin?

Take the U7 to Gneisenaustraße or Südstern, or the U6 or U7 to Mehringdamm at the street’s western end. Bergmannstraße runs about 1,300 meters from Mehringdamm to Südstern, with the Marheineke market hall halfway along, and its eastern section has been a bicycle street since 2008.

Which cafés in Kreuzberg, Berlin, stay open late?

Mokkabar at Gneisenaustraße 93 serves until 01:00 daily, luzia on Oranienstraße until 01:30, and Café Dorle at Oranienstraße 18 until midnight on weekdays and 02:00 on Fridays and Saturdays. Tante Emma at Köpenicker Straße 1 stays open until 04:00 from Thursday to Saturday.

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