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Cafés in Prenzlauer Berg

Tenement squares, Thursday market on Kollwitzplatz and the coffee bar that brought light roasts to Berlin.

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Prenzlauer Berg is the southern and most urban part of the borough of Pankow, with 169,882 residents at the end of 2024.1 It was laid out under the Hobrecht Plan of 1862 as a largely working-class district, and more than 80 percent of its housing was built before 1948.1 In GDR times its tenements housed artists, students and intellectuals; after 1990, renovation and rising rents pushed many longtime residents out.1

Cafés follow the squares and the streets between them. Schönhauser Allee, Kollwitzstraße, Kastanienallee and Prenzlauer Allee have the most, and visitBerlin points to the cafés around Helmholtzplatz and Kollwitzplatz.2 Most close by 18:00; Anna Blume on Kollwitzstraße and Kaffee Marlene on Kastanienallee are among the exceptions.

Local tip: Come to Kollwitzplatz on a Thursday after 12:00 for the organic market, then walk up Kollwitzstraße to Five Elephant at number 98, which closes at 18:00.6

At a glance

282Cafés listed
145With opening hours
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  • Opens earliest: Cafè Bäckerei & Eis, from 06:00 (Mon–Fri 06:00–18:00 · Sat–Sun 07:00–18:00).
  • Closes latest: Café Morgenrot, until 02:00 (Mon Closed · Tue–Thu 15:00–01:00 · Fri 15:00–02:00 · Sat 11:00–02:00 · Sun 11:00–23:00).
  • Most common features: outdoor seating (48%), indoor seating (46%), vegetarian options (23%).

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Coffee chains in Prenzlauer Berg

Getting there on the U2

North of Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz the U2 leaves its tunnel and runs on an elevated viaduct to Schönhauser Allee, where it meets the S-Bahn.3 Its stations at Senefelderplatz, Eberswalder Straße and Schönhauser Allee serve the western half of the district.3 Eberswalder Straße is the nearest stop for Anna Blume on Kollwitzstraße and for Café Morgenrot on Kastanienallee.4

Bonanza and Oderberger Straße

Yumi Choi and Kiduk Reus opened the first Bonanza in Prenzlauer Berg in 2006, at a time when it was one of the only shops nearby serving light-roast specialty coffee.5 Choi has called Oderberger Straße one of Berlin’s best culinary streets.5 visitBerlin describes Oderberger Straße and Kastanienallee as long-standing addresses for Berlin designer fashion.2

Bonanza Coffee Heroes is at Oderberger Straße 35, open weekdays 08:30–18:30 and weekends 10:00–19:00. Five Elephant has two branches here, at Schwedter Straße 11 and Kollwitzstraße 98, both open from 08:00 on weekdays. Krone Kitchen & Coffee at Oderberger Straße 38 opens daily at 09:00. On Hufelandstraße, MaRue Café at number 21 opens at 08:00 on weekdays and Camino at 16 at 09:00.

Kollwitzplatz: market day and brunch

The Ökomarkt on Kollwitzplatz, East Berlin’s oldest organic market, has run every Thursday since 1996, from 12:00 to 19:00, with around 40 stalls selling farm vegetables, Brandenburg cheese and Demeter bread.6 On the streets off the square, Kaffee Käthe at Kollwitzstraße 38 serves breakfast and brunch 09:00–17:00 and closes on Wednesdays.

Anna Blume at Kollwitzstraße 83 bakes more than 20 cakes a day in its own patisserie next door, and its terrace is a summer brunch spot.4 It opens daily 08:00–22:00. On Rykestraße, No Fire No Glory at number 45 and 44 Brekkie at 44 both serve daily from 09:00.

The water tower, Mauerpark and late hours

The Wasserturm at Rykestraße and Knaackstraße was finished in 1877; under the Nazis it was used as a makeshift concentration camp.1 Mauerpark, on the former border strip between East and West Berlin, holds a flea market on Sundays and open-air concerts in summer.1

For a late coffee, Haliflor at Schwedter Straße 26 stays open until 02:00 every day, and Kaffee Marlene at Kastanienallee 103 until midnight. Café Coconut at Danziger Straße 144 never closes.

Sources

  1. Prenzlauer Berg, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  2. Pankow: District in Berlin, visitBerlin, accessed October 2026
  3. U2 (Berlin U-Bahn), Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. These are the best cafés and brunch venues in Berlin, place2be.berlin, accessed October 2026
  5. Bonanza Coffee Adds To Kreuzberg’s Rich Coffee Scene With Second Cafe, Sprudge (September 7, 2017), accessed October 2026
  6. Ökomarkt am Kollwitzplatz, visitBerlin, accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Prenzlauer Berg cafés: questions

When is the market on Kollwitzplatz in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin?

The Ökomarkt on Kollwitzplatz runs every Thursday from 12:00 to 19:00 and has done so since 1996, which makes it East Berlin’s oldest organic market. Around 40 stalls sell farm vegetables, Brandenburg cheese and Demeter bread. Kaffee Käthe and Anna Blume, both on Kollwitzstraße, serve breakfast and cake nearby.

Where did specialty coffee start in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin?

Yumi Choi and Kiduk Reus opened Bonanza in Prenzlauer Berg in 2006, when it was one of the area’s only shops serving light-roast specialty coffee. Bonanza Coffee Heroes is at Oderberger Straße 35, open weekdays 08:30–18:30 and weekends 10:00–19:00. Five Elephant has branches on Schwedter Straße and Kollwitzstraße.

Which U-Bahn line goes to the cafés of Prenzlauer Berg in Berlin?

The U2. North of Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz it leaves its tunnel and runs on an elevated viaduct through Senefelderplatz and Eberswalder Straße to Schönhauser Allee, where it meets the S-Bahn. Eberswalder Straße is the nearest stop for Anna Blume on Kollwitzstraße and Café Morgenrot on Kastanienallee.

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