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Specialty coffee cafés in Berlin

Roasters and espresso bars from Boxhagener Straße to Kastanienallee and Wedding's Triftstraße.

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Specialty coffee in Berlin goes back more than two decades. The café at Boxhagener Straße 74 in Friedrichshain opened in 2002 as Tres Cabezas and now trades as 19grams, which Top10 Berlin counts among the pioneers of specialty coffee in Germany.1 The Barn, a roaster founded by Ralf Rüller in the Scheunenviertel in 2010, buys only coffees that score at least 86 points on the SCA scale.2

In 2026 the Roasters app showed 261 specialty cafés and roasters in Berlin, 23 percent of its German entries and well ahead of Hamburg's 102; it ranks Berlin sixth among European cities.3 Finding them takes some attention: Sprudge noted in 2020 that the best Berlin cafés often sit behind nondescript signage and that cash is king.4

Local tip: Several specialty bars open late at weekends: Bonanza Coffee Heroes on Oderberger Straße, 19grams Schlesi on Schlesische Straße and the Bonanza on Jägerstraße all start at 10:00 on Saturdays and Sundays, so save the 08:00 openings for weekdays.

Where these cafés are: Kreuzberg (13), Neukölln (7), Friedrichshain (6), Prenzlauer Berg (6), Wedding & Gesundbrunnen (5), Mitte (4), Charlottenburg (4), Friedenau (2), Wilmersdorf (2), Pankow (1), Treptow, Weißensee & the east (1), Westend (1), Britz (1).

At a glance

53Cafés listed
26With opening hours
07:30Earliest opening
22:00Latest closing
  • Opens earliest: Utopia Specialty Coffee, from 07:30 (Mon–Fri 07:30–18:00 · Sat 09:00–17:00 · Sun 09:00–16:00).
  • Closes latest: Catnip Coffee, until 22:00 (Mon–Sat 12:00–22:00).
  • Most common features: indoor seating (47%), outdoor seating (43%), smoke-free indoors (38%).

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Boxhagener Straße, Kreuzberg and Kastanienallee

Kreuzberg has the most specialty cafés, about twice as many as Neukölln, Friedrichshain or Prenzlauer Berg. In Friedrichshain two share one street, 19grams at Boxhagener Straße 74 and Cebe Coffee Roasters at 82, both with tables outside. Nearby, Blaue Bohnen Kaffeerösterei at Seumestraße 14 is open daily 08:00–18:00, and Catnip Coffee at Warschauer Straße 69 pours until 22:00 from Monday to Saturday.

In Kreuzberg, Flying Roasters at Gneisenaustraße 85 is open daily 09:00–18:00, Passenger espresso at Oppelner Straße 44 keeps weekend hours of 09:30–18:00, and Barcomi’s Café & Kaffeerösterei is at Bergmannstraße 21. In Mitte, 19grams Alex at Rochstraße 14 opens at 08:00 on weekdays, Bonanza Coffee Roasters at Jägerstraße 58 stays open until 19:00 from Monday to Saturday, and the Mitte end of Kastanienallee has espressomania coffee roastery at number 45.

Roasting in the back room

Many of these cafés roast their own beans. Five Elephant opened in 2010 and is run by Sophie and Kris Schackmann; the coffee is roasted on Glogauer Straße and served next door at Reichenberger Straße 101.5 Bonanza, founded in 2006 by Yumi Choi and Kiduk Reus, roasts and serves in the same room at Oderberger Straße 35.6

19grams opened its roastery café near Alexanderplatz in summer 2018, where you can watch the roasting.4 The beans are roasted there every week and delivered to the other branches, including the original café on Boxhagener Straße.1 In Neukölln, Ketori Coffee at Weserstraße 202 began as a daytime pop-up inside Bar Kuschlowski, using its own roasted beans for espresso and brewing kombucha.4

What specialty coffee costs in Berlin

In August 2026, The Barn charged about €3.50 for a filter coffee and €4 for a flat white.2 Beans to take home vary more. As of August 2026, a 250 g bag of Five Elephant's house espresso or filter started at €11.68, 19grams' filter coffees at €12.90 and Bonanza's Gogogu Ethiopia at €17.90.516

For espresso at home, 19grams sold a kilogram of its Pura Vida No. 1 for €29.90 in August 2026, and Bonanza offered a refillable jar for €31.90.16

Competitions, Coffee Week and the festival

World of Coffee came to the Messe on Berlin's west side from 6 to 8 June 2019. Fjord Coffee Roasters handed out small porcelain espresso cups to visitors, and Nicole Battefeld of Röststätte competed in the World Coffee in Good Spirits Championship.7 Röststätte's café at Ackerstraße 173 opens at 08:00 on weekdays.

Coffee Week Berlin held its third edition from 22 to 25 September 2025, with events in cafés, roasteries and specialty bars across the city. The first Coffee Festival Berlin followed on 26 and 27 September at Atelier Gardens in Tempelhof, with the first day for the trade and the second open to the public.8

Sources

  1. 19grams Coffee, Top10 Berlin (review of August 11, 2026), accessed October 2026
  2. The Barn, Top10 Berlin (review of August 2, 2026), accessed October 2026
  3. Specialty Coffee Guide Berlin, Roasters App (2026), accessed October 2026
  4. 5 New Coffee Bars From Berlin's Remarkable Scene, Sprudge (Tatiana Ernst, February 18, 2020), accessed October 2026
  5. Five Elephant, Top10 Berlin (review of August 11, 2026), accessed October 2026
  6. Bonanza Coffee Heroes, Top10 Berlin (review of August 11, 2026), accessed October 2026
  7. World of Coffee Berlin 2019 Recap, Fresh Cup, accessed October 2026
  8. Coffee Week Berlin 2025, Hogapage (Sarah Hoffmann, September 17, 2025), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Specialty coffee in Berlin: questions

Where are the specialty coffee roasters in Berlin?

Kreuzberg has the most specialty cafés, followed by Neukölln, Friedrichshain and Prenzlauer Berg. Boxhagener Straße in Friedrichshain has 19grams and Cebe Coffee Roasters. Five Elephant roasts on Glogauer Straße for its café at Reichenberger Straße 101, Bonanza roasts in its shop at Oderberger Straße 35, and 19grams roasts at its café near Alexanderplatz, opened in 2018.

How much does specialty coffee cost in Berlin in 2026?

In August 2026 The Barn charged about €3.50 for a filter coffee and €4 for a flat white. A 250 g bag of beans started at €11.68 at Five Elephant and €12.90 for 19grams' filter coffees, while Bonanza's Gogogu Ethiopia cost €17.90. A kilogram of 19grams' Pura Vida No. 1 espresso was €29.90.

When does Coffee Week Berlin, the city's specialty coffee event, take place?

In 2025 Coffee Week Berlin ran for the third time, from 22 to 25 September, with events in cafés and roasteries across the city. It was followed by the first Coffee Festival Berlin on 26 and 27 September at Atelier Gardens in Tempelhof: the first day for the coffee trade, the second open to the public.

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