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Vegan & vegetarisch · Berlin

Vegan & vegetarian cafés in Berlin

Plant-based cafés around Warschauer Straße, Gabriel-Max-Straße and Oderberger Straße.

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Berlin's vegan reputation grew quickly. In 2016 visitBerlin counted 43 restaurants in the city that cooked without any animal products, 31 more than five years earlier, and more than 340 with animal-free dishes on the menu.1 In 2022 HappyCow ranked Berlin the second most vegan-friendly city in the world, behind London, with 100 vegan restaurants within 10 km of the center.2

Friedrichshain has the most cafés with vegan or vegetarian food, ahead of Mitte and Prenzlauer Berg. By street, Wedding's Müllerstraße leads, followed by Warschauer Straße, Boxhagener Straße, Oderberger Straße and Brunnenstraße, with a short, dense run on Gabriel-Max-Straße near Boxhagener Platz.

Local tip: Do Gabriel-Max-Straße before 15:00 on a weekday, when Silo closes from Monday to Thursday; Nothing out of the ordinary, three doors on, stays open until 22:00 from Thursday to Sunday.

Where these cafés are: Friedrichshain (79), Mitte (70), Prenzlauer Berg (64), Kreuzberg (58), Wedding & Gesundbrunnen (46), Neukölln (43), Schöneberg (43), Moabit & Tiergarten (25), Charlottenburg (24), Wilmersdorf (23), Treptow, Weißensee & the east (13), Steglitz & Lichterfelde (13), Friedenau (9), Lichtenberg & Rummelsburg (8), Dahlem & Grunewald (6), Pankow (6), Westend (1), Tempelhof (1), Baumschulenweg & Schöneweide (1).

At a glance

533Cafés listed
426With opening hours
00:00Earliest opening
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  • Opens earliest: Yacht Cafe, from 00:00 (Mon–Sat Open 24 hours).
  • Closes latest: Café Dorle, until 02:00 (Mon–Thu 10:00–00:00 · Fri–Sat 10:00–02:00 · Sun 10:00–22:00).
  • Most common features: indoor seating (74%), outdoor seating (71%), smoke-free indoors (43%).

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Veganz and the Prenzlauer Berg start

Jan Bredack and Juliane Kindler opened the first Veganz store in Prenzlauer Berg in summer 2011, a 250-square-meter shop presented as the start of Europe's first vegan supermarket chain.3 Its retail arm went bankrupt in 2016/17, and in December 2023 the company sold its last shop business, including the store on Warschauer Straße.3

Prenzlauer Berg still has plenty of plant-based options. On Oderberger Straße, Barista at number 54 takes cash only and Kauf dich glücklich at 44 opens daily at 12:00. On Kastanienallee, The Kafé at number 24 opens at 09:00 on weekdays, and An einem Sonntag im August at 103 serves daily 12:00–23:00.

Friedrichshain: Warschauer Straße to Gabriel-Max-Straße

Around Warschauer Straße station, Catnip Coffee at number 69 opens at noon and Fine Bagels is at 74. Deniz at 85 has tables outside, and Café Morgenduft at 60 takes cash only.

Gabriel-Max-Straße packs several into one block: Silo Coffee at number 4, Nothing out of the ordinary at 11, This is Coco at 15A, Neumanns at 18 and Atcha at 21. On Wühlischstraße, ao.cafe at number 34 stays open until 22:00 on Fridays and Saturdays, and Calm Coffee at 38 opens at 11:00 on weekdays. Wahrhaft Nahrhaft at Revaler Straße 16 closes on Tuesdays.

Vegan doughnuts and breakfasts

Brammibal's opened Europe's first vegan doughnut shop. It sells 14 standard varieties plus rotating specials, and in 2024 it had seven Berlin addresses, among them Maybachufer 8 in Neukölln, Europaplatz 1 at Hauptbahnhof, Danziger Straße in Prenzlauer Berg and Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße 5 in Mitte.4

Mixed menus are common too. Silo Coffee, best known for its eggs, bacon and avocado toast, also has vegan breakfast and lunch dishes, at about €9–15 for breakfast as of July 2026.5 In Mitte, Codos at Invalidenstraße 1 opens daily, at 08:00 on weekdays, and Egen Tied at Invalidenstraße 90 at 07:00 from Monday to Friday.

Hours and payment

Many plant-based cafés start late and finish late. Catnip Coffee, Atcha and Kauf dich glücklich open at 12:00, while Naranj at Gärtnerstraße 27 serves daily 09:00–23:00 and Nothing out of the ordinary stays open until 22:00 from Thursday to Sunday.

Bring cash for some of them. Homemade at Simon-Dach-Straße 10 keeps exact hours of 08:03–19:57 every day and takes cash only, as do Café Morgenduft on Warschauer Straße and MarcAnn's at Invalidenstraße 114, which serves weekdays 07:00–14:30.

Sources

  1. Berlin: The Vegan Capital, visitBerlin (August 17, 2016), accessed October 2026
  2. HappyCow: Top 10 Vegan-Friendly Cities, vegconomist (November 2, 2022), accessed October 2026
  3. Veganz, Wikipedia, accessed October 2026
  4. Top 11 desserts in Berlin, visitBerlin (November 18, 2024), accessed October 2026
  5. Silo Coffee, Top10 Berlin (review of July 8, 2026), accessed October 2026
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FAQ

Vegan & vegetarian in Berlin: questions

How vegan-friendly is Berlin for cafés and restaurants?

Very. In 2016 visitBerlin counted 43 fully vegan restaurants, 31 more than five years earlier, and more than 340 with animal-free dishes. In 2022 HappyCow ranked Berlin the world's second most vegan-friendly city after London, with 100 vegan restaurants within 10 km of the center. Veganz opened Europe's first vegan supermarket chain here in 2011.

Where are the vegan cafés in Berlin?

Friedrichshain has the most, ahead of Mitte and Prenzlauer Berg. Among streets, Müllerstraße in Wedding leads, followed by Warschauer Straße, Boxhagener Straße, Oderberger Straße and Brunnenstraße. Gabriel-Max-Straße near Boxhagener Platz has Silo Coffee, This is Coco, Neumanns and Atcha within one block.

Where can you get vegan doughnuts in Berlin?

At Brammibal's, which opened Europe's first vegan doughnut shop and sells 14 standard varieties plus specials. In 2024 its Berlin branches included Maybachufer 8 in Neukölln, Europaplatz 1 at Hauptbahnhof, Danziger Straße in Prenzlauer Berg and Rosa-Luxemburg-Straße 5 in Mitte.

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