Finding the best coffee shops in Berlin can be overwhelming since the place is populated with coffee brands and specialty coffee shops. Even if you manage to find the best ones out of the recommendation, it is most likely it doesn’t go with your taste. So It totally depends upon what kind of coffee or what kind of coffee cafes, ambiance, or style you love to go for. Here are some popular but different coffee shops to explore.
Bonanza Coffee Heroes
Bonanza Coffee Heroes is an unconventional coffee shop where it is backed by the people who have an ultimate passion for the coffee. They utilize various combinations of old and new coffee-making techniques. Those different types of combinations which create a revolution by itself called ‘retro innovation’. This is something about Bonanza sets them apart from the other coffee roasters in the city. Their aim is to bring the flavor out from the coffee beans after the roasting, not the roasting taste itself. You can identify this specialty or approach in their coffee beans or coffee blends. There is also an outside seating system to have a great cup of coffee at the spot.
Visit them: Oderberger Str. 35, Berlin.
Distrikt Coffee
Distrikt Coffee is an ideal coffee spot where they roast their sample roasts from one of the finest coffee roasters in Berlin, and even in Europe. The coffee brews they offer comes from THE BARN whereas their teas are from Companion Coffee. Distrikt Coffee is known for its usual double-shot coffee with so strong and rich in taste. It also offers you a great breakfast, lunch, and brunch as well. Distrikt Coffee is a great place for hangout with friends or meets people and even to work. Their Menu extends to a large selection of dishes such as avocado toasts, acaī bowls, salads, tartines, soups, pancakes, and more.
Visit them: Bergstraße 68, Berlin.
Companion Coffee
Many of the shops on their list offer a wide range of filter coffee. They primarily work on an exclusive range of high-grade espresso and tea as well. The owners of the Companion Coffee worked within the specialty coffee heavens of Vancouver before they get moved to Berlin to start their own coffee operations. The cafe is situated in the designer flea market called Voo store.
Visit them: Oranienstraße 24, Berlin.
Concierge Coffee
Concierge coffee is the tiniest cafe which is only about 15 square meters in size. You can find their cafe situated on Paul-Lincke Ufer just at the edge of the canal. If you are looking for a little intimate cozy coffee stop, Concierge coffee is the best place for you there. The place is filled with rich abundant aromas in the dim-lit brick walls along with decorative details. The guys who are behind this coffee cafe hails from Bonanza coffee heroes. They are highly trained in the art and craft of the third wave of coffee production. More than their filter coffee, espresso, and cappuccino but instead the flat white.
Visit them: Paul-Lincke-Ufer 39-40, Berlin.
Five Elephant
Five Element is a small coffee cafe, specialty roastery, and bakery based in Kreuzberg. The cafe has a mission to find the best roasts and bring that to Berlin. They have been doing coffee production socially, sustainably, and eco-friendly ways and contributing to the welfare of better coffee culture. They primarily source the green coffee beans to the roastery. You will find the interior in the cafe look more like Scandinavian style making it more cheerful and simplistic. The best recommendation you can get for Five Elephant is to pair any of their delicious desserts with their coffee drinks. The cafe is located near the Landwehr Canal. It is also an ideal place to enjoy the best morning coffee as well.
Visit them: Reichenberger Str. 101, Berlin.