Filter coffee bars in Berlin
Where Berlin takes pour-over and batch brew seriously. Single origins, careful extraction, beans that change with the season.
36 cafés · Germany
Independent picks, never pay-to-list. How we choose.
Annelies
Operated by the Distrikt Coffee team at Görlitzer Straße 68 beside Görlitzer Park, Annelies runs a creative all-day…
Ben Rahim
Born in 2015 inside the Hackesche Höfe courtyard complex, Ben Rahim weaves North African coffee traditions into…
Flying Roasters
Berlin's leading ethical roastery, operating since 2014 as a direct-trade collective in Wedding, with its Hochstraße…
Populus Coffee
Founded in 2016 by Sari and Henrik Haavisto at Maybachufer 20 on the Neukölln canal bank, Populus is an independent…
The Barn Mitte
Founded in 2010 on Auguststraße in the heart of Berlin's gallery district, this small flagship cafe is where The…
Cafelix Coffee Roasters
Founded in 2019 at Winsstraße 47 in the Winsviertel quarter, Cafelix roasts all its single-origin lots on a restored…
Chapter One Coffee
Chapter One on Mittenwalder Straße 30 in west Kreuzberg runs one of Berlin's most technically adventurous brew bars,…
Meier's Vietnamese Specialty Coffee
Opened in 2021 on Gormannstraße 16 in Mitte, Meier's is Berlin's only café dedicated exclusively to Vietnamese-grown…
Nonna Café
Tucked into a single-storey red-brick former florist at Greifswalder Straße 229, overlooking the peaceful…
Spontan Coffee
Opened by Marie and George in February 2016 at Gotzkowskystraße 28 on Moabit's southern edge, Spontan is a pared-back…
Double Eye
An intimate owner-operated roastery and café at Akazienstraße 22 in Schöneberg, Double Eye was co-founded by two-time…
Firstcrack Coffee Roasters
Hand-roasting single-sourced specialty lots in Prenzlauer Berg since 2010, Firstcrack operates its charming Café…
Five Elephant
Five Elephant opened on Reichenberger Strasse in 2010 and remains one of Berlin's defining third-wave addresses,…
Garcia Kaffeebar
Founded in 2015 by Marila Garcia on Waldstraße 59 in Moabit, Garcia is a warmly hospitable neighbourhood café that…
Kiez Kaffee Kraft
A family-run neighbourhood café since 2014 at Schivelbeiner Straße 23 in Prenzlauer Berg, Kiez Kaffee Kraft pairs JB…
Oslo Kaffebar
A beloved institution near Nordbahnhof since 2012, Oslo Kaffebar blends Norwegian cabin warmth with Berlin's raw…
Röststätte Berlin
One of Berlin's founding specialty roasters, established in 2010 by Yvonne and Ivo Welle at Ackerstraße 173 in Mitte,…
Kolo Coffee
Kolo Coffee was founded in 2024 by Vladyslav Demonenko, runner-up at the 2022 Coffee in Good Spirits championship and…
19grams Alex
The flagship roastery café of one of Germany's pioneering specialty brands, operating since 2002 and located steps…
19grams Schlesi
19grams Schlesi occupies a classic Berlin Altbau space on Schlesische Strasse with soaring ceilings, tall windows,…
Bonanza Coffee Kreuzberg Roastery
Tucked into a quiet Kreuzberg courtyard on Adalbertstrasse, Bonanza's roastery cafe lets you watch green coffee being…
Bonanza Coffee Prenzlauer Berg
Since 2006, Bonanza has been one of Berlin's most influential specialty roasters, and the Oderberger Strasse cafe in…
Codos Coffee Berlin
Set at the Mitte-Prenzlauer Berg border on Invalidenstraße 1, Codos brings precision Hamburg roasting to a bright…
Coffee Circle Wedding
Coffee Circle's flagship café and roastery occupy a spacious industrial complex at Lindower Straße 18 in Wedding,…
Companion Coffee
Companion began as an espresso bar inside the Voo Store concept shop in Kreuzberg before finding a permanent home on…
Distrikt Coffee
Positioned on Bergstrasse between Nordbahnhof and Rosenthaler Platz, Distrikt has been a reliable anchor of Mitte's…
Fenster Coffee
Fenster Coffee on Falckensteinstrasse in the Wrangelkiez takes its name from the enormous street-facing window that,…
Godshot
Founded by veteran barista Kai-Uwe Beyer at Immanuelkirchstraße 32 in Prenzlauer Berg, Godshot is famed for its…
Isla Coffee
A spacious, airy café at Hermannstraße 37 in Neukölln's Schillerkiez quarter, Isla pairs Kaffee 9 espresso with…
Nano Kaffee
Nano Kaffee on Dresdener Strasse is a micro-roastery and cafe that has operated on economy-for-the-common-good…
North Andes Coffee
North Andes Coffee on Czarnikauer Strasse, a quiet side street five minutes' walk from Schönhauser Allee, roasts and…
Reeham Coffee
A standout specialty destination in Charlottenburg at Schlüterstraße 12, Reeham spans more than 300m² and combines an…
Town Mouse Coffee
Opened in 2021 by a German-New Zealand team at Marienburger Straße 5, Town Mouse operates as a showcase…
Two Planets
Open since 2015 at Hermannstraße 230, Two Planets serves locally roasted organic coffee from Berlin roastery Blaue…
Warawul Coffee
Warawul Coffee in Neukölln operates on a radical transparency model: every single-origin bean comes from producers…
WIM Kaffee
Named for the German maxim Weniger ist Mehr (less is more), WIM Kaffee at Rhinower Straße 1 applies minimalist…
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