Café Schwartzsche Villa

Café Schwartzsche Villa and its Summer Garden in Steglitz

The Café Schwartzsche Villa is part of the cultural center next to Steglitz Town Hall, just a few steps from Schloßstraße. Carl Schwartz had the villa built by architect Christian Heidecke at the end of the 19th century as the summer residence of the banking family, and a large garden was part of it from the beginning. The house was severely damaged during World War II, and in 1961, the State of Berlin purchased it from the community of heirs. From 1981, the Lankwitz cultural initiative advocated for its preservation, and in 1992, the foundation stone for its conversion into a cultural center was laid. The current summer garden can accommodate around one hundred people and is a quiet area amidst the shopping hustle and bustle; the interior can host up to thirty guests for celebrations.

Breakfast Menu and Cultural Operations Under One Roof

The breakfast menu starts with the French breakfast for 6.50 Euros and extends to the Villa breakfast for 16.90 Euros, which is also available in a variant for two people. In between, there’s Bircher muesli, fitness bread, Bavarian white sausages, a salmon brunch, scrambled eggs with tomato and cheese or with ham and onions, as well as a vegan and a vegetarian breakfast. Later in the day, Wiener schnitzel with roasted potatoes, a vegetable quiche, and a soup of the day are added. The café has been operated since September 1995 by a Berlin social welfare organization as an inclusion café. On the upper floor are a gallery and chamber theater, on the ground floor two salons with a grand piano and a fireplace room, and in the basement an etching workshop and a rehearsal stage.