Periplaneta - Verlag und Medien - Top 10 Reading Cafes and Literary Cafes

Periplaneta's literary café on Bornholmer Straße in Prenzlauer Berg is a café, publishing bookstore, and reading stage of the eponymous indie publisher. During the day, people read and work with coffee and Wi-Fi; in the evenings, TresenLesen, Vision & Wahn, and the open stage Rühmchen take place. Anyone who wants to read their own texts here only needs courage and seven minutes.

Periplaneta – Publishing House and Media: the Literary Café of an Indie Publisher

Marion Alexa Müller and Thomas Manegold founded Periplaneta Verlag in 2007. In May 2009, the publisher’s creative center opened on Bornholmer Straße in Prenzlauer Berg, occupying over 100 square meters in a former internet café. The café, publishing bookstore, and office are all in one room here. The shelves display their own titles: novels, Berlin literature, children’s books, and audiobooks. During the day it is quiet, there is Wi-Fi, and many come to read or work with their laptops. Dogs are welcome, and payment can be made in cash or by card.

TresenLesen, Vision & Wahn and Rühmchen

In the evenings, the literary café becomes a stage. At the weekly TresenLesen, Tom Manegold acts as both host and bartender behind the counter. Admission costs 6 Euros in advance and 8 Euros at the door. The reading stage Vision & Wahn has existed since 2004 and runs once a month. At Rühmchen, the open reading stage, anyone can perform their own texts; admission is free, payment is made upon leaving. Additionally, the Debating Club Großes Ohr meets regularly. Coffee is available as a small pot for 3.50 Euros, and a large beer costs 4 Euros.