Afternoon Tea

At The Ritz-Carlton on Potsdamer Platz, The Lounge serves an Afternoon Tea titled "A Symphony of the Seasons," which changes with the seasons. Tea sommeliers curate varieties to complement the patisserie, accompanied by freshly baked scones and classic sandwiches. The menu costs 75 Euros per person, with an additional 20 Euros for a glass of Ruinart.

Matchasome on Torstraße in Mitte is Berlin's first pure Matcha Café. Founded out of a desire to find truly good matcha in the city, the café stands for organic, ceremonial matcha from Japan. With two locations in Mitte and Kreuzkölln, it has long been more than just an insider tip.

Paper & Tea offers exquisite teas, accessories, and gift items. Only whole-leaf teas and high-quality herbal teas from sustainable cultivation are offered.

In tranquil Schöneberg, not far from Viktoria-Luise-Platz, one of Berlin's most beautiful matcha spots is hidden. Café Komine combines French patisserie art with Japanese precision and serves tarts that are almost too beautiful to eat.

Located on Goltzstraße in Schöneberg, you'll find arguably Berlin's most harmonious tea specialty shop: Tee Tea Thé Stammhaus brings together an official Ronnefeldt brand partner, a tea salon, and a café under one roof. Step inside and discover over 350 tea varieties, expert advice, and an unforgettable atmosphere.

In Goltzstraße in Schöneberg, Detlev Lüke runs the original branch of Tee Tea Thé, a tea shop with an attached salon, offering over 350 loose tea varieties, according to their own statements. As a Ronnefeldt brand partner, the establishment serves its High Tea on a silver tiered stand, with scones and clotted cream made according to their own recipe. Reservations can be made online or by phone.

In Pankow's Florakiez, where sparrows sing above the knotweed hedge, Cathé Fleur awaits with over 400 types of tea, hand-blended own creations, and a confiserie that turns your visit into a small journey of indulgence.

Anyone in Friedrichshain looking for serious tea will sooner or later end up at Bohea Teehandlung on Niederbarnimstraße. This specialty tea shop stands for rarities from Asia, uncompromising quality, and unparalleled advice.

If you're looking for good matcha in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin, you'll find it on Eberswalder Straße: The Kai Matcha House serves ceremonial matcha from Kyoto in both classic and modern variations, right by Mauerpark. Kai Matcha House offers some of the highest quality matcha in the city.

The Grosz is a combination between café, restaurant and bar. It is owned by Roland Mary, who also owns the Borchardt. And just like at the Borchardt, celebrities and hipsters frequent the Grosz on Kurfürstendamm, just like businessmen, ladies from the West Berlin society and tourists.

A good hot cup of tea is beneficial for a cold, especially when you can discover fragrant new varieties, like at the specialty tea shop Cathé Fleur in Pankow.

Behind an unassuming facade on Rosenthaler Straße lies Chén Chè, a Vietnamese tea house with a green courtyard and a menu of flower and fruit teas. The name stands for a bowl full of delicacies, and the recipes are based on ancient monastery recipes. Additionally, there's Vietnamese cuisine without MSG, offered in a small, changing selection.

On Stuttgarter Platz in Charlottenburg, Kristine and Thorsten Maerz run a specialty tea shop that focuses on unflavored teas from Asia, from high-mountain Oolong from Taiwan to Pu Erh from plants over a hundred years old. Kristine Maerz regularly conducts tastings for 18 Euros per person. The Berliner Teesalon is not a café.

At KunstHof on Oranienburger Straße, you'll find the interior that was exhibited in 1974 in the Soviet pavilion of the Leipzig Trade Fair: hand-carved sandalwood columns, painted walls, and floor cushions. The Tajik Teahouse serves its tea from a samovar, the Russian tea ceremony costs 8.80 Euros per person. Payment is cash only.

Located in Halensee, right on Westfälische Straße, Nan Yi Tee is one of Berlin's most traditional specialty tea shops. Since 1982, this family business has offered a selection of over 300 Chinese teas, from aged Pu-Erh to noble Oolongs, combining deep expertise with a sincere passion for Chinese tea culture.

Café Einstein Unter den Linden in Berlin-Mitte is Vienna's answer to the grand boulevard of the German capital: a coffee house with history, Austrian cuisine, and the relaxed self-confidence of a place that knows it doesn't need trends.

Wagashi ejima is Kreuzberg's quiet address for handcrafted Japanese sweets that transform every season into edible art. Those looking for matcha in Berlin will find the most authentic sweet accompaniment to their cup here: delicate, seasonal, and truly uncompromising.

In the Winsviertel of Prenzlauer Berg, 40 square meters hold more tea knowledge than most shelves can contain. Tee und Ton on Marienburger Straße represents tea culture as an attitude: clear aesthetics, global origins, and an owner who truly knows what she's talking about.

In the English Garden of the Gardens of the World, a thatched country house stands amidst approximately 5,800 rose bushes: The Cottage in the English Rose Garden serves British teatime with scones, shortbread, and a pot of tea for 6.50 Euros. The tea room is only accessible via park admission, and the access itself is barrier-free.

Olaf Makosch offers over 650 loose tea varieties at Frankfurter Allee and blends them according to his own recipes upon request.

At the quieter end of Kudamm in Charlottenburg, DONGNAM Coffee Lab has made a name for itself as one of Berlin's most exciting matcha spots. Southeast Asian coffee culture, creamy matcha lattes, and handmade crepe cakes meet a warm, bamboo-infused interior here, transporting guests on a short trip to Asia.

For over 35 years, TEE-O-D'OR has supplied hotels and delicatessens; its main store is located at Klausenerplatz.

At the foot of Kienberg in the Gardens of the World lies the Chinese Teahouse, named Berghaus zum Osmanthussaft, offering over 40 types of Chinese teas. As the house is undergoing renovation, operations are currently continuing at a waterside location with a view of the stone boat. The tea ceremony costs 20 Euros per person and requires prior booking.

Oliver G. Seifert imports his teas directly from Japan, Taiwan, and Korea and also serves them at Greifswalder Straße.

In Charlottenburg, at Kantstraße 25, you can taste the love for breakfast in every single dish. A Never Ending Love Story is Berlin's rosy-pink answer to everything that defines a good café in Berlin: carefully prepared food, a warm atmosphere, and pancakes that are almost unimaginable until you see them on your table.