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Arabica is the bean of choice for Berlin's specialty coffee scene, prized for its smoother, more aromatic cup. As the city's cafe culture has matured, arabica has become the standard in roasteries and third wave spots that take sourcing seriously. This tag collects Berlin locations for coffee lovers who care about the bean.
Roasteries and cafes across Neukoelln, Kreuzberg and Prenzlauer Berg serve single origin arabica as pour overs, espresso and filter, often roasting on site. Baristas are happy to talk through origins and tasting notes, and many spots sell beans to take home. Milk alternatives and decaf options round out the menus for every kind of drinker.
Browse the addresses below to find arabica across the city, from serious roasteries to relaxed neighbourhood cafes.
Specialty coffee and self-roasted beans in a charmingly nostalgic retro look: Café Pakolat on Raumerstraße in Prenzlauer Berg is a roastery, cake manufactory, and living room café all at once – and one of Berlin's most authentic coffee houses.
Since 1994, Cynthia Barcomi and her team have been roasting their own Arabica beans and baking everything themselves in Kreuzberg's Bergmannkiez. With this, the American baking icon has not only created an institution on Bergmannstraße but has also shaped Berlin's coffee culture.
In Berlin-Mitte, on Ackerstrasse not far from Rosenthaler Platz, Yvonne and Ivo Weller have been hand-roasting specialty coffees for over a decade. Röststätte Berlin stands for specialty coffee, its own Barista Academy, and Berlin's largest coffee accessory store, all under one roof.
Wonder Waffel is known for its sweet specialties and has already opened branches all over Germany. The original branch in Berlin-Kreuzberg is a place you have to visit!
The Bonanza Coffee Heroes serve coffee on a world-class level! To get there, Yumi Choi and Kiduk Reus spent one year travelling from London to Italy, New York and the rest of the world familiarizing themselves with the best varieties of coffee beans and above all how to roast and prepare them properly.
Bonanza Coffee Heroes on Oderberger Straße has been a pioneer of Berlin's specialty coffee scene since 2006. Here, coffee is roasted in-house, precisely brewed, and true respect is paid to the Arabica bean with 14 grams per cup.
Hidden in the sixth courtyard of Hackesche Höfe in Berlin-Mitte, this Tunisian-Arab-influenced specialty coffee shop serves high-quality specialty coffee.
In Adalbertstraße in Kreuzberg, KaffeeKirsche serves fresh specialty coffee daily, roasted in its own drum roastery in Tempelhof. The roastery combines artisanal roasting with genuine origin stories and is represented at several locations in Berlin.
Located at Boxhagener Platz in Friedrichshain, Silo Coffee has been bringing Australian coffee culture to Berlin since 2013. Specialty coffee from their own Fjord Roastery, a seasonal brunch menu, and minimalist interior make the café the top destination for coffee lovers throughout Berlin.
Specialty coffee meets regionally sourced bagels in the heart of Kreuzberg's Bergmannkiez: Bagel Coffee Culture on Mehringdamm is a small, characterful café that has been winning hearts since 2011 with its self-roasted coffee and carefully topped bagels.
Berlin-Kreuzberg's Barcomi's combines the qualities of a coffee roaster with a pastry shop serving American cakes and pastries in true New York style.
The restaurant Spreegold in the concept mall Bikini Berlin stands for homemade pasta, good wine, very tasty sandwiches and a direct view of the Gedächtniskirche and the city west of Berlin
Eisenbergs is a small café in Berlin-Mitte and serves French specialties.