18 Locations
Bagels have carved out a firm place in Berlin's breakfast and lunch scene, sold everywhere from delis to specialist cafes. Toasted with cream cheese or piled with pastrami and pickles, bagels here come in plenty of styles for a quick, filling bite. This tag collects Berlin locations that do them well.
Cafes and delis around Mitte, Prenzlauer Berg and Kreuzberg bake and fill them through the day, some leaning New York style, others adding their own toppings. Brunch spots put bagels at the centre of weekend menus, and a few bakeries sell them by the bag to take home. Vegan spreads and fillings are easy to find across the city.
Browse the addresses below to track down bagels across Berlin, from a fast breakfast to a loaded lunch.
If you're looking for the best bagel in Berlin in Schöneberg, you'll find it on Belziger Straße. The Coffee & Bagel House combines freshly topped bagels, exceptionally good coffee, and a cozy atmosphere that invites you to linger – daily from 9 AM to 5 PM.
New York bagel culture directly on Ku'damm: American Bagel in Schöneberg bakes 13 varieties of fresh, fluffy New York bagels daily, all vegan, and tops them from savory to sweet, from salmon with avocado to the classic cinnamon-raisin.
If you're looking for a good bagel in Wedding, you'll find it at Kado Coffee & Breakfast — a Wedding café with heart that has been based at Humboldthain S-Bahn station since 2007 and now also brightens mornings on Gerichtstraße. Vintage charm, freshly topped bagels, and specialty coffees — no frills, but with lots of soul.
In Kreuzberg's Bergmannkiez, What a Treat Breakfast on Gneisenaustraße serves breakfast with a touch of the Orient: fresh ingredients, homemade cakes, and bagels that keep regulars coming back.
Luwak Cafe at Ostkreuz in Friedrichshain has established itself as one of the most sought-after breakfast spots in the neighborhood. Its bagel menu impresses with fresh ingredients, from salmon cream cheese to falafel hummus, and the coffee easily keeps up. Enjoy a good breakfast in the morning and a filling lunch at noon: both work here.
On Kastanienallee in Prenzlauer Berg, CHAPLIN'S Café serves bagels, homemade cakes, and breakfast in a cozy atmosphere. This family-run café with outdoor seating has long been a go-to spot for anyone looking for the best bagel in Berlin.
A small café with big ambitions hides on Brunnenstraße in Berlin-Mitte: MOD ROCKERS Roastery & Bagels roasts its own coffee, bakes fresh bagels, and radiates the relaxed energy of a true regular's café.
Located on Seydelstraße near Spittelmarkt, the Sandwich Bar has been serving freshly prepared panini, bagels, egg dishes, and coffee since 2017. This small café is a popular lunch spot for the surrounding offices.
Small, but with a clear statement: Baffels Café and More on Gartenstraße in Mitte is dedicated to bagels and waffles with true passion. The bagels can be combined according to your own taste, and the prices remain pleasantly fair.
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.
In Charlottenburg, between Ku'damm and Savignyplatz, What Do You Fancy Love serves arguably the best bagels in the city. The deli brings a casual Eastside touch to the refined West Berlin and impresses with freshly squeezed juices, homemade cakes, and creative breakfast variations.
Wahrhaft Nahrhaft in Friedrichshain is Berlin's coziest counter-concept to high-gloss gastronomy: a deli-café on Revaler Straße that impresses with daily freshly baked bagels, homemade cake, and Victorian flea market charm.
Fine Bagels in Friedrichshain is Berlin's most renowned address for hand-rolled New York-style bagels from a Jewish baking tradition that dates back four generations. The café is located in the heart of the Shakespeare & Sons bookstore on Warschauer Straße, combining freshly baked dough rings with books, cheesecake, and a true morning ritual.
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Shakespeare & Sons on Warschauer Straße in Friedrichshain is an English-language bookstore with its own bagel bakery: Fine Bagels hand-rolls and New York-boils its bagels. Tables are set between the shelves for browsing. In this reading café in Berlin, the next novel is usually already on the table before the bagel arrives.
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.
Banana Bread, Muffins, home-made cheesecake, the most diverse bagel creations matched with delicious coffee or a fresh peppermint tea - be prepared for a breakfast treat at Aunt Benny!
The cuccuma scores big time with an outstanding coffee topped with a thick crema serving as canvas for latte art.