Breakfast

In Wedding, near Müllerstraße, Stefanie Kietz opened the family café Zaunkönig because she felt such a place was missing in the neighborhood. Here, children play on an indoor playground while parents relax with organic coffee and homemade cake.

Located on the traffic-calmed Ludwigkirchplatz in Wilmersdorf, Weyers Cafe – Restaurant is a true neighborhood institution with a spacious sun terrace, traditional German cuisine, and a clientele that keeps coming back from breakfast to dinner.

For 25 years, Restaurant Schoenbrunn in Volkspark Friedrichshain has offered one of Berlin's most beautiful breakfast spots. Nestled in greenery, with a view of the pond in Volkspark Friedrichshain, the Austrian restaurant serves original breakfast variations ranging from classic pancakes to avocado Benedict and salmon breakfast.

Flowers, cakes, and lavish breakfast platters, right on Kollwitzplatz in Prenzlauer Berg. Café Anna Blume combines Berlin coffee house culture with the scent of a flower shop and has been known for years as one of the city's most famous breakfast spots.

The traditional Kaffeehaus Zeltinger in green Frohnau offers breakfast all day long.

The Barn in Berlin stands for specialty coffee of the highest quality: The roastery from Mitte, founded in 2010 in the Scheunenviertel, has been named Roaster of the Year 2025 by Crema Magazin and now operates eleven cafés in the city as well as other locations worldwide.

A brick jewel at the foot of Viktoriapark: Tomasa in Kreuzberg combines historical villa architecture from 1892 with a warm fireplace and an international weekly menu ranging from tarte flambée to salmon fillet.

Located on Brunnenstraße in Mitte, ODAY DELI serves all-day breakfast, lunch, and specialty coffees with Vietnamese influences. Black Sesame French Toast, a Bánh-Mì-style sandwich, and Vietnamese coffee with condensed milk make this deli by Weinbergspark special.

The young start-up company Steel Vintage Bikes in Berlin Mitte is more than just a bike shop, as the associated café also invites you to unwind and is ideal for taking a break.

In the heart of Berlin-Mitte, just a few steps from Friedrichstraße, Restaurant ALvis invites you to a seasonal brunch buffet in a special setting on Mother's Day 2026. Head chef Wolfgang Kanow focuses on fresh, regional ingredients from Berlin and Brandenburg. In good weather, the courtyard garden, adorned with wild grapevines, awaits.

Café, restaurant, and bar under one roof: The auszeit in Berlin-Pankow Niederschönhausen lives up to its name. Just a few steps from the Palace Park, it entices with a sunny outdoor terrace, a lavish breakfast selection of organic products, and a genuine neighborhood atmosphere far from the Prenzlauer Berg hustle and bustle.

A classic among the Berlin brunch locations is Eierschale in Berlin-Dahlem.

Located at Schiffbauerdamm in Mitte, Zimt & Zucker coffee house is a place that combines 1920s Viennese coffee house culture with Berlin character. Velvet armchairs, warm orange tones, and a view of the Spree turn breakfast in Berlin into a true ritual.

The TAZ-Kantine on the ground floor of the new taz building on Friedrichstraße in Kreuzberg has been a meeting point for the editorial team and the neighborhood since 2005. At lunchtime, there's a changing menu with many vegan dishes starting from 9.90 euros, and a cappuccino costs 3.60 euros. As a reading café in Berlin, it scores with the current taz newspaper on the table and the taz Talks in the evening.

Akin Simit Frühstückshaus on Kottbusser Damm serves homemade baked goods, crispy Simit, and hearty breakfast plates at fair prices, daily from 6 AM.

Anyone looking for Turkish breakfast in Friedrichshain that goes beyond flatbread and white cheese should not miss Lemon Feinkost & Café on Wühlischstraße. This Turkish café brings West Anatolian cuisine with a family feel to the neighborhood around Boxhagener Platz.

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 in Neukölln, directly on Hermannstraße, Isla Coffee has been a staple for specialty coffee and sustainable trendy breakfast for years. This zero-waste café combines vegetarian brunch culture with a consistent ecological ethos, without losing sight of enjoyment.

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.

Locanda 12 Apostoli is located in a historic hunting lodge directly on Grunewald Lake, which Emperor Wilhelm I inaugurated in 1871. The property includes a summer garden, a large beer garden, and a forest playground that parents can keep an eye on from their tables.

Located directly on Sonntagstraße in Friedrichshain, just a few steps from S-Bahn station Ostkreuz, this Mediterranean-inspired deli with Nordic interior attracts locals, expats, and travelers alike from morning till evening. Homemade pasta, creative bagels, avocado toast, and Bircher muesli are featured alongside seasonal dishes on a menu that reinvents itself every three months.

Located on the Landwehrkanal in Kreuzberg, directly on Paul-Lincke-Ufer, the SPINDLER Restaurant and Coffeehouse combines French brasserie cuisine with the casual charm of a over 100-year-old Wilhelminian era building. Here, canal views meet seasonal-regional cuisine with a French accent.

The Ackselhaus & Blue Home in Prenzlauer Berg is not a hotel in the traditional sense: two lovingly restored Wilhelminian-era buildings, packed with themed rooms, travel souvenirs, and a Mediterranean inner garden. Those who stay here don't just book a room, but a world.

At Hohenzollerndamm 92 in Schmargendorf, the Otte family has been running their original establishment in the Viennese coffee house style since 1980. About a hundred cake creations are produced annually from their own manufactory, along with apple strudel and Kaiserschmarrn.

On Valentine's Day, the Britzer Seeterrassen offer a love breakfast at the lovely park “Britzer Garten” in Berlin-Neukölln.