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Best dairy products, daily fresh sourdough bread and ham from Germany and Spain in addition to many other culinary revelations are offered by Brot & Butter ("Bread & Butter"), a bakery with its own bakehouse in Haus Hardenberg on Ernst-Reuter-Platz.

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 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.

She said on Kottbusser Damm in Neukölln has been both a bookstore and a specialty coffee shop since 2020. The shelves exclusively feature books by women and queer authors, many from marginalized perspectives. At the counter, freshly baked cinnamon rolls are available daily. Authors read from their new books here one to two times a month.

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.

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.

Strandbad Mitte in Berlin Mitte is the café for everyone who wants to enjoy breakfast in Berlin without tourist crowds. Hidden in a cul-de-sac near Oranienburger Straße, it serves hearty classics in a charming swimming pool ambiance with deck chairs outside.

Where classical music meets church history: The Berlin Cathedral on Museum Island in Berlin-Mitte is one of the city's most fascinating concert venues. Whether it's an organ concert under the dome vault or choir music by the Cathedral Choir – here, sacred architecture literally resonates.

On Wilmersdorfer Straße in Charlottenburg, La Femme Berlin serves the finest Turkish breakfast: Kahvaltı with homemade Simits, fresh jams, and hearty classics, daily from 07:00 to 21:00. If you want an authentic Turkish breakfast in Berlin, you should definitely stop by here.

This legendary restaurant was opened nearly 100 years ago in a rebuilt block of flats.

Café Tasso on Frankfurter Allee in Friedrichshain is both an organic café and a second-hand bookshop: over 20,000 used books are available on the terrace, on the ground floor, and in three basement rooms, each costing 2.50 Euros. The reading café is run as an inclusion enterprise. A novel from the shelf costs less here than the cappuccino you drink with it.

Frau Polda in Maxstraße on Leopoldplatz is a bookstore and Italian bistro in one, opened in 2025 by a publishing professional and a restaurateur from Tuscany. Between novels, children's books, and English titles, there's focaccia from 3.40 Euro and Aperol Spritz. In this reading café in Wedding, a chapter is often followed by focaccia under the tree.

Where Tiergarten meets tradition: Konditorei-Café Buchwald on Bartningallee in Moabit is Berlin's oldest confectionery, known for its legendary Baumkuchen since 1852 and still family-owned. Those who manage to get a seat here experience coffee house culture at its finest.

At Kottbusser Damm 77 in Kreuzberg, La Femme Kahvaltı ve Simit Evi has been serving authentic Turkish breakfast for over two decades. Freshly baked simits, hearty tavası variations, and homemade jams make this place the go-to address for Kahvaltı in Berlin.

Very inconspicuous from the outside, but a real insiders' tip is Conditorei Jebens, very close to the S-Bahn station Hohenzollerndamm.

The moa Café & Bar on Kirchstraße in Moabit is Berlin's charming address for breakfast in the sunshine: With delicious scrambled eggs, salmon breakfast or avocado toast and strong coffee, you can relax here like rarely anywhere else in the city.

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.

In the heart of Wedding, directly on Uferstraße on the premises of the old BVG workshops, Café Pförtner is one of Berlin's most atmospheric trendy cafés. Daily changing menu, waterside terrace, and a retired public bus as seating: Here, breakfast has a concept.

The Schleusenkrug has been around for more than six decades, set among trees right by the Tiergarten lock on the Landwehr Canal. An old boat on the grounds serves as a climbing frame, so children stay busy while the adults keep their seats.

Italian craftsmanship gelato, coffee culture, and art under one roof: Cuore Di Vetro in Berlin-Mitte is more than just an ice cream parlor. On Max-Beer-Straße, daily changing homemade ice cream meets vernissages, concerts, and an atmosphere that sounds anything but a typical ice cream shop.

Located in Alt-Hohenschönhausen, directly by Lake Orankesee, you'll find one of Berlin's most beautiful waterside restaurants. The Orankesee Terrassen combines Mediterranean cuisine with lake views, a beer garden, and a tranquility rarely found in the city.

A truly satisfying breakfast: Meyman Gourmet in Alt-Tempelhof brings Anatolian breakfast tradition to the table with rich platters, fresh ingredients, and homemade specialties. It is known for its particularly generous portions.