For the last few years, I am keeping a personal list for the cafes I often visit. I often try to see the cafes that have the claim to make a good coffee. This list is my personal ranking amongs them.
Tips
- Most of the cafes in the list offer two selections of beans. The chocolate/nutty ones are mostly their regular blend and the other one changes on weekly/bi-weekly basis. Go for the changing ones as they're typically more exotic.
- Most of them are also closed on Sundays. If it's Sunday → just go to Bla.
-
Cafe Bla:
- Best espresso based.
- Ask for "split shot" where they pull a double shot in two cups and make macchiato with one. You may taste the bean with/without milk with one order.
- They don't do v60 on the weekends. but the batch brew is also quite nice. Update 2025: they bought marco sp9 machines for filter. They don't do handbrew anymore but the machines make quite high quality filter.
- Ambiance also +
-
Sweet Spot: (Marienplatz)
- Don't try to go in the weekend. Very small. But it's worth it if you can find a place.
- The coffee is top quality. I never really tried pour-over I think they don't even offer it.
-
Vits:
- Hand brew has tons of variations. Strong recommend for filter.
- Spacious.
- Espresso don't have the same selections.
-
Standl 20:
- Strong recommend in the summer. They don't have super special beans, but the baristas were always skillful and nice to talk.
- Recommend: Cortado, or flat-white.
-
Man vs. Machine:
- Their house blend is quite nice.
- They also have Syphon it's very cool to watch it while it's being made :)
- I buy the beans I use at home from them most of the times
-
Roca Junior:
- Only went twice. And tried different stuff. I need to try the usual drinks as well.
- Nice summer drinks. (Espresso & Tonic is 🔥)
-
Calima:
- A nice cafe to sit and talk with friends.
- Both the espresso based, and filter are successful.
-
Suuapinga:
- Has three branches. BlutenburgStrasse one is the best imo. But they all have some standards
- Coffee is specialty. Was a bit of hit or miss for me but they change the beans weekly.
-
Sois Blessed:
- It's actually a clothing store. But they have high quality coffee as well
- The cafe has a premium feeling, coffee is good but not amazing.
-
Alrighty Roastery:
- A big roastery near ostbahnof. They have a cafe section as well.
- Has an industrial look. Not cozy but cool to try out.
- Good flat white. Good filter.
- They have good but overpriced baklava for some reason
-
Amulet Cafe:
- A new small shop. The owner is Turkish :)
-
Peet and the Flat white:
- Good coffee (espresso based), small place.
- Update 2025: They changed place for a bigger one where they also serve food. Coffee was still done the same but I didn't like the atmosphere that much.
Bucket List
- VogelMeister
- Schneid