Brotgarten on Berlin's Seelingstrasse in Charlottenburg has baked organic German breads, rolls and Pfannkuchen since 1986; the New Year's Eve Pfannkuchen queue is a city ritual.
Tip: Closed Sunday. The Pfannkuchen from October through Silvester is the seasonal headline; bake out by 12:00.
Address: Seelingstrasse 30, 14059 Berlin
Brammibal's Donuts on Berlin's Maybachufer in Neukoelln bakes vegan donuts in 12 rotating flavours; the Boston Cream and the pistachio anchor the case from 08:30 daily.
Tip: Sells out by 14:00 weekends. The flavour rotation drops Fridays; check the website for the weekend list.
Worth the queue: Boston Cream donut
Fine Bagels on Berlin's Warschauer Strasse hand-rolls bagels in the kettle-boil-then-bake New York style; the lox bagel with smoked salmon, capers and red onion anchors the menu.
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday. The lox bagel sells out by 13:00 on weekends; arrive before 11:00.
Worth the queue: Lox bagel
Albatross Bakery on Berlin's Pannierstrasse in Neukoelln bakes naturally leavened sourdough loaves and pastries; the country loaf and the kouign-amann anchor the daily bake.
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday. The kouign-amann from 10:00 weekends sells out within an hour.
Worth the queue: Sourdough country loaf
Le Bon on Berlin's Boppstrasse in Kreuzberg bakes French-style viennoiserie at the level of any Paris boulangerie; the croissant aux amandes and the pain au chocolat are the orders.
Tip: Closed Monday. The Saturday morning queue runs 20 minutes deep from 09:00; arrive before 09:00 for the full case.
Worth the queue: Croissant aux amandes
Florian Domberger's Domberger Brot-Werk in Berlin Mitte bakes naturally leavened sourdough and German rye breads; the Roggenmischbrot anchors the daily bake list.
Tip: Closed Sunday. Weekday afternoons are the room's quietest window; the rye is best sliced for the next morning.
Worth the queue: Rye sourdough (Roggenmischbrot)
Soulbottles Bakery in Berlin Neukoelln runs a fully vegan bake; the banana bread, vegan croissants and oat-flat-white draw the borough's Sunday brunch crowd.
Tip: The vegan croissant sells out by 13:00 weekends; arrive before 11:00.
Worth the queue: Vegan banana bread
