Double Eye in Berlin Schoeneberg has pulled the city's reference espresso since 2003; the tiny 6-cover counter has a perpetual morning queue from 08:00 weekdays.
Tip: 6-cover counter only, takeaway is the move. Locals queue daily for the espresso macchiato.
Address: Akazienstrasse 22, 10823 Berlin
Roamers in Berlin Neukoelln runs an Australian-style brunch room with avocado toast, the Reuben sandwich, banana bread and a coffee program from Bonanza beans.
Signature drink: Brunch flat white
Tip: No reservations. Weekend brunch from 11:00 has a 60-minute wait; weekday mornings before 10:00 are quiet.
Five Elephant in Berlin Kreuzberg has roasted its own beans and pulled the city's reference filter coffee since 2010; the New York-style cheesecake is the second draw.
Signature drink: Filter coffee (single-origin)
Tip: The Reichenberger flagship runs all-day; the cheesecake at the counter is the order with the filter pour-over.
Bonanza Coffee Roasters in Berlin Kreuzberg has helped define the city's third-wave coffee scene since 2006; the Adalbertstrasse roastery-cafe pulls the chain's reference espresso shots.
Signature drink: Espresso
Tip: No Wi-Fi by policy; the cafe is for drinking, not working. Ask the barista for a flat white.
The Barn on Berlin's Auguststrasse, founded 2010 by Ralf Rueller, runs the city's strict third-wave coffee dogma: no Wi-Fi, no laptops, no milk in espresso, single-origin filter only.
Signature drink: Pour-over filter
Tip: No Wi-Fi or laptops by policy. The filter pour-over with the bean of the week is the order.
Father Carpenter in Berlin Mitte's courtyard runs a small breakfast and brunch carte from 09:00; the flat white and the smashed-avocado toast are the room's signatures.
Signature drink: Flat white
Tip: The courtyard terrace is the seating to ask for in summer; the brunch carte from 09:00 runs until 16:00.
Fjord Coffee Roasters in Berlin Kreuzberg roasts its own beans at the Schoenleinstrasse cafe and runs an all-day brunch carte; the filter coffee and toasted sourdough draw locals.
Signature drink: Filter coffee
Tip: The Sunday brunch from 10:00 books out by mid-morning; the filter coffee runs until 17:00 daily.
