Top Coffee Roasters in Germany

Schamong Kaffee ★ 4.8

Schamong Kaffee on Venloer Strasse in Cologne has roasted its own beans since 1949, making it the oldest specialty roastery in the city; the Altstadt cafe.

Elbgold ★ 4.8

Elbgold's roastery and flagship cafe on Lagerstrasse in Hamburg's Sternschanze has roasted specialty coffee in a former meat-packing hall since 2004.

TipRoastery viewing windows at the back; whole-bean retail and subscriptions available at the counter.

Man versus Machine ★ 4.7

Man versus Machine in Munich's Glockenbach is the city's most-cited specialty roastery, founded 2014 by Marco and Cornelia Mehrwald; three Munich cafes pour.

Five Elephant ★ 4.6

Five Elephant has roasted in Berlin Kreuzberg since 2010 with a direct-trade origin program; the Reichenberger flagship cafe is the consumer-facing window.

TipThe bean retail wall has the full single-origin range; the cheesecake remains the standing second order.

Bonanza Coffee Roasters ★ 4.6

Bonanza Coffee Roasters started in Berlin Kreuzberg in 2006 and now roasts at Oranienplatz with cafes at Adalbertstrasse and Chausseestrasse.

TipThe bean subscription with two rotating origins per month is the home-coffee deal; pick up at the cafe.

The Barn ★ 4.6

Ralf Rueller's The Barn has roasted in Berlin since 2010 with a single-origin filter focus; the Auguststrasse flagship and the Schoenhauser shop.

TipThe Barn's no-Wi-Fi, no-laptop policy is strict; come to drink, not work.

ERNST Kaffeeroester ★ 4.6

ERNST Kaffeeroester on Bonner Strasse in Cologne's Südstadt roasts single-origin filter coffees in a converted workshop and hosts regular tasting sessions.

Wacker's Kaffee ★ 4.6

Wacker's Kaffee has roasted daily in Frankfurt since 1914, and the Kornmarkt shop still sells the day's beans over its stand-up espresso counter.

TipThe roastery office answers Mon-Fri 09:00-15:00; branch counters on Schweizer Straße, Berger Straße and Grüneburgweg pour the same roasts.

Speicherstadt Kaffeeroesterei ★ 4.6

Speicherstadt Kaffeeroesterei on Kehrwieder in Hamburg's UNESCO Speicherstadt has run traditional long-time drum roasting in a red-brick warehouse since 1996.

TipTours of the roastery on weekends; book ahead online. Whole-bean retail in the cafe.

Vits der Kaffee ★ 4.6

Vits in Munich's Rumfordstrasse is the city's grandfather of third-wave coffee; Alexander Vits has been roasting in-house since visiting a Barcelona roaster.

Holm Kaffeeroesterei Cafe ★ 4.5

Holm Kaffeeroesterei on Lindenthalgürtel in Cologne roasts its own beans in a cafe and coffee school; the in-house roasts cover espresso and pour-over filter.

Hoppenworth & Ploch Rösterei ★ 4.5

Hoppenworth & Ploch roasts Frankfurt's leading specialty coffee on a Giesen W30A at Länderweg 21, supplying its three cafés across the city.

TipBuy beans at any of the three cafés; the roastery itself has run production at Länderweg since 2019 and is not a walk-in counter.

The Holy Cross Brewing Society ★ 4.5

The Holy Cross Brewing Society is Frankfurt's window on the world's roasters, rotating guest beans from four continents through its Fahrgasse bar.

TipIt roasts nothing itself, deliberately; the retail shelf is the easiest place in Frankfurt to buy international specialty bags.

Fjord Coffee Roasters ★ 4.4

Fjord Coffee Roasters has roasted at the Schoenleinstrasse cafe in Berlin Kreuzberg since 2013; the small-batch Scandinavian-style roast runs three origins.

TipThe Sunday brunch from 10:00 books out by mid-morning; the filter coffee runs until 17:00 daily.

Concierge Coffee ★ 4.4

Concierge Coffee on Berlin's Paul-Lincke-Ufer is a multi-roaster bar serving four rotating roasters per week (Five Elephant, Bonanza, Onyx, Square Mile).

TipMulti-roaster format means the bean rotates every 48 hours; check the chalkboard for the day's pull.

Public Coffee Roasters ★ 4.4

Public Coffee Roasters on Wexstrasse in Hamburg's Neustadt is the third-wave roaster's original cafe, with a small roastery, espresso bar and whole-bean.

TipCafe seating limited; weekday mornings have a steady takeaway-heavy queue.

Fausto Kaffeerösterei ★ 4.4

Fausto in Munich's Untergiesing is one of the city's largest roasters at 200kg per hour; the warehouse café in the Kraemersche Kunstmühle pours espresso made.

Father Carpenter ★ 4.3

Father Carpenter in Berlin Mitte's hidden courtyard runs a coffee program by Bonanza and a small brunch carte; the flat white and the courtyard terrace.

TipThe courtyard is the seating to ask for in summer; the brunch carte from 09:00 runs until 16:00.

ISLA Coffee ★ 4.3

ISLA Coffee in Berlin Neukoelln roasts on Hermannstrasse and runs a zero-waste cafe program; the seasonal milk-alternative plates anchor the brunch carte.

TipZero-waste room with strict reusable-cup discount. The brunch from 09:00 weekends is the room's busy window.

Kaffeesaurus Roastery ★ 4.3

Kaffeesaurus Roastery at Friesenplatz in Cologne roasts the house beans for the group's cafes in the Belgian Quarter; retail bags and espresso at the counter.

Kaffeerösterei Viktualienmarkt ★ 4.3

Kaffeerösterei Viktualienmarkt is the open-air roastery on Munich's Viktualienmarkt; Christian Müller roasts on a small drum and pours espresso.

ERNST Kaffeeroester Weyertal ★ 4.2

ERNST Kaffeeroester Weyertal is the second location of the Cologne specialty roastery, serving its single-origin filter programme in a quiet Lindenthal.

Hoppenworth & Ploch Café am Campus Westend ★ 4.2

The Campus Westend café of Frankfurt roaster Hoppenworth & Ploch serves the Länderweg roasts to the university quarter on Siolistraße seven days a week.

TipTerm-time mornings queue with students; holidays and weekends after 11:00 are the quiet windows on the campus lawns.

Stockholm Espresso Club ★ 4.2

Stockholm Espresso Club on Peter-Marquard-Strasse in Hamburg's Winterhude pours and sells beans from the Swedish roaster Koppi, run by Hamburg native.

TipClosed Mondays; the bean range rotates with Koppi's seasonal lineup. Order via Aeropress, hand filter or siphon.

Kaffeewerk Espressionist ★ 4.1

Kaffeewerk Espressionist keeps four espresso roasts and a filter lineup running below Tower 185 in Frankfurt, with beans and brewers to take away.

TipIts sibling operation is the Brühmarkt roastery; ask which of the four espresso roasts is dialled in before you order.

Kolns Roastery ★ 4.0

Kolns Roastery on Ehrenstrasse in Cologne's Neustadt is a specialty coffee shop and small roastery serving pour-over and espresso alongside house-roasted.

Playground Coffee Roasters ★ 4.0

Playground Coffee Roasters on Detlev-Bremer-Strasse in Hamburg's St Pauli has roasted on the Elbe coast since 2014, with a cafe storefront alongside.

TipOpen daily. The pour-over flight is the way to taste the current bean range; whole-bean retail on the shelves.