The Five Best Places for Coffee and Cake in BerlinCategory: Travel & Holidays
Article added by: Paul Collins
Anyone who’s ever done a German course in Berlin will know that it can sometimes be a little hard to buckle down to your studies. From the museums and galleries, to its fabulous shopping and the legendary Berlin nightlife, there are simply so many distractions!
But there’s one Berlin experience that’s a help rather than a hindrance to study: kaffee und kuchen – coffee and cake. And while Berlin is packed with coffee houses in which you can find a corner and do some work over a steaming cup of coffee and a delicious cake, here are five of the best of them:
1. Café Sybille; Karl Marx Allee, 72
Café Sybille’s not so much a coffee shop, as an East Berlin institution. On the austere communist boulevard of Karl Marx Allee, it’s a wonderful former-GDR coffee house that’s straight out of Goodbye Lenin. Inside, while cozy it ain’t, it’s an intriguing place (that hosts art exhibitions) and a cultural experience in and of itself.
2. Café Anne Blum; Kollwitzstrasse, 83
Over in Prenzlauerberg, a totally different attitude prevails. The grim, concrete aesthetic of Karl Marx Allee is like a distant memory in this slightly decadent feeling (it doubles up as a florist) neighborhood coffee shop.
With its courtyard and its pleasantly hip ambience, Café Anne Blum is the perfect spot for a student on a German course in Berlin to come on a summer afternoon after class and get a little bit of quiet studying done.
3. Café Kranzler; Kurfurstendamm, 18
Café Kranzler is one of the oldest places to go for a coffee in Berlin. And with its oh-so ‘des res’ setting at the top of the Ku’damm, it’s also one of the most popular. That shouldn’t put anyone off, though, as although little is left of the original, it’s still an historical landmark with more than a hint of its former 19th century refinement.
4. Café Mohring; Kurfurstendamm, 234
Just a few doors down from Café Kranzler is Café Mohring, another real Berlin coffee house institution. One of several other Mohring establishments in the city (all of which are very agreeable) this one is probably the most impressive with its grand, ornate interior. It’s also a great place for people-watching, whether it’s the elegant elderly customers or the hustle and bustle of the street outside.
5. Café Aedes; Rosenthalerstrasse, 40/41
On the face of it Café Aedes is just one of dozens of artsy Berlin coffee houses. But with its adjoining gallery, Aedes is far from being just a posturing pseud; it’s a real center of art and culture in the city. Just across the road from the Hackescher Market, it’s also a good place to head for a coffee after a bit of shopping.
Posted By: Paul Collins
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| Travel writer Paul Collins has always been a great admirer of Berlin – not least for its coffee house culture! As a former language teacher, he’s always taken a great interest in how to get the most out of doing a German course in Berlin. |
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