Eating and drinking - The Rough Guide to Berlin - page 199

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Anita Wronski Knaackstr. 26-28 T 030 442 84 83;
U-Senefelderplatz; map p.132. Opposite the Wasserturm,
with a welcoming, established feel. It serves very good
breakfasts (€6-9) and brunches, and while busy at
weekends, is usually quiet enough through the week to
enjoy a newspaper or a good book in peace. Daily
9am-2am.
Anna Blume Kollwitzstr. 83 T 030 44 04 87 49, W cafe
-anna-blume.de; U-Eberswalder Strasse; map p.132.
Part flower shop, part café, part bakery, this Art Deco classic
- named after a Kurt Schwitters poem, whose lines are
elegantly inscribed on the walls inside - is one of the area's
best-known cafés. Slide into one of the red leather
banquettes and sample one of their superb cakes (€4) or a
daily special (€7.50). Daily 8am-2am.
Bonanza Coffee Heroes Oderberger Str. 35 T 017 81
44 11 23, W bonanzacoffee.de; U-Eberswalder
Strasse; map p.132. Coffee connoisseurs flock to tiny
Bonanza to sample the creations of their famed baristas:
perfect lattes and flat whites knocked up on a fancy
Synesso Cyncra machine (one of only three in Europe).
The cool staff are friendly. Mon-Fri 8.30am-7pm, Sat &
Sun 10am-7pm.
Café Hilde Metzer Str. 22 T 030 040 50 41 72, W hilde
-berlin.com; U-Senefelderplatz; map p.132. This
sizeable café on the corner of busy Prenzlauer Allee is a
lovely spot to unwind, with books and magazines to read
during the day, home-made cakes and lunches (€4-9),
plus film screenings and book readings in the evenings.
They also serve up a hearty Irish breakfast at weekends.
Mon-Fri 9am-11pm, Sat & Sun 9.30am-11pm.
Café November Husemannstr. 15 T 030 442 84 25,
W cafe-november.de; U-Senefelderplatz; map p.132.
Uncluttered, exposed-wood place, just north of
Kollwitzplatz, with imaginative German daily specials
(€8-14), a reasonable Sun brunch (9am-4pm; €11) and
outdoor seating in a pleasantly quiet residential street. Free
wi-fi. Mon-Fri 10am-2am, Sun 9am-2am.
Intersoup Schliemannstr. 31 T 0151 29 11 18 98,
W intersoup.de; S-Prenzlauer Allee; map p.132. Mellow
den with a huge selection of excellent soups (€3.50-5) and
a relaxing vibe. The place's trademark soup - Thai lemon
grass, bean sprouts, noodle, coconut milk with chicken,
tofu, fish or shrimp - is well worth a try. It's also one of the
few bars in the area regularly promoting local and
international DJs (upstairs) and bands (downstairs). Mon-
Fri 6pm-3am, Sat & Sun 6pm-5am.
Kauf Dich Glücklich Oderberger Str. 44 T 030 44 35 21
82, W kaufdichgluecklich.de; U-Eberswalder Strasse;
map p.132. Come here for wa es with ice cream (around
€4) - and a spot of cutely kitsch capitalism. “Buy yourself
happy” is an irrepressibly cheerful place where you can not
only get great coffee and sweet treats, but also buy any of
the secondhand furniture - tables, chairs, lamps,

sunglasses - you see around you. Mon-Fri noon-1am,
Sat & Sun 10am-1am.
Ì Morgenrot Kastanienallee 85 T 030 44 31 78
44, W cafe-morgenrot.de; U-Eberswalder Strasse;
map p.132. Bohemian Berlin hits its stride in this
collective café where G8 riots are planned and vegan
breakfasts consumed. Everything is organic and the
vegetarian buffet breakfast (until 3pm) is excellent
(€4-8: pay according to how wealthy you consider
yourself ). Tues-Thurs noon-1am, Fri & Sat

11am-3am, Sun 11am-midnight.
Sgaminegg Seelower Str. 2 T 030 44 73 15 25,
W sgaminegg.de; Schönhauser Allee; map p.132. There
is a dearth of decent cafés north of Stargarderstr., but
Sgaminegg is an absolute treasure thanks to its delicious
coffees, home-made lunches - couscous, lentil and south
German dishes (two Munich Weisswürste - sausages
served with a Pretzel - cost €5.20) and a little shop that
sells local produce. Mon-Fri 8.30am-7pm, Sat
10am-6pm.
Slörm Danziger Str. 53 T 030 70 08 36 87, W sloerm
.net; U-Prenzlauer Allee; map p.132. With parrots at the
back, hip hop on rotation and a collection of comfy old
furniture, is unique even by Prenzlauer Berg's café

standards. The coffees are excellent, as are the inventive
fruit juices, which come with b-boy titles like Nas and MC
Hammer. Mon-Sat 8am-6pm.
Wohnzimmer Lettestr. 6 T 030 445 54 58,
W wohnzimmer-bar.de; U-Eberswalder Strasse; map
p.132. The rumpled and ramshackle living room
atmosphere helps make this a relaxed and sociable
hangout at any time - and the comfy sofas make it
di cult to leave. At weekends a cocktail bar pops up
between its two rooms. Breakfast served until 4pm; a
simple coffee and croissant or roll costs only €2.90. Daily
9am-4am.
Zuckerfee Greifenhagener Str. 15 T 030 52 68 61 44,
W zuckerfee-berlin.de; U-Schönhauser Allee; map
p.132. Gastronomic concept based on Tchaikovsky's The
Nutcracker and named after the Sugar Plum fairy. The
immaculate interior - all Victorian dolls and tasteful
ornamentation - reflects the menu, which features
delicious wa es, cakes and uniquely presented breakfasts
and lunches (€6-13; book ahead at weekends). Tues-Sun
10am-6pm.

Slörm

MICROBREWERIES AND BEER GARDENS
Pfefferbräu Schönhauser Allee 176 T 030 44 35 48 53,
W pfefferbraeu.de; U-Senefelderplatz; map p.132.
Popular outdoor beer garden, in the courtyard of an 1841
brewery that was resurrected in 2013 to create its own
range of draught beers. With a good restaurant along with
the usual beer garden snacks and daily specials (around €9
for mains). Tues-Sun 5-11pm.