The perfect brunch after a busy night
But before conquering everything that Berlin puts on your plate, the city encourages you to peel off the sheets with the table set and the coffee steaming. From literary cafes to delis, from traditional food to organic markets , every day there is something new for breakfast in the German capital.
In Berlin, not even Mondays are uphill.
**MONTAG: COFFEE RIX **
They are not uphill, true, but a Monday is a Monday, and starting it off on the right foot can turn the week around before it begins. For such a task, nothing better than the Coffee Rix , a hidden gem in the neighborhood of Neukolln.
Layers of Berlin history and culture collide in this former 19th century ballroom , which has been a combination restaurant, café and gallery for 30 years. On summer days, diners sit on the patio, sheltered by a huge chestnut tree, from nine in the morning.
Breakfast is served until five in the afternoon, and includes everything from three-egg scrambled eggs with olives, mushrooms and white cheese to muesli with vanilla yogurt and bourbon. If you like it, don't hesitate to come back on Sunday: its Sunday brunch is the stuff of legend.
The secret of the Neukölln neighborhood
**DIENSTAG: VEGANZ**
Compensate for Monday's binge (and perhaps the weekend ravages, if they still last) with a healthy morning at Veganz . The name does not deceive, because this coffee of Prenzlauer-Berg It specializes in vegan, raw and gluten free food.
Before you turn around, take a look at the menu (which varies every day): scones with garlic and sun-dried tomatoes, mini-waffles with avocado, hash browns and couscous, blueberry muffins, matcha almond cookies… Now , confess… Don't you fancy anything?
**MITTWOCH: EINSTEIN COFFEE **
Wednesday is the day with the most German name of the week, and as such it deserves to start the day as a good German… Okay, the reason is a bit silly, but the typical German breakfast is worth a bad joke. Café Einstein is a Berlin institution , a coffee house Tiergarten giant that deserves at least one visit.
In Einstein, half measures are not worth it. Here, the coffee is drunk powerful, the waiters are uniformed and the food is served in double deck trays loaded with all the ingredients of a good German breakfast: cold cuts, fruit, yoghurt with jam, cheese, salmon and chicken curry.
Have you been wanting more? Ask for the omelette with asparagus and emmental cheese… Unforgettable.
Einstein's Wednesday
**DONNERSTAG: CAFE WINTERGARTEN IM LITERATURHAUS **
We arrived at Thursday, and it's time to include a cultural experience (at breakfast time, we have no doubt that the rest of your hours have been one cultural experience after another... this is berlin ) . go to Kurfurstendamm , and in one of the streets that start from the square is Wintergarten im Literaturhaus .
This early 20th century salon brings together the best of two worlds. Half bookstore, half cafe , at Literaturhaus you can enjoy some salmon on wholemeal bread accompanied by champagne first, and attend a poetry recital afterwards. If salmon doesn't catch your eye, you have a whole cornucopia of choices : quinoa and amaranth muesli, waffles with fresh compote and cream, or poached eggs with toast.
After reading, you can finish off your breakfast by taking a walk in the garden, or visiting Villa Grisebach , which is a stone's throw away.
Cafe Wintergarten Im Literaturhaus
FREITAG: BARCOMI'S
Receive the (almost) weekend making plans in style, making plans and toasting with the organic coffee of Barcomi's in Mitte in an old house with a beautiful interior patio.
Run by a Seattleite, Barcomi's brings the best of American mornings to Berlin, including bagels with peanut butter and jelly, granola with yogurt, and chicken salad sandwiches.
The star of the card is coffee, organic and roasted on premises, and multi-origin. Fancy an Ethiopian, Nicaraguan or Papuan New Guinean coffee? If you fancy a decadent morning, don't miss their cheesecake… The best in Berlin.
a deli breakfast
**SAMSTAG: GEIST IM GLAS **
It's Saturday, and Saturday means only one thing: brunch.
If last night was rough, go to Geist im Glas, in the hubbub of Kreuzkölln , to take away all the evils. Its brunch menu lets you choose between three dishes, and many morning cocktails to take away your headache... Not in vain Geist im Glas becomes one of the most beloved bars in the neighborhood at night.
To eat choose between three strong dishes: eggs rancheros, with cheddar, beans, guacamole and pico de gallo ; pancakes with dulce de leche, blueberries and bourbon maple syrup; either savory patties with gravy, cheddar and sausage.
To drink, do not miss the Bloody Malaga , a powerful gazpacho with vodka that could well serve as a dish in itself.
With terrace to share moments with the sun
**SONNTAG: VINYL & BREAKFAST MARKET**
Sundays in Berlin are a day to enjoy, and, especially now that the days are long and warm, live outdoors from the early hours of the morning. If you happen to be in Berlin on the third Sunday of the month, take advantage and go to have breakfast at Markthalleneun , the great breakfast market.
It sounds too good to be true? Trust us, it's real: from 10 in the morning to 5 in the afternoon, dozens of stalls line up in the very cool neighborhood of Kreuzberg, offering all kinds of breakfast dishes. If you go by the length of the queues, you won't want to miss the morning sandwich from Big Stuff Smoked BBQ, which includes shredded beef, bacon, and a poached egg on a sweet roll.
Another powerful option is Mr. Susan , who invites you to start the day with a typical Korean breakfast: rice with soybeans, meat, spicy cabbage and mushrooms. In the mood for something healthy? Don't miss Funk You and its detoxifying juices.
And get ready, another Berlin week is upon us.
Cafe Wintergarten Im Literaturhaus