Sit outside in summer and enjoy delicious coffee, cake and much more in Berlin's beautiful cafés. We have picked out a few particularly sunny cafés for you. Some of them are particularly beautiful, are in a quiet location without roaring traffic, have a large terrace and a beautiful view. 11 tips for cafés to sit outside and enjoy the sun.
Tip 1: Coffee with a view of the Engelbecken
The classic in Kreuzberg: the Café am Engelbecken is tucked away right by the water. This is how spring begins when you have breakfast outside on the terrace for the first time of the year, looking out over the Engelbecken, drinking delicious lattes and squinting in the sun.
- Breakfast options
- Vegetarian options
- perfect for long evenings & cocktails
- Terrace right on the water
- No reservation possible
Where: Café am Engelbecken, Michaelkirchplatz, Kreuzberg
When: daily from 10 am to midnight
Tip 2: Romantic seating at Café Weyers
The Weyers restaurant and café is located directly on Ludwigkirchplatz, where the whole neighbourhood meets in summer. Here you can enjoy a delicious breakfast, a cheesecake or simply an aperitif as the sun slowly disappears behind the Ludwigkirche. It is particularly popular with parents, whose children can let off steam in the playground or by skating and playing football in the square.
- Breakfast
- Vegan options
- Vegetarian options
- perfect for long evenings
- beautiful outdoor area on Ludwigkirchplatz
- Booking recommended
Where: Café Weyers, Pariser Str. 16, Wilmersdorf
When: Monday to Sunday 11.30 a.m. - midnight
Tip 3: Read and drink coffee in the book canteen
The Buchkantine in Moabit is an unbeatable mix of bookshop, café and delicatessen. In summer, everyone enjoys sitting on the large terrace under the maple tree, looking out over the Spree and reading the book they've just bought. A large selection of cakes, sweet pastries and changing quiches and soups round off the coffee break perfectly.
- Breakfast
- Coffee & cake
- Vegan options
- perfect for long evenings
- View of the Spree
- Booking recommended (especially for events)
Where: Buchkantine, Dortmunder Straße 1, Mitte
When: Monday to Sunday 10am - 7pm, bookshop Monday to Friday 10am - 6.30pm, Saturday 10am - 6pm
Tip 4: Have breakfast at the Mutter Fourage courtyard café
The cosy courtyard café in Wannsee looks as if time has stood still. The tables and chairs are set on humpbacked cobblestones in the rustic courtyard. In addition to delicious cakes, the café also serves a tasty breakfast with freshly baked bread rolls. And afterwards you can stock up in the corner shop "Feine Kost".
- Breakfast
- Coffee & cake
- Vegan options
- Event programme
- You don't have to book, but you are welcome to do so in person or by phone on 030-805 83 283
Where: Hofcafé Mutter Fourage, Chausseestraße 15A, Zehlendorf
When: Daily 10 am - 6 pm
Tip 5: Visit the Café am Neuen See
The Café am Neuen See has been one of the city's favourite cafés and beer gardens for years. No wonder, as it is romantically located on the banks of a small lake in the centre of Tiergarten. If you like, you can hire a boat and row out onto the water. Others sit under large trees, eat cake and later in the evening pizza as dusk falls and the candles on the tables are lit. A visit to a café or beer garden is simply part of summer in Berlin.
- Breakfast in a restaurant
- Perfect for long evenings
- Vegan options
- Coffee & cake
- On the water & boat hire
- No reservation in the beer garden, for the restaurant it is recommended to make a reservation
Where: Café am Neuen See, Lichtensteinallee 2, Tiergarten
When: Daily 9 a.m. - midnight
Boat hire: Monday to Friday from 12 noon, Saturday, Sunday & public holidays from 11 am
Tip 6: Start the day at Petit Bijou
The Petit Bijou at Monbijoupark is one of the most beautiful locations in Berlin. With a view of the Spree and the Bodemuseum, you can enjoy the superfoods on offer. Here you can start the day perfectly with homemade lemonade and fresh breakfast specialities in the middle of the city.
- Breakfast
- vegan options
- Coffee & cake
- Cocktails
- View of the Spree & Bodemuseum
Where: Petit Bijou, Monbijoustraße 1, Mitte
When: Daily 10 am - 6 pm
More tips for places by the water
Tip 7: Take in the neighbourhood life at Betty'n'Caty
Chic and stylishly furnished with lovingly selected antiques, Betty'n' Caty is the favourite café of so many Prenzlberglers. You can sit outside and enjoy the incredibly delicious cakes or breakfasts while life in the neighbourhood passes by.
- Breakfast
- vegan options
- Coffee & cake
- Sun terrace on the street
Where: Betty'n'Caty, Knaackstraße 26, Prenzlauer Berg
When: Wednesday to Friday 10 am - 4 pm, Saturday and Sunday 10 am - 6 pm, Monday and Tuesday closed
Tip 8: Enjoy fine pastries at La Maison
Buttery croissants, fine pastries and delicious brioches - everything here tastes like patisserie in Paris. You can get everything in the bakery to take away, but you can also eat it directly in the café . Add excellent coffee and a view of the romantic Landwehr Canal and you'll feel like God in Berlin.
- french pastries
- Coffee & cake
- right by the water
Where: Paul-Lincke-Ufer 17, Kreuzberg
When: Monday to Friday 7am - 9pm, Saturday 8am - 9pm, Sunday 8am - 8pm
Tip 9: Café in the Royal Garden Academy
Nestled in the idyllic surroundings of the Royal Garden Academy, the café invites you to take a delightful break in the sunshine. In the garden - or in the historic greenhouses - you can enjoy your coffee surrounded by plants and flowers. The homemade cakes and tarts are prepared with love. The menu also offers a selection of regional and seasonal dishes, including vegetarian and vegan options.
- Breakfast & brunch
- Coffee & cake (also vegan & gluten-free)
- Vegan options
- Booking possible, recommended for large groups
Where: Altensteinstraße 15A, Steglitz
When: Tuesday to Saturday: 9.15 am - 6 pm, Sunday 10 am - 4 pm
Tip 10: Fall for the homemade cake at Anna Blume
"You are from behind, as from the front: A------N------N------A." This is how Kurt Schwitters once described his Anna Blume in the legendary poem. The café is now almost as well-known and popular. Anna Blume fans enjoy the finest antipasti for breakfast and homemade cakes here.
- Breakfast (house étagère from 2 persons)
- vegan options
- Coffee & cake
- perfect for long evenings
- Wine & cocktails
- Booking recommended
Where: Anna Blume, Kollwitzstraße 83, Prenzlauer Berg
When: Daily 9am - 9pm
Tip 11: Experience the cosy atmosphere at Kaffee A.Horn
The beautiful, large terrace at Kaffee A.Horn is the perfect place to enjoy the first rays of sunshine. Freshly cooked, baked and roasted dishes made from regional ingredients are served with great attention to detail.
- Breakfast & brunch until 3 pm
- Vegan and vegetarian options
- Coffee & cake
Where: Carl-Herz-Ufer 9, Kreuzberg
When: Daily 10.30 am - 5.30 pm
