Showing posts with label coffee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label coffee. Show all posts

Sunday, May 11, 2025

More Berlin

Things I like about Berlin

Great coffee at RostStatte, plus snacks, worth a trip for the coffee. For those who need soy or other types of coffee, this is the place for you.                    Ackerstraße 173, 10115 Berlin

Banh Mi Stable, Schendelgasse 9, 10119 Berlin, Germany
Delicious bahn mi. 

Coffee

East & Eden
Also, coffee here is pretty good.  Food looked great. Sandwiches, toasted, pastries
torstraße 141, d-10119 Berlin








Food

Yarok - Middle Eastern Food,so fresh and delicious. Definitely will head back here.

Yarok Restaurant | Food from Damaskus! | Torstr. 195, 10115 Berlin

schnitzelei mitte
 
House of Small wonder, Japanese inspired cafe and outdoor garden






Reichstag




You can also catch the monkeys from inside the Bikini Mall, or watch from the rooftop


Neue Galerie
Potsdamer Str. 50, 10785 Berlin


Bookshop with English books, hundt hammer, 
Alte Schönhauser Str. 23-24, 10119 Berlin
 

Ben Rahim Coffee Hackeschermarkt Hackerscherhofe 
More good coffee. Best entry to find cafe from Sophiestrasse




https://fathercarpenter.com/
Father Carpenter outdoor and indoor great vibe, coffee and food
Münzstr. 21 - 1. Hof,
10178, Berlin
Germany.

Feurle collection


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/property-and-architecture/the-feuerle-collection-private-art-goes-public-in-berlin/

Casa Camper

Very funky, great shower. Worth knowing though, no fridges in rooms, there is a gathering area on the roof.

I also find Adina at Hackeschermarkt handy and it has cooking facilities.

Getting around

Sich verlaufen, this seemed to be my constant state in Berlin - lost.

It seems there is nothing easy about finding places in Germany, take note travel guides, an s or u-bahn stop and a street address don't seem to carry too much weight in Berlin.  You have to nail which exit you come out of.  If you can tell east and west thats also v. helpful, though I am not good with this, hence my having to go everywhere with half an hour extra time to get lost.  It would be much more helpful if someone actually said turn left out of the station exit leaning to XX street.  Or if you are facing the river, turn right!

Oh and watch out for similar sounding names on those stations.  Kurfurstendamm or Kurfurstenstr. just two stations away from each other.

Even big places like Arena Park are not obvious when you get out of the station.  There are no handy, dandy signs that say Arena Park with nice friendly arrows, it's more of a follow your nose kind of vibe. For somewhere like Templehof, there are three stations that are adjacent to the Park.

The guidebook says Bearpit Karoke in the ampitheatre of Mauer Park. For me its more useful to say get of the tram at the Flea markets and go the park.  There is more than one path, the one to the right will take you to the karaoke ampitheatre, near the basketball court.  If you want markets, go for the one on the left where you'll find stalls, a mixture of really - junk and newer stuff like bags, t-shirts and jewellery.

Good supermarket in Ostbahnof open to 10pm 7 days a week.  Plus on public holidays. If you are gluten intolerant or you like a bit of choice, this is a good place to go.

Mauer Park

Yet again, its hard work figuring out where to go to.  Nordbahnhof is really nowhere near the Flohmarkt and the Karoke, but we did come across a fun place, Berlin beach and we saw some of the wall and then managed to get ourselves to the Flohmarkt.




Demystifying locations Sammler Hoffman, the 2nd courtyard.
Reservations essential.  they have tours in German and English

Sammlung Hoffmann
Sophie-Gips-Höfe, Aufgang C
Sophienstraße 21
10178 Berlin-Mitte
Telefon: +49 30 28 49 91 20
Email: info@sammlung-hoffmann.de
Verkehrsanbindung: U8 Weinmeisterstraße; S-Bahn Hackescher Markt


Neue Heimat, Jazz thing on Friday nights, jam session, but also From the S-Bahn turn right, then right at the yellow building Lots of
music venues in this area/complex



Badeschiff on the Spree, amazing place to have a swim on a hot summer's day.



Food
Kantastrasse for authentic Asian food.  There are lots of wannabees around town that don't cut the mustard if you come from somewhere like Sydney.

Saigon Green was yummy food, nice setting, v friendly staff
Kantstrabe 23, 10623 Berlin
Cheap as, I had 3 starters Duck salad, summer roll and satay for 10.50 

Saturday, June 4, 2022

Sydney coffee

Flour and Stone  43 Riley street  Woolloomooloo 
Amazing baked goods  great coffee
Edition Roasters, World square
Tenacious Croissant, Oxford Street
Stitches, Broadway - special roast coffees, image below and tasty snacks. Old style building, good airflow, opposite the shopping centre
Haven, in Chinatown complex on Harbour street. Great coffee, little pastry snacks. Sit in or takeaway. No image

Image above, Industry Beans cafe in York Street. Specialist coffee, with delicious and unusual breakfasts.

Gumption Strand arcade, good place for a coffee hit when you have a busy day of shopping. Again specialist beans.



Sunday, August 4, 2019

Berlin


Ben Rahim Coffee Hackeschermarkt Hackerscherhofe 
More good coffee. Best entry to find cafe from Sophiestrasse




https://fathercarpenter.com/
Father Carpenter outdoor and indoor great vibe, coffee and food
Münzstr. 21 - 1. Hof,
10178, Berlin
Germany.

Feurle collection


https://www.telegraph.co.uk/luxury/property-and-architecture/the-feuerle-collection-private-art-goes-public-in-berlin/

Casa Camper

Very funky, great shower. Worth knowing though, no fridges in rooms, there is a gathering area on the roof.

I also find Adina at Hackeschermarkt handy and it has cooking facilities.

Getting around

Sich verlaufen, this seemed to be my constant state in Berlin - lost.

It seems there is nothing easy about finding places in Germany, take note travel guides, an s or u-bahn stop and a street address don't seem to carry too much weight in Berlin.  You have to nail which exit you come out of.  If you can tell east and west thats also v. helpful, though I am not good with this, hence my having to go everywhere with half an hour extra time to get lost.  It would be much more helpful if someone actually said turn left out of the station exit leaning to XX street.  Or if you are facing the river, turn right!

Oh and watch out for similar sounding names on those stations.  Kurfurstendamm or Kurfurstenstr. just two stations away from each other.

Even big places like Arena Park are not obvious when you get out of the station.  There are no handy, dandy signs that say Arena Park with nice friendly arrows, it's more of a follow your nose kind of vibe. For somewhere like Templehof, there are three stations that are adjacent to the Park.

The guidebook says Bearpit Karoke in the ampitheatre of Mauer Park. For me its more useful to say get of the tram at the Flea markets and go the park.  There is more than one path, the one to the right will take you to the karaoke ampitheatre, near the basketball court.  If you want markets, go for the one on the left where you'll find stalls, a mixture of really - junk and newer stuff like bags, t-shirts and jewellery.

Good supermarket in Ostbahnof open to 10pm 7 days a week.  Plus on public holidays. If you are gluten intolerant or you like a bit of choice, this is a good place to go.

Mauer Park

Yet again, its hard work figuring out where to go to.  Nordbahnhof is really nowhere near the Flohmarkt and the Karoke, but we did come across a fun place, Berlin beach and we saw some of the wall and then managed to get ourselves to the Flohmarkt.




Demystifying locations Sammler Hoffman, the 2nd courtyard.
Reservations essential.  they have tours in German and English

Sammlung Hoffmann
Sophie-Gips-Höfe, Aufgang C
Sophienstraße 21
10178 Berlin-Mitte
Telefon: +49 30 28 49 91 20
Email: info@sammlung-hoffmann.de
Verkehrsanbindung: U8 Weinmeisterstraße; S-Bahn Hackescher Markt


Neue Heimat, Jazz thing on Friday nights, jam session, but also From the S-Bahn turn right, then right at the yellow building Lots of
music venues in this area/complex



Badeschiff on the Spree, amazing place to have a swim on a hot summer's day.



Food
Kantastrasse for authentic Asian food.  There are lots of wannabees around town that don't cut the mustard if you come from somewhere like Sydney.

Saigon Green was yummy food, nice setting, v friendly staff
Kantstrabe 23, 10623 Berlin
Cheap as, I had 3 starters Duck salad, summer roll and satay for 10.50




Monday, January 20, 2014

Coffee or wine In Sydney

I keep on stumbling across great new coffee houses.
This one is Brewtown in Newton. A baristas dream job.
https://www.facebook.com/brewtownnewtown






For a killer wine list try Vini in Surry Hills
118 Devonshire Street
www.vini.com.au

Saturday, August 17, 2013

More best coffee in Edinburgh , for those who need a good brew to start the day

In addition to the previous post on cafes in Edinburgh, after talking to a local Barista here are a few more hints.

A relative newcomer, Brew Lab.  The cafe is the busines with not only great coffee but delicious cakes and snacks.

Brew Lab | Artisan Coffee Bar is a speciality coffee shop in Edinburgh serving single origin brewed
coffees and espresso.
6-8 S College St  Edinburgh EH8 9AA, United Kingdom
+44 131 662 8963


www.brewlabcoffee.co.uk/


Wellington coffee
33A George St, Edinburgh, Midlothian EH2 2HN, United Kingdom
Phone:+44 131 225 6854

Freemans 

Spottiswoode Rd, Marchmont, Edinburgh, EH9 1BQ. tel: 0131 446 0576  


www.freemanscoffee

Lock up coffee 
14 Broughton Street Lane
EH1 3LY Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Lock up

Artisan Roast
Various locations, including in record store in Grassmarket
Artisan roast


These recommendations below are from previous Edinburgh picks


Kilimanjaro Coffee

This is the favourite, fantastic full English breakfast with what is an incredible lack of grease.  I know that sounds kind of terrible, but it's really good.  Plus we all loved the coffee here.
104 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9EJ, Scotland
Kilimanjaro Coffee on Nicholson Street
 - Picture of Kilimanjaro Coffee, Edinburgh
This photo of Kilimanjaro Coffee is courtesy of TripAdvisor

Dovecot Studios Cafe
Yummy home made cakes, soups and other fare.  Plus good coffee.
 
http://dovecotstudios.com/cafe/
10 Infirmary Street
Edinburgh EH1 1LT
Check opening hours I think its Monday to Saturday.

Black Medicine
I frequented the one on Nicholson Street.  Coffee pretty decent.
http://www.blackmed.co.uk/#aboutbm

Peter's Yard
Scandinavian, but with pizza. Sounds bizarre, but it works.  Baked goods, soups and other yummy stuff.  Not sure what the coffee was like as I didn't have one, but its' definitely worth checking our for the food. 

 
 
Quartermile
27 Simpson Loan

Edinburgh EH3 9GG
Area: The Meadows
0131 228 5876

Spoon
Spoon Cafe Bistro Interesting beverages like fresh mint and chilli tea. Light and airy, an all day place where you can grab a coffee.
 6a Nicolson Street, 0131-557 4567
spooncafebistro.co.uk.
Open Mon-Sat 10am-11pm

Tuesday, June 25, 2013

Coffee in London 2013


well this will be tricky as I seem to have mislaid my notes. So the images might not relate to the cafe.

One thing I can tell you though is that they all have good coffee.

Check opening times as some are Monday to Friday.  There are more, so hopefully I can track down my pictures to add to this entry. 

I have also added a link to coffee tips from a local London newspaper at the bottom

The Association

http://www.associationcoffee.com/
thumbs IMG 9580 Gallery
No. 10/12 Creechurch Lane
London EC3A 5AY


Caravan
1 Granary Square (off Goods Way), London N1C 4AA
Plus there is another Caravan at Exmouth market

www.caravanonexmouth.co.uk/
Monmouth – Borough Market
2 Park Street, London SE1 9AB
This was a pioneer for coffee in London.
www.monmouthcoffee.co.uk

114 Cafe
114 Tottenham Court Road
Fitzrovia
W1T 5AH
Distinctive bycycle out the front.  They have 3 other shops as well.
http://www.tapcoffee.co.uk/




Workshop Coffee
75 Wigmore Street (perfect if you are shopping near St Christopher's Place)
London W1U 1QD
Plus at
27 Clerkenwell Road, London EC1M 5RN


Ozone Coffee Roasters
11 Leonard Street
London EC2A 4AQ
http://www.ozonecoffee.co.uk/about







Notes, coffee cart
St Botolph Church Grounds
Aldgate High St

London EC3N 1A
Area: Aldgate










Plus for more tips you can check out:
The Standard