BEN RAHIM is the specialty coffee bar at the narrow passage into the Hackesche Höfe, where Tunisian-Arabic coffee tradition meets third-wave craft.

The shop on Sophienstraße is an oriental micro-salon: mosaic tables, carpets on the walls, painted ceramic plates for pastries. You order at the counter. Espresso curated seasonally, filter brews from single-origin beans. For the source itself, order the ibrik — thick, drawn up in hot sand. Without sugar, because the house refuses sugar entirely. A statement against tampering with specialty coffee. Tunisian pastries and filled croissants sit alongside. Regulars take the detour into the courtyard.