The Barn Café Mitte

The Barn's first café, opened by Ralf Rüller on Auguststraße in 2010: its own roasts, pastries and sandwiches.

This is where it all began. Ralf Rüller had lived in London for several years, working as an actor, when in 2010 he opened his first café, The Barn, on Auguststraße in the Scheunenviertel. He wanted sandwiches, salads and coffee of the quality he knew from London, and instead of cosy Berlin vintage charm he went for New York minimalism. In 2012 he began roasting himself.

The small café has grown into a company with around ten cafés in Berlin, plus locations in Munich and Seoul, and coffee sold in over 80 countries. On Auguststraße there is coffee from the company's own roastery, tea, fresh pastries and sandwiches.