The Barn Café Neukölln

The Barn on Friedelstraße: a communal table for 15, seats under old trees, single-origin espresso and filter coffee.

Ralf Rüller had lived in London for several years when he opened his first specialty coffee café on Auguststraße in 2010. In 2012 he started roasting himself. Many guests of the Mitte cafés live in Neukölln, so The Barn moved closer to them, to Friedelstraße in the Reuterkiez, where the weekend markets along the canal bring plenty of bustle.

In the middle of the room is a large oak communal table for 15 people, benches run along the big windows, and the walls are raw brick. Outside you sit on the wide pavement under old trees. The menu has single-origin espresso and hand-brewed filter coffee, plus hot chocolate, nitro coffee and tea. The kitchen makes sandwiches, cakes and fresh juices, vegan options included, and the shelves hold beans and equipment.