Check out the first ALL vegan ice cream shop of Berlin in the heart of Friedrichshain, right at the lively Boxhagener Platz - yes, even the waffles, toppings and whipped cream are vegan at Balaram!

Since 2016, Ferdinand and his friendly team offer specialities of the local vegan ice producer Eiskontor Berlin. With 18 regularly changing creative flavours like New York Cheesecake or Peanut Butter, the only downside here is that you have to make a choice: We recommend to try out a larger variety of flavours by opting for kid’s scoops and definitely pimp your choice in the „free-topping-area“ with sauces and crumbles. Beautiful colourful, creamy, delicious!

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Balaram | 100% vegan ice cream shop with lots of different varieties | Opening Hours: Mon-Thu 12 - 9.30pm, Fri-Sun 12 - 10.30pm | Gabriel-Max-Str. 17, 10245 Berlin - Friedrichshain

Nestled in the picturesque Kollwitzkiez, not far from the famous Mauerpark in Prenzlauer Berg, there is another ALL vegan ice cream shop in Rykestraße that we absolutely love! Here, everything is made right in house. Inspired and back from New York, Frank and Klaus of Tribeca Ice Cream created a concept and a product that is good for your health and the planet: Only organic products are used, their entire range of ice cream is based on rice milk and coconut oil and all their homemade creations are without refined sugar and and free of soy or gluten!

The (n)ice guys proof that plant-based ice is so much more than fruit sorbet and offer some seriously innovative fillings for your Tribeca cones, bowls and sandwiches. You might want to stop here multiple times this summer to sample all their exciting and interesting flavours from raw-chocolate and maca-salty-caramel to banana-walnut ice cream! Our secret favorite is pistaccio-luccuma.

This place is a gem and we’re very curious about their plans for the future. The creamy tribeca vegan ice cream is also available in delicatessen shops or at various festivals, from their mobile ice cream counter. 

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Tribeca Ice Cream | 100% vegan ice cream | gluten-free and soy-free | Opening Hours:
Wed-Sat 12pm - 12am, Sun-Tue 12pm - 10pm | Rykestraße 40, 10405 Berlin - Prenzlauer Berg

The only thing making the beautiful sun set over Tempelhofer Feld in Neukölln even better is enjoying it with our favourite homemade ice cream from Mos Eisley in your hands. The small ice cream shop of Daniela Teuber, who learned her skills from the best at a Gelato University in Italy, is another destination where vegan ice cream dreams come true. Though not all vegan, you’ll always find a great variety of sorbets and weekly changing soy-based choices in their gelato cabinet at Herrfurthplatz!

Alongside the Italian classics and spins they serve up exceptional flavours you find nowhere else like Hazelnut-Soy, Apricot-Thyme or Cucumber-Tonic. Every day all their ice cream is made freshly for you with natural ingredients and lots of love: outstandingly delicious. 

Tip: Keep an eye out for Zwei Dicke Bären ice cream sandwiches: A combination of homemade cookies and ice cream made by Mos Eisley on offer at foodie events around Berlin like Street Food Thursday or Bite Cub!

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Gelateria Mos Eisley | vegan sorbets and soy-based ice cream | vegan waffles | Opening Hours: Mon-Sun 12 - 9pm  | Herrfurthplatz 6, 12049 Berlin Neukölln

Paletas is a real diamond amongst the local ice makers. These Berlin manufacturers specializing in ice popsicles make their yummy paletas from whole fruits and fresh ingredients since summer 2012. Enjoy the paletas ice lolly happiness in many cafés throughout Berlin or in their own shop in Friedrichshain.

With lots of vegan varieties (fruit sorbets as well as flavors based on coconut) we promise you taste explosions of blueberry cheesecake, strawberry-lime, buttermilk-lemon, mango coconut, raspberry-vanilla. Topped with toppings!

Look out for their popsicles at all types of events, markets or concerts - such as the legendary Green Market Berlin - or invite them to cater your own summer party. Anywhere and anytime - Paletas is an “I scream, ice cream” experience! 

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Paletas | Popsicle ice cream shop with vegan varieties | Opening Hours: Mon-Thu 1 - 9 pm, Sat-Sun 1 - 10pm | Wühlischstraße 26, 10245 Berlin Friedrichshain

Perfect to spend a sunny afternoon with ice cream and a really good Italian coffee in the middle of Berlin: the colorful Duo Sicilian Ice Cream parlour. Get excited about original Sicilian family ice recipes and coop sizes that don’t leave any wishes unfilled. This is ice cream exactly how it should taste. Thanks to the true talent and expertise of the owners you receive highest quality, amazing creamy consistency and no refined sugar or artificial flavor. If you’re someone who has a hard time to decide, then this is your place, as duo recommends you which two flavors go with each other best. Heaven!

Vegan (and non-vegan) hearts will be in love with the plant-based highlights on the menu (which makes up around 50% of all flavors) - which you can also turn into a divine milkshake: hazelnut, coconut, coffee, dark chocolate, nougat, pistachio, pineapple, raspberry, strawberry, and only here: avocado. They even got a sugar-free option! Big tasty plus: all the waffles are handmade and vegan. P.S. Coconut was to die for - you could taste its pure, natural ingredients like crunchy coconut chunks.

The location of Duo in the vibrant Kreuzberg area couldn’t be better. While there’s some serious ice cream making going on in the backroom, you can sit down and chill in their outdoor seating area, watch the iconic yellow Berlin metro ride by, or take your ice for a stroll around to the river Spree. We highly recommend you to visit this friendly family ice cream business and figure out your personal vegan ice-cream duo! 

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Duo - Sicilian Ice Cream | Ice Cream, Milkshakes, Coffee & Cakes | Opening Hours: Mon-Sun 11am - 10pm, open longer if weather is nice | Skalitzer Str. 77, 0997 Berlin Kreuzberg

Critical Mass Berlin

The Critical Mass (CM) has been around since the 1970s. As so many cool things it started in the Bay Area, San Francisco to be exact. It’s a worldwide community ride that happens every last Friday of the month.

In Berlin, a group of messengers have been doing this at least since the end of the 90s, with first only a handful of people and it only started picking up a larger following around 2013 and really exploded in the last three years. These days, in summer a couple of 1000s cyclists meet at Mariannenplatz, before conquering the streets of Berlin.

What makes CM special: it’s not a demonstration, it doesn’t have an organizer and it doesn’t have a fixed route. Instead it uses a loophole in German traffic law. If more than 15 cyclists ride together, they’re counting as one single vehicle. Which means, when the first in the group is crossing an intersection on a green light – all the rest can go as well, even if the light turns red.

If you’re in Berlin for one of those, make sure to join, it’s one of the nicest things you can do in Berlin.

More about Critical Mass Berlin >

Berlin Bike Tours

Platforms like komoot and others offer dozens of great rides you can do on your own, according to your own tastes and pace. 

If you like a more social experience I suggest going on a guided bike tour with the likes of Berlin on Bike. They offer classical highlights tours for the Berlin newbie, that gives you an overview of all the major sights, plus some insights into gentrification and the changes since the fall of the Berlin Wall. If you’re interested in the latter specifically, they offer dedicated Berlin Wall and Cold War tours. As a repeating visitor you’ll probably be better off with one of their Alternative Tours. 

[Disclaimer, I write for Berlin on Bike and guide a Berlin Street Art tour every Friday afternoon.] 

Where To Rent A Bike in Berlin?

If you just need a bike real quick to get from place to another and both of them are inside the ring, you’re ok using Jump by Uber, mobike or one of the other sharing operators. But if you need vehicle to cruise around all day, you’re better off with a regular rental service like Berlin on Bike or Fat Tire. These all charge around 10€ a day with a decent selection of bikes.

If you want more style and speed on your ride and are willing to spend it more, there’s the shop of Berlin manufacturer 8bar , that rent sleek and fast single-speeds and racing bikes starting at 18€/day. Radkreuz are offering proper road racers starting 25€/day, but I only suggest those for training purposes, as a means of transportation, they’re not very good, because a lot of roads are in a bad state or even cobblestones.

To wrap that up, I want to introduce you to two companies with a slightly different business model. First there is listnride, the airbnb equivalent for bicycles, where you can get everything from a cruiser to a tandem or a proper full-suspension Mountainbike (yes, there is good mountainbiking to be had in Berlin).

And last but not least, we have Rent a Bike 44 in Neukölln. They collect cheap, rundown bikes, fix them and rent them out for as little as 4€ a day, the idea being, that a bike should be cheaper than a day pass for public transport. None of the bikes are especially stylish or great, but they are unbranded and in good working order, so you’re not even recognizable as a visitor and can just flow along traffic without anybody being the wiser.

IMPORTANT TIP: Whatever you do, please never rent a bike from a Späti or a restaurant. These red bike stands in front of small shops all belong to the same operator and at least half of their bikes are a security risk for you and others.

Cycling As A Tool For Integration And Social Development

Internationally World Bicycle Relief is promoting cycling as a meaningful tool for development, but until a short time ago, that fact got largely ignored in the global north. That changed shortly after a huge influx of refugees in 2015. 

That’s when people got together and created Bikeygees, an NGO that teaches women – not only, but mainly refugees - how to ride a bike and donate them bikes once they’re comfortable enough to take part in Berlin traffic. Mobility is essential if you want to participate and connect with the society you’re part of and it’s amazing to see, how much change this simple tool and knowledge makes possible. For some of those women the experience to be independently able to move around was transforming in a way that is hard to grasp for us. So, if you happen to have an old bike lying around or tools or locks, or if you want to help teaching, please contact them.

Rückenwind is another initiative combining bikes and support for refugees that goes even further and is open to both genders. In their Neukölln workshop, refugees and locals get together to repair bikes, teach how to ride, and helps them get jobs and much more.

All in all, there are dozens of grassroots project surrounding bikes, so if you look for a place to actively participate, you’ll find something not too far.

Berlin's Coolest Bike Shops

DIY-Bamboo bikes: Ozone cyclery offers workshops to build your very own bamboo bike. So not only, do you get a bike that has been made from a sustainable source, that is exactly to your geometry specifications, you get a bespoke bike, that you made yourself – of course there’s always help and support available. Their latest project is a bullitt-style cargobike!

Standert Bicycles amazingly enough was the first combination of bike shop and café when it opened a few years ago. They design their own frames as well and combine them with sensible components to create sporty, urban bikes that look just as good on the road as on the wall of your living-room (yes, I want one, in case you’re wondering). On top of that they are a big hub for the messenger community, and do regular group rides after work and on the weekend.

Tip: Learn about the story & values of Standert Bicycles in this episode of the GreenMe Podcast >

Another fascinating one-stop-shop for all things velo is BICICLI that is not only a sales showroom, but offers solutions for companies, that want to decarbonize their fleet and figured out ways to give people company bikes, for very little cost, finance these ideas and much much more.

Tip: Check out BICICLI on the GreenMe Map >

Last but not least: according to most, radspannerei builds the best custom wheels in town. If they’re not doing that, they are a typical neighbourhood bike shop, that’s happy to help out everyone.

Berlins Best Frame Builders and Manufacturers

The most prominent and successful of those is probably Schindelhauer, whose bikes all come with a gates drive instead of a chain. That makes their sleek urban creations extremely low-maintenance. The typical cutout in the seat tube to narrow the wheel base, creates a very nimble ride, ideal for zooming between cars and pedestrians in a crowded city. Technically those bikes are designed and assembled in Berlin with the real frame production happening in Asia, nonetheless they are local heroes with a huge following, especially in the messenger scene.

Other notable bike creators

Ostrad is a small and cozy old-school bike shop with an attached workshop where they build beautiful lugged steel frames. Each bike is one-of-a-kind product manufactured exactly to your specifications.

Meerglas  focusses on extremely well-made and beautiful randonneurs and gravel bikes, for those of you, who want something that takes you everywhere – even around the world. Sharing both that philosophy and a workshop is Fernrad.

Wheeldan is Berlin’s only frame builder to use titan tubes for his projects.

Big Forest is in Potsdam and famous for his gravel and mountain bikes with clever design solutions.

This list is by no means complete, but I think a good start, if you’re really looking into getting a custom-made bicycle frame from Berlin.

Within one year of being open, SirPlus have already saved and sold tons of high quality food that would have otherwise been thrown away. Did you know they recently opened their fourth (!) outlet in Friedrichshain? No matter where you are in Berlin, there’s many options to get their products and help to stop this crazy food waste.

1: Put a voucher for their online store under the Christmas tree!
2: Give away one of their monthly “Retterboxes”, classic, organic, vegan or the special winter edition.
3: Together is always better: why not inspire your friends or family and take them to one of the SirPlus stores for a zero waste shopping spree?

Learn more about SirPlus and the views and visions of one of Berlin’s most inspirational social entrepreneurs & SirPlus co-founder, Raphael Fellmer.

Other awesome places to get a zero waste voucher: Berlin's package-free supermarkets, Original Unverpackt and Der Sache Wegen 

There are plenty of great projects out there to support, from NGO's to social startups on a mission to tackle the world's most pressing issues. Very close to our heart is Little Sun: What started as a humble idea to create a small, portable solar lamp for people without electricity in Ethiopia is now a global project that has changed over a million lives through the invaluable power of the sun.

Meanwhile, they created a range of beautiful products, from the original sun-shaped solar lamp (our favorite), on to solar chargers for your phone and the latest edition of Little Diamond which you can see above - all of these are perfect gifts for anyone who loves the outdoors and to be in nature.

Learn more about Little Sun, their artful products and how you can support them, while also lighting up the hearts and lives of your loved ones.

Another passionate organization that brings solar power to the remotest regions in the Amazon is the wonderful Love for Life Project - a Berlin-based NGO we can fully vouch for!

Giving a bottle of wine or liquor is such a common gift given at all kind of occasions. Most people have more than enough bottles at home. How about a beneficial bottle instead of booze: Soulbottles. Your donees will be thinking of you every time they use it and at the same time they save the environment by avoiding plastic! 

The same applies for food. A good alternative to good old Tupperware is a stainless steel lunch box e.g. by Eco Brotbox available online or in Berlin's plastic-free stores Original Unverpackt or Der Sache Wegen. These lunch boxes help inspire more conscious and planned eating instead of take-aways causing tons of plastic waste. 

Interested how a reusable coffee cup can be even more sustainable? Then check out the story of young founder Julian introducing their innovative project Kaffeeform. Their coffee cups built from recycled coffee grounds are definitely one of our top gift recommendations! 

Whether its socks for dad, a scarf for mummy or a necklace or armband for your best friend - classic gifts can be exciting if they were produced without exploitation. Check out our Ethical Fashion Guide for Berlin to find out where to buy unique and conscious clothing and accessories.

Some of favorite shops that are filled with eco-fair gifts: LOVECO , Supermarché , Standard Saubere Sachen

Prefer to give moments, not things? Then get a voucher from our friends at the Green Fashion Tours  to go on a tour and meet the designers and shop owners in some of Berlin's coolest areas.

If you’re looking for the ideal gift for a passionate foodie that doesn’t leave a hole in your wallet, we created just the right thing for you:

Fresh out of the printing press, the second edition of our VeganBerlin Guide is a lovingly curated collection of over 70 colorful vegan and vegan-friendly gems - designed to help people explore Berlin with fun, ease and lots of good karma. VeganBerlin is a foldable map and a co-production by us and our friend Berta from Walk This Way. On one side, we crafted three different routes, guiding you through Berlin’s most creative vegan neighborhoods from breakfast to cocktail hour. On the other side, you’ll find our favorite Berlin vegan hotspots – cafés, restaurants, bars, shops, activities and other curious highlights that will get both vegans and non-vegans excited.

Order VeganBerlin now and be relaxed for the rest of the month. Final order date to get it in time for Christmas: 18th December 2019.

LÜCK’S (Friedrichshain)

Brothers David and Christian opened the small vegan restaurant LÜCK'S in January 2017, taking over from the former and infamous Laauma. The surrounding of this family-run place overlooking a small park is super relaxing and the whole atmosphere will make you not want to leave. How good sounds a Sunday afternoon spent here in the ‘Sunday district’ (= Sonntagskiez), a beautiful part of Friedrichshain? 

Even though they offer delicious dinner options on their menu on other days of the week, you best mark every second and fourth weekend of the month, as they treat their guests to an amazing plant-based brunch buffet. Expect an array of sweet and savoury spreads, hot dishes, freshly baked bread, salads and yummy desserts.

P.S. If you want to go for a delightful delicious vegan dinner instead, you’ll find seasonal meals prepared with lots of love such as gnocchi or lasagna - or heavenly cakes to enjoy for dessert. Especially for the weekend brunch it’s always best to make a reservation in advance at this well-loved vegan favourite. And make sure to not miss out on the popular tofu scramble! 

​Check out all details about LÜCK’S on the map >

Brunch: Every 2nd & 4th Sat & Sun of the month: 11:00am-4:00pm I 14,50 € I +49 30 22462198

board’eau (Neukölln)

This cozy place is the perfect spot to spend a relaxed afternoon while enjoying high quality homemade vegan food. Entering the bord’eau, the friendly team makes you feel at home and welcome instantly. This hidden gem is built with lots of wood and passion. With a deep breath in and out you almost forget you’re in Berlin and not somewhere by the beach.

A group of surfers and travellers opened board’eau as a meeting point for board lovers and friends in Berlin to raise awareness for environmental pollution and water shortage. To all you surf fans: The collectives’ main project ‘Ride Morocco’ is a surf hostel north of Agadir that is to open soon. 

Every Saturday and Sunday you can indulge in a completely plant-based buffet including all homemade dishes, a green smoothie or some heart- and belly-warming soup. We love their vegan breads - which, again, they’re making all by themselves - and sweet and savoury spreads as much as the variety of different salads. Definitely try the vegan chorizo! Sweet treats include a delicious banana bread and other cakes!

The best: If you crave some activity after eating, rent one of the longboards and cruise over the nearby Tempelhofer Feld, or check out their yoga classes and other fun events. Reserve via Facebook or phone to help the team at board’eau prepare. Extra tip: Follow them for updates on their vegan pop up dinners! 

Check out all details about board'eau on the map >

Only open for events I Brunch every Sat & Sun 10:00am - 5:00pm I 12,90 € | +49 152 19453877

AtayaCaffe (Prenzlauer Berg)

Ataya is a Senegalese tea, however it’s a lot more than a drink: it’s a way of meeting and being together that can last several hours. AtayaCaffe Berlin was formed out of an encounter, a fusion of two lovers of two cultures, Italy and Africa, Elisabetta from Sardinia and Bachir from Senegal. At Ataya they celebrate the sun and the vitality of their native lands with their guests through great food and music. Ataya is also a way of saying thanks and paying homage to Berlin, which has allowed them to realise a dream.

You can eat breakfast and business lunch here every day except Mondays and enjoy breakfast all day long on Saturdays. Sunday is the day not to be missed! It’s when the special Afro-Italian all-you-can-eat brunch is served! Big plus, you can always bring the entire family to Ataya and everyone will feel at home. It’s warm and welcoming like a living room with a really nice children’s corner, where the little ones can pass the time with games, books and toys while you’re indulging in some wonderful tasting food. Spending precious time together in harmony is the gift the owners wish to give to their guests. We can ensure you that by visiting this hidden oasis of peace you will receive it! 

Ataya is 100% vegan and also offers catering and can host your private events at their place.

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Brunch every Sunday 11:00-4:00pm | 15 € | +49 30 33021041 

Kopps (Mitte)

The doors of the vegan fine dining restaurant Kopps, established in 2011 by Ilhami Terzi, usually open in the evening. Except when the weekend comes around and with it everything you can dream of from an unlimited brunch buffet. The team at Kopps set up oh so many different and enticing delicacies for you to try and constantly replenish them all day on Saturdays and Sundays. It’s the ideal place for a group with both vegans and omnivores to try out how good vegan alternatives can be without political discussions or preachings. With opening a vegan fine dining restaurant, the owner was curious to try something new and future-oriented for the gastronomy scene and Berlin. We love to hear sustainable ventures like this paying off: Kopps receives praise all around and was even chosen one of the best vegan restaurants in the world by CNN!

A wide variety of vegan creations can be found on the buffet: Vegan cheeses, alternative meats and egg crumble, pancakes, vegetables, cakes, cereals and all in all an amazing selection of sweet and savoury items. And every brunch guest gets a fresh and homemade juice. Kopps is a classy and beautiful place with lovely interior perfect to be seduced into delicious and healthy vegan food of high quality. The price reflects the food and it is worth every cent - we’re absolutely sure you won’t be disappointed. As usual with popular weekend brunches, reservations are recommended. 

Check out all details about Kopps on the map >

Brunch is served Sat 9:30am - 4:00pm and Sun 9:00am - 5:00pm I 18 € | +49 30 43209775 

Kék Ló (Kreuzberg)

A dream came true for Hungarian fashion designer Virag Toth when she opened her vegan café and upcycling fashion store Kék Ló (meaning blue horse) in Berlin following her ongoing success with the original concept bar of the same name in Budapest.

It feels like walking into a designer’s studio when you enter these cosy two rooms. The upcycling theme runs through the entire place giving the interior a very unique and original touch with lots of handmade and upcycled furniture and accessories. Compared to the usual hip-chic look one is used to in Berlin, Viraq’s unique place and idea to combine and connect fashion, food and entertainment is refreshingly relaxed - and just such a good idea! Everything here is made with passion and the people are very friendly and welcoming. Have a nice breakfast here in Kreuzberg’s beautiful Graefekiez with fruit drinks and freshly brewed coffee, or look out for the Saturdays with vegan brunch buffets (the next one is on the 14th July!) and enjoy many healthy and tasty vegan options, typical Hungarian treats like beetroot salad and pancakes and other tempting foods to fill your bellies with!

Doesn’t it sound cool that you can combine lovely homemade food with shopping for some cool upcycled clothes at this café-plus-store in one go? And there is even more at Kék Ló! You can attend events from upcycling fashion and food workshops, to art exhibitions and jazz concerts! Fun fact: The Kék Ló used to be a butcher’s shop over a hundred years ago - we love that it turned into a vegan café with an artistic atmosphere! 

Check out all details about Kék Ló on the map >

For Brunch dates check their Facebook Events | Next: Sat 14th July I 15 € | +49 15788328335

Pêle-Mêle (Neukölln)

In 2013, the charming lovely café with cultural program and co-working space called Pêle-Mêle - french for „a colourful mixture“ or oder „hodgepodge“ - opened its doors as a space and platform to exchange culinary and creative ideas in a cozy co-working environment. Besides mostly organic, fair trade and 100% vegan food you can enjoy readings, exhibitions and concerts here (Special: vegan dinner buffet with live music every first Friday of the month) !

A calm place in the middle of the noisy Neukölln Kiez near Sonnenallee, it might not be an area the place you’d first choose to go. Yes, it's not exactly in the center location-wise, but with super nice staff serving really delicious food in a super very welcoming atmosphere, Pêle-Mêle is definitely worth a visit - and only a short walking distance away from the vegan grocery store Dr. Pogo!

You’ll find as much culinary variety on their menu as all around this popular area of the city. From sweet to English you get different vegan breakfast options or you can create your own bagel, enjoy their creative soups, a ciabatta, burger or green juice and great coffee anytime! We recommend to take a few friends for the Pêle-Mêle Sunday brunch buffet with a lot of homemade and tasty stuff to feast until you can't eat no more: different salads, hot food, warming soups and scrambled tofu, mini-muffins, mini-quiche, breads and a lot of spreads and toppings, different vegan yoghurts, granola, fresh fruit, cakes and something new every week!

Reserve a table for the brunch for 10.00am-12.30pm or 12.30pm-3.00pm. And if you want to host a brunch or party: Pêle-Mêle offers catering, too! 

Check out all details about Pêle-Mêle on the map >

Brunch Sun 10:00am-3:00pm I 13,50€ | +49 30 36467523

Café Morgenrot (Prenzlauer Berg)

As an alternative vegan/vegetarian café, the Morgenrot is a collective with political orientation and meeting place for political activists. Alongside the usual restaurant business, they also host events and regular film screenings. From Friday to Sunday they offer a great all-you-can-eat buffet, spread with a concept to ensure their brunch is not a luxury event. They offer people to pay-what-you-can within a given range of 6-12€, according to their current financial situation . The Morgenrot crew is providing so many great options that no one will leave hungry and you’ll even be struggling to decide what to have. Favourites from the buffet include the tofu scramble, the amazing vegan cheese cream, and the chocolate cherry mousse. There are plenty of vegan options like beans, semolina, jam, bread and spreads.

If you like meeting people and are interested in discussions while enjoying yummy food in a friendly atmosphere, come to this comfy, warmly decorated café - you can easily spend hours at this place not interacting with anyone and playing board games, too

This can be quite a busy place. If you can make Friday or arrive early on the weekend chances are better that you get a table for the brunch. Table reservations can only be made for groups of 10 or more, best call them in advance to check availability. 

Check out all details about Café Morgenrot on the map >

Brunch every Fri, Sat & Sun 11:00am - 3:00pm I 6-12€ | +49 30 44317844 

For those of you who aren't so much into rich vegan brunch buffets, here are two of our favorite plant-based havens to escape and enjoy a smaller bite, creating your own version of vegan breakfast and lunch combined:

Haferkater (Prenzl'Berg, Friedrichshain, Mitte)

Haferkater holds a very special place in our hearts. Their concept is simple and just wonderfully refreshing! It’s so good to see their success story expand - to meanwhile three locations in Berlin (and even one in Cologne!) They specialize in traditional Scottish slow water-cooked porridge bowls containing everything you need for a healthy start in the day or giving you a boost of energy whenever you need it!

The freshly cooked porridge is based on oats, water and salt and served with various different toppings. Granola, fresh fruit, homemade compote, nuts or berries can be added to your individual taste - most vegan and some vegetarian (i.e. with yoghurt or goat cheese), including a savoury bowl. Depending on how hungry you feel you can order your bowl large or small. In addition to tea, smoothies and seriously good fantastic coffee and cakes, they have some other tasty, seasonal breakfast and lunch options.

The Haferkater in Prenzlauer Berg has great vibes with a larger inside seating area than at the original location in Friedrichshain, while the F'Hain has a slightly more relaxed environment. Don’t have time to sit down? Take the porridge to go (in eco-friendly packaging) if you’re on the way to work or need to catch a train from any of the three branches and enjoy! 

Check out Haferkater on our map 1) in Prenzl'Berg > and 2) in Friedrichshain > and 3) in Mitte >
Opening hours vary between locations, but mostly Mo-Fri 7am-6pm, Sat & Sun from 8am

(c) Haferkater Solène Roussel

Jivamukti Canteen (Mitte)

Looking for 100% plant-based and healthy organic food for breakfast? Then we definitely recommend stopping by at the Jivamukti Canteen, a hidden little café in the heart of the Jivamukti Yoga Studio located in a typical Berlin 'Hinterhaus' (backyard house) in Mitte. It’s just perfect for a post-class hangout - recharge, enjoy the music in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere and choose from a creative menu of fresh plant-based delights, cooked up with lots of soul and good karma.

The friendly staff prepare simple, nourishing, organic food such as daily soup, scrambled tofu sandwich or sweet treats such as the best banana bread ever right in front of your eyes and basically any time of the day! They also offer a wide variety of delicious drinks: excellent smoothies, fresh cold-pressed juices as well as hot beverages. If you’re in a rush, leave their cozy space with breakfast in one of their beautiful ‘JivaJars’ to go and take away drinks in the ‘Save The World Jar’ - both are reusable and come with small deposits. All other take-away material is free of plastic and compostable and zero-waste fans will love their cloth napkins! Another strong commitment and focus of theirs is educating their students not only in yoga, but also getting them excited about a vegan diet.

We love the their entire earth-friendly concept: eat, drink and save the world! 

Check out all details about Jivamukti Canteen on the map >

Breakfast and Lunch options all day | +49 03048491948