Speicherstadtkaffeerösterei

The Speicherstadtkaffeeroesterei is more than a cafe - it is one of the city's finest working industrial monuments and a visible reminder that the Speicherstadt isn't only World Heritage past, but in places still serves its original purpose as a trading workshop. Inside the Kaispeicher St. Annen, the in-house drum roasters turn out beans from Brazil, Ethiopia and Colombia each day, visible through the open industrial hall behind the cafe. The whole business model picks up Hamburg's tradition as Europe's most important coffee port: historically, around half of Germany's coffee has come through this harbor. The cafe looks straight onto a Speicherstadt canal (the Hollaendischbrookfleet), with brick walls, industrial steel and a comfortably arranged room. The menu covers all the classics, plus the house's own specialty beans, freshly ground. Highly recommended: the afternoon tasting tours (35 € per person, 90 minutes, with a roasting demo and a side-by-side of four brewing methods). Also sold on site: beans, mugs and small chocolates. Open daily 9 am to 7 pm. Getting there: U3 Baumwall, then 5 minutes over the Brooksbruecke, or U1 Messberg, 7 minutes on foot. A perfect 30-minute pause in any Speicherstadt itinerary.