House Espresso
Dense, syrupy, cocoa-deep. The shot we tune every single morning.
Kastanienallee 12 · Berlin
The morning tastes
better here.
We roast in small batches down the street, pull every shot by hand and bake the pastries you smell from the door. Come for the coffee — most people stay for the light, the quiet and the second cup.
- Roasted every morning
- Single-origin espresso
- Bakery from 7am
- Fast, free WiFi
Google Rating
4.9
Based on 1,284 reviews
4.9
Google rating
1,284 reviews
38k
On Instagram
@lumacoffee
2×
City Coffee Award
Best espresso 2024 & 2026
7am
Ovens on
Baked in-house, daily
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Signatures
Six reasons people walk past three other cafés.
Nothing on this list is new. It is simply made with more patience than it needs — and you can taste that in the first sip.
Flat White
Silky micro-foam poured over two ristretto shots. Our most ordered cup.
Slow Cold Brew
Steeped eighteen hours. Clean, sweet and impossibly smooth over ice.
Ceremonial Matcha
Stone-ground Uji matcha, whisked to order with oat or whole milk.
Butter Croissants
Laminated at midnight, out of the oven at seven. Wait for the 7:05 tray.
Pistachio Cake
Ground pistachio, orange blossom cream. Baked fresh three times a week.
Our story
Started by two people who kept missing their old café.
Mara roasted coffee for a decade. Jonas baked bread at four in the morning. They met in a queue, complained about the same lukewarm cappuccino, and decided the neighbourhood deserved a room that felt like a deep breath.
LUMA opened in a former print workshop with tall windows and stubborn floorboards. We kept the light and added everything we love: a roaster running twice a week, organic milk from a family farm outside the city, and flour milled sixty kilometres away.
Nobody here will rush you. Your name gets remembered by the third visit, your order by the fifth. That is the whole philosophy.
Mara & Jonas
Founders, roaster & baker
Why people stay
Small details you'll notice by the second visit.
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Specialty only
Ethically sourced lots, cupped and scored above 86 points.
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Organic milk
From a family dairy two villages over, delivered every morning.
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Baked at dawn
Croissants, cardamom buns and cakes made in our own kitchen.
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Fast, free WiFi
Reliable fibre and outlets at every second seat.
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Dogs welcome
Water bowls by the door and a biscuit at the counter.
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Roasted nearby
Our micro-roastery is four hundred metres from this table.
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Faces you know
A small team that stays — and remembers your order.
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Room to linger
Soft acoustics, long tables and no ninety-minute limits.
Inside LUMA
An hour here looks like this.
In their words
1,284 reviews. A recurring theme.
“I came in for a takeaway and ended up staying three hours. The flat white is the best I've had outside Melbourne, and someone actually asked how my week was going.”
Sofia Lindqvist
Regular since 2023
Posted on Google
“Quiet enough to think, warm enough to feel welcome. The WiFi never drops and nobody hovers when your cup is empty. It has quietly become my second office.”
Daniel Roth
Works here most Tuesdays
Posted on Google
“The cardamom buns are dangerous. We booked the corner table for my birthday brunch and the team decorated it without us even asking. Genuinely lovely people.”
Amara Okafor
Weekend brunch loyalist
Posted on Google
The menu
View Full MenuWhat the counter sells out of first.
Flat White
€4.20Double ristretto, silky oat or whole milk.
Slow Cold Brew
€4.8018-hour steep, served over clear ice.
Whisked Matcha
€5.40Ceremonial Uji grade, lightly sweetened.
Morning Plate
€11.50Sourdough, smashed avocado, poached eggs.
Butter Croissant
€3.6072-hour laminated, baked at seven.
Pistachio Cake
€5.20Orange blossom cream, toasted pistachio.
What's on
Reasons to come back this week.
Every Friday · 19:00 – 22:00
Candlelit Live Sessions
Local songwriters, one microphone, filter coffee and natural wine. No cover charge.
Second Saturday · 10:00 – 12:30
Brew School
Learn pour-over at our bar with Mara. Eight seats, beans and breakfast included.
Sundays · 09:00 – 15:00
Long Table Brunch
A shared table, seasonal plates and bottomless filter. Bring people you like.
Come find usKastanienallee 12,
Kastanienallee 12,
10435 Berlin
Two minutes from Eberswalder Straße U-Bahn. Street parking is free after 18:00 and there is a bike rack directly outside the door.
- Monday – Friday
- 07:00 – 18:00
- Saturday
- 08:00 – 18:00
- Sunday
- 09:00 – 16:00
- Public holidays
- 09:00 – 15:00
@lumacoffee
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Good to know
Everything else you might be wondering.
Do you have WiFi?+
Yes — fibre, free, no password wall. Outlets sit at every second seat, and we never ask you to leave because your cup is empty.
Are dogs allowed?+
Always. There are water bowls by the entrance and a jar of biscuits at the counter with your dog's name on it, eventually.
Do you have vegan options?+
Oat, almond and soy at no extra charge, plus at least three vegan bakes daily and a fully plant-based brunch plate.
Can I work from here?+
Absolutely, on weekdays. On weekend mornings we keep the big table for groups, so laptops move to the window bar after 11:00.
Do you offer takeaway?+
Yes, in compostable cups — or bring your own and take 40 cents off. You can also pre-order beans ground to your brewer.
Do you accept reservations?+
Tables of five or more can be booked by email. For everyone else we hold seats the old-fashioned way: walk in and we'll find you one.