Speicherstadt Coffee Roastery

Such a cool experience, makes the cafe visit all the more fun!! The coffee was incredible, the atmosphere sooo cozy, and the pastries so yummy! And the service was pretty good given how crowded it was!

After visiting Elbphillaemonie, we chose this place for a bit of a rest. The place is average-sized, and even though it was a weekend, we got a table without waiting. The market inside made it interesting with its coffee grinders. The view of the canal and brick buildings was also pleasant. We got some cake and cappuccino. They were delicious and not too sweet. The prices were average, and the service was friendly. It's worth stopping by for a coffee.

The cafe welcomes you with the sweet smell of coffee. The atmosphere is perfect. Ice chocolocate was wonderful, cappuccino and flat white were good, brownie was average but not bad. You can shop for coffee and coffee supplies.

Coffee was fantastic! Reached there at 11am on a Saturday and was met with a queue; but was seated in no time (10-15mins wait) What’s extraordinary here is the service; everyone genuine made me feel welcome. Shoutout to the male server in the cap, he was so helpful in his recommendations, and constantly check up on me throughout. It was a memorable dining experience thanks to him!

I have been enjoying coffee all over the world. I know the difference between Yirgachaffe from Ethiopia and coffee from Sumatra or South/Central America. Unfortunately, I was disappointed with the quality, or lack thereof, of the coffee presented at the Speicherstadt Coffee Roastery. The offering was poor, coffee from Honduras and Sumatra. A coffee from the Fincas of Honduras is generally of poorer quality than African or Brazil. My favorites, such as Java and Yirgachaffe, with flavors of chocolate and berry, a full body, best for medium roast, and a balanced acidity, just elegant, powerful, and smooth, was not part of the offering. While the Berliner Kaffeerösterei offers dozens of coffee varieties from all over the world, this Speicherstadt Roastery had only two varieties. The atmosphere was industrial and that of a dining hall, and to top it all, the milk offered was skim milk, leaving the coffee gray and bland. Even if the owner does not like coffee cream, he/she should not enforce his personal preference on his/her customers. Very disappointing. I still give it a 3-star for offering the presence of a "coffee temple" in the area. It looks like the owner of this coffee place does not realize how important the fat in the cream is: Here's a more detailed breakdown: Mellows bitterness and acidity: The fat in cream helps to counteract the bitterness and acidity often found in coffee, resulting in a more balanced and palatable taste notes Volcanica Coffee. Enhances flavor: Cream can bring out the natural flavors of the coffee beans, making the coffee taste richer and more complex, according to Death Wish Coffee. Adds a creamy texture: The higher fat content in cream creates a thicker, more velvety texture in the coffee, which many find more satisfying notes Greenwell Farms. Subtle sweetness: Cream contains natural milk sugars that can add a subtle sweetness to the coffee, reducing the need for additional sweeteners says Quora. Lingering flavor: Fats in cream can help to isolate and linger on the palate, creating a more enjoyable and satisfying aftertaste, says Greenwell Farms. In summary, it does not matter how happy the grass-fed local cows were if the milk has only 4% fat. The result of regular milk is - gray color of the milked coffee (as opposed to golden of the creamed coffee) - simply watered-down coffee with the same lack of full flavor. - a lingering bitter after taste If the owner cares about his customers and coffee aficionados, he should look into the value of their feedbacks. If the owner strives to satisfy the most sophisticated coffee purists, he should not just justify his "viewpoint" how coffee should be enjoyed. Humans have four kinds of taste buds on their tongues. Coffee has a rich spectrum of fat-soluble flavors. Fat of cream is a lubricant that leads to a more intimate contact of those flavors with the taste buds. Milk is cheaper than cream. I get it. But this should not be a reason to attempt "selling" milk as "the proper way" to enjoy a coffee. Discover the world of coffee by trying the various ways to consume and enjoy it. Give this variety to your customers. Thank you!

It's a delicious place, with coffee and dessert. It's a place where the beans feel fresh. There are always a lot of people, but there is a cafe atmosphere and it is one of my favorite cafes in Hamburg.

I didnt just try coffee there, also ended up purchasing beans. Really good quality coffee!

Love going there but you should be prepared to wait in line for a bit. It has always been crowded when I went, so expect it to be loud! Aside from that, always great coffee and food, lovely staff and it is just really fun to watch the coffee roasting while enjoying a cup. 😊

A pretty place to crash after hours next door in either the dungeon or the miniatur wunderland. After both you will need coffee. We also desperately needed lunch - but only cake and more cake is served here so thats what we had... for lunch. Coffee was the best I had in Hamburg, so I was happy right then and there. I'm not much of a cake person when it comes to layered cakes with lots of frosting and cream, so the cakes didn't do it for me. But everybody else were content. And we didnt leave anything - seing as this was all we had to eat since the morning hours ;) The place is crowded in the afternoon. But probably not all day. And its so big and has a really high ceiling, so its not unbearable when its full. There's of course quite a wait for coffee, but I would say it's worth it.

One of the best coffees in Hamburg! Definitely a must visit! I love to come here and also buy some coffee for myself and others as a present since they have s nice coffee shop with also dome sweets and coffee necessities :)

Not sure I fully get the hype about this place. It's loud (from the machinery operating right in the middle of the space), uncomfortably warm (at least on a hot August afternoon) without much ventilation, and overall just sorta "meh." However, the service is really friendly and the coffee is above-average, so three stars it is.

Great gem of a coffee/roastery! It is located right next to Miniature World and hard to miss with the old truck out front. This place was recommended to me by a friend from Hamburg. It was super crowded when we went and, from what I can tell, everyone there was either German or from somewhere else in Europe (couldn't understand any of the languages spoken ha). The prices were very fair. I paid less than 5 euros for a smoked salmon croissant and about 3 euros for a cup of coffee. After you pay, the line takes you to the barista who makes the coffee in front of you. There is plenty of seating indoors and you can see the coffee roaster go off every few minutes or so. There is a gift shop that features coffee from around the world and lots of souvenir/gift options. Restrooms are located upstairs from the coffee shop.

Breakout of rating: Coffee: 4 stars Hospitality: 1.5 stars Wait time: 1 star Ambiance sitting down: 2 stars Cake: 3 Overall rating: 2.3, round down to 2 for "meh", not coming back and don't recommend. It's only busy because all the tourist thinks they need to be here. If you are well-traveled - really, I am sure you have had freshly roasted coffee before... so this is not a must. Details of rating Coffee - freshly roasted. But expect to wait forever just to be allowed to line up. There's a person controlling who is allowed to come in and line up, but this process is not efficient and not everyone follows it! Hospitality and wait time - the person controlling the line is not consistent with who she decides to "allow" to come in, order and sit down. For me, she asked a series of questions such as details of what I wanted to order that I noticed she did not ask the German couple in front of me or the 2 American students that are "European looking" behind me. I replied to her calmly in German. I know very well as a person w an Asian face, that I'm used to the constant poor treatment and stereotypes people have at establishments serving certain foreigners. Sometimes I understand this is not consciously but subconsciously but it still happens. I waited 30 minutes altogether. This is not worth it. Life is too short to accumulate negative experiences and long waits, especially if you are a tourist in a very touristic area! I waited so I can have an open mind and see if it was all worth it (ambiance, food, coffee...). Especially when one can clearly see that there were a good amount of empty seats, but the person controlling the line wasn't very efficient in letting people go and order. In addition, I was asked to sit at the bar which no one sat at, and it had uncomfortable seats for a person with a back problem. I noticed she did not suggest this to the people in front of me or in back of me. I politely declined and even tried to suggest I don't mind sharing with another person if it needs to be. I saw other people sitting alone and even reading their newspaper, finished with this coffee. In actuality, I ordered even more things in value than people going there as a couple, so I don't understand why I kept being asked as if I was a low valued customer deserving low valued treatment. I think this point made their controlling of who gets to sit where altogether a bit stupid. Ambiance - I regret waiting for this experience because after I sat down the ambiance was so la-la. They purposely sat me next to two screaming babies which you can tell no one want to be near them. There were plenty of other seats that were available! I think their controlling of who sits where ahead of time before someone even gets to order their food just becomes too complicated because I don't even see all the patrons following this, they end up getting their food and sitting where they feel like it. I'm sure most of the times it's because people don't bother to remember where they have been assigned before they ordered a coffee - they are not even well awake yet! So complicated and inefficient. During my time here I will not come back and I do not recommend this to anyone who "looks foreign" to the locals. Patronize someone who will value your money and time better. :-)

Great coffee & smells (if you like coffee - but why go to a coffee roaster if you don't...). Lovely historic building & interior. Long queues for self-service and very touristy (next to lots of tourist attractions).

I am pretty sure this place is heaven for coffee lovers! Just by being on the street you can get a whiff of the delicious coffee aroma and it only gets stronger as you walk into this place. I absolutely loved it! This establishment is a mixture of coffee warehouse meets small coffee shop environment. The cafe is really nice and has an old feel to it. The place is massive! On one side you have a coffee shop, the cafe and tables and chairs and right next to them you can see the warehouse workers. They take the cofee beans, roast them and package the cofee right infront of you. You can enjoy watching this process while drinking a cup of their delicious coffe. The aroma of the roasted coffee beans is absolutely wonderful. At the cafe they have alot of different delicious patries to go along with your coffee. The coffee itself is served french-press style and there is enough for a little over one cup. The coffee is probably the best cup i have had in a while! They even have sugar on each table and the milk is self serve. The prices are a little higher than usual but for the quality and the experience this place is well worth it!

It's hard to find coffee shop with big space in Germany but this place is totally spacious and crowded. You can buy beans and ground coffee here also with various choices and affordable price. I ordered filterkaffee with Nicaragua beans and it was made perfectly. It's mild but not too acid for my stomach. Definitely will come back here again!

Yes this is what I'm talking about! Fresh roasted beans - You can smell the coffee down the block. You can preview the antique roasting tools. The coffee is excellent! The pastries are excellent! I devoured a fresh apple cake. The baristas are nice to look at. :) There is a nice sized shop that allows you to purchase coffee from various regions. I highly recommend visiting this place during your trip to Warehouse region (a UNESCO site).

Great cafe with really good coffee and pastries only a couple of doors from the Miniatur wunderland, which brings many tourists but it has many tables and the staff is friendly. (They have breakfast menu as well.) The options of the coffee beans are fabulous. And it's in the very cool warehouse district by the water. Loved it.

This is a great combination of touristy, yet local, big coffee house feel, yet cosy atmosphere, right in the heart of the Speicherstadt, but without feeling overwhelmingly crowded with above average prices for coffee than at a small coffee shop, yet feels less expensive than a Starbucks and with more old world charm! I passed by this coffee shop for months before actually trying it out, because it is a famous coffee house so I figured famous meant crowded, touristy, and essentially not good quality coffee so I avoided checking it out myself. Then one day as I was giving a private tour of Hamburg, and one of my guests really wanted to try this coffee house that he read about in his world traveler's guidebook, because he really like to travel the world and try coffee every where he went, he was a Coffee Professional it would seem. So I caved in and said, "Sure, let's go take a look." When you first enter it looks really historical, well in a sense it is, the warehouse district is quite historic and in these very buildings, it was the heart of Hamburg's shipping back in the day where everything was dry stored to further transport to the rest of Europe. Their coffee and tea trade was and still is quite influential, as Hamburg is supposedly still number one in coffee and cocoa import. I heard it has to do because of a bit of rivalry at one point with the Dutch, since our harbor is still one of the most important in Europe alongside The Netherlands, and Belgium. The cafe is really nicely decorated inside and very large! They have real coffee bean bags sprawled all over for decor and you feel like you really are in the midst of a coffee roast house, well because you are! They roast coffee right there, so you can see it. You can purchase coffee here, have a coffee and enjoy lunch with a great view out onto the water that runs between the warehouses (Speicherstadt) if you grab a table near the window. Overall, I liked how it is a bit dark, but with natural sunlight during the day, you can sit between coffee roasted bags and exposed brick walls with a plethora of pastries to choose from to go with a nice cup of espresso or if the appetite picks up, grab something to eat, then continue outside and walk along the Hafencity. Tip: In this same warehouse building, down a block is the Dungeon and Miniature Wonderland exhibits/entertainment. So depending if you are looking to experience the world at your fingertips or learn about Hamburg historical tragedy, you can do so just around the corner!

This place smells like heaven: coffee and pastries. A perfect spot for recovering after a long morning of touring Hamburg and Miniature Wunderland nearby. The inside is a beautiful old warehouse filled with plenty of sun lit tables. The coffees are made with artful skill and the pastries are heavenly.

After our bad experience, we decided to get in touch with the general management, and the response was proactive and professional. For that reason I have changed my initial 1 Star to 2.

Excellent tasty coffee! Great selection plus wonderful shop. Treat for ppl who understand coffee.

Wow, what a great cafe! The building itself is beautiful inside and out. You can see all the equipment used for roasting their coffee beans. Tons of seating which is good because it was packed and I imagine it's always like that. I had a pastry called wuss schnecken, basically a pecan cinnamon bun. Really delicious. We would have gotten coffee but it was too hot so we had some fritz sodas which were a nice alternative to the usual soda brands I'm used to. I would love to go back and sample the coffee that looked and smelled so good.