The Best Coffee Shops In Stuttgart

Stuttgart is one of Germany‘s largest and most industrial cities, home to Mercedez-Benz and Porsche. One of the city’s mottos is ‘Stuttgart offers more’ and it does. There is more of everything here, including more attractive coffee houses. Here are the best coffee shops in Stuttgart you should visit.

The Best Coffee Shops In Stuttgart

Mókuska Caffè

In the Stuttgart-West neighborhood, just a few blocks from the historic Feuersee Church, Mókuska Caffè is a one-stop shop for all of your specialty coffee desires. All of Mókuska’s coffee is directly traceably traded, and roasted in-house on Mondays when they’re closed so that their coffee is always fresh. Stefan Dachale, the owner and roaster, considers himself a “green bean tuner”, a reflection of his obsession with extracting just the right profile by subtly adjusting his roasts on the fly – like the pit crew of a Formula 1 race team. After 20 years in the business, Stefan is a seasoned veteran in specialty coffee.

Schwarzmahler

Across town in Stuttgart East (a.k.a. the Ost End), a small specialty shop is bending the rules for coffee shops. First and foremost, you’ll notice the unusual hours of operation. Schwarzmahler is only open 2-3 times a week, in the evenings, and for only 3 hours at a time. So plan accordingly.

But there is a method to this madness. Heiko Blocher, the founder and owner, established Schwarzmahler as a part-time venture to follow his passion for coffee. Dad by day and barista by night, Heiko spends those precious evening hours meticulously fostering a coffee community destination in his shop. The strange hours corral customers into visiting the café at more or less the same time each week. It becomes a sort of coffee pilgrimage, focused on just two things, people and coffee. Schwarzmahler doesn’t have a bathroom, or wifi, or even tables. The only seats are either on the window ledge, or small, ankle-high stools. It is thanks to this focus that Heiko has created a compassionate, coffee-loving community in the Ost End.

HanserBäck

HanserBäck is another cafe that offers excellent baked food. Here you can drink your latte while eating a delicious slice of Plum Cake, made with crunchy fruits and yeast dough that evidence the quality of the bakers who made it.Every cake made in HanserBäck has that perfect combination between the crispy crust in the outside and the soft inside, and with that fresh aroma of recently baked pastry.

Some of the most popular baked delicacies among customers include the Nusszopf, the juicy muffins, the pretzel rolls, their tasty sweet walnut bread, and the croissants. All of which match perfectly with the store’s latte coffee. Make sure to get some of their spongy and flavorful dreierlei Muffins to accompany your hot latte.

Herbertz Espressobar

This curious cafe has an interesting decoration which makes it look more like an antique shop than your regular coffee shop, but make no mistake, the staff of Herbertz Espressobar knows exactly what they’re doing and the coffee they make is a proof of that. If the giant vintage coffee machine, made from copper and brass, is the heart of the place then the terrific coffee that comes out of it is the blood that keeps the place alive.

Breakfast choices include thick sandwiches and tasty filled rolls packed with fried eggs, bacon, salad, cucumber, and tomato. Combining great coffee and tasty breakfast Herbertz Espressobar has continued growing over the years increasingly attracting more clients, so if you are seeking asylum from those long queues at Starbucks you are up for a surprise.