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Image by Martin Sollmann
Have you ever been to a Berlin living room cafe? Vintage furniture, a bit run-down, Cafe Brecht is all about “Gemütlichkeit” – coziness, the translation is an approach at best. One of the ancestors of your German grandmother could have lived here, nothing would have changed, only time would have eroded the walls since then, and a bar and more lazy chairs would have been added.
Tea is being served in a teapot that looks like being taken right out of your grandmothers cupboard, there is freshly made cake, also a thing that you might be familiar with if you know a typical Berlin living room cafe. A selection of several German beers complete the menu.
It is very relaxed inside, time doesn’t seem to play a role, you can tell by the knitting gear that decorates the tables and invites you to just continue knitting, just like you grandmother would have done. Since its opening three years ago, Brecht became a rather popular spot – the closer the weekend the more crowded the evenings – this is the reason they gave up on the poetry readings and live performances they used to have: lack of space.
Actually what I like most about Brecht is that they sell my favorite brand of German beer – which is the original black forest beer “Tannenzäpfle”, and it’s the only place where you can get it in Amsterdam (correct me if I am wrong).
Cafe Brecht
| Art & culture, Bars, Coffee & tea, Music | Tannenzäpfle € 3Weteringschans 157 | +31206272211
Sun – Thu 12:00 – 01:00, Fri – Sat 12:00 – 03:00
You can actually get “Tannenzäpfle” in De Bierkoning in Paleisstraat.
That’s a shop, and not a bar if I’m not mistaken? Anyway, I’ll go there for my home supply now. Thanks for the tip!
Very cool cafe. It’s one of my favourites now. But I stay away from the “Rauchbier” – very very strange German beer.