Coffee & cafés in Essen
Essen has 137 listed coffee shops and cafés, from quick espresso stops to slow weekend brunches. Most popular: Breakfast (5), Beans to Take Home (4), Bubble Tea (3). The coffee scene spans 85 Cafes & Coffee Shops, 39 Coffee Shops, 9 Roasteries. Dietary options are covered too: Vegan cafés (42), Vegetarian cafés (28), Kosher cafés (1). Price levels: Cheap coffee, Mid-range cafés. 40 landmarks and neighbourhoods have their own nearby-coffee guides.
Essen is a city in Germany with a population of 593,085. It has 150 total coffee venues, including 2 specialty-coffee venues. About 95% of these venues are independent. The most common serves are breakfast, bubble tea, and sandwiches.
By coffee:Matcha (9)
Coffee scorecard
| Metric | Essen | Germany median |
|---|---|---|
| Flagged as specialty in our listings | 4.4% of 137 venues | 2% (median of 255 cities) |
| Not part of a chain we track | 91% of 137 venues | 95% (median of 255 cities) |
| Median rating | 4.5 across 84 venues with 25+ ratings | 4.55 (median of 244 cities) |
| Cheap price tier | 84% of 51 venues with a price level | 64% (median of 167 cities) |
| Mid-range price tier | 16% of 51 venues with a price level | 36% (median of 167 cities) |
| Upscale price tier | 0% of 51 venues with a price level | 0% (median of 167 cities) |
| Open late (closing 22:00 or later) | 17% of 77 venues with listed hours | 18% (median of 252 cities) |
| Open on Sundays | 68% of 77 venues with Sunday hours listed | 67% (median of 252 cities) |
| Open all 7 days | 55% of 77 venues with listed hours | 44% (median of 252 cities) |
| Most-mentioned features | Matcha (9 venues), Brunch (3) | — |
Computed from the cafés listed on WorldCafeMap; not a census of every café. Figures describe the cafés listed for Essen on WorldCafeMap, not every café in the city. Country figures are the median across its cities with 20 or more listed cafés.
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Café Türkiyem
★ 5.0 (1)
Tchibo
88 Rüttenscheider Straße, Essen
★ 5.0 (1)
Roasts on-site
Ruebys
58-60 Huyssenallee
★ 4.9 (334)£
Outdoor seating
.selah
21 Alfredstraße, Essen
★ 4.9 (212)£
Schmetterlingseffekt
Niederstraße 3-5, 45141 Essen, Deutschland
★ 4.9 (106)
Café Mundgerecht
11 Berzeliusstraße, Essen
★ 4.9 (96)10–20 €
Outdoor seating
Germaniastr.Gretchens Café
Germaniastraße 9, 45356 Essen, Deutschland
★ 4.9 (89)10–20 €
Eur Asia Ecke
1 Zwingliplatz, Essen
★ 4.9 (31)€1–10
Bertram Eis
26 Am Bocklerbaum, Essen
★ 4.9 (12)
Café Aroma, Ulrike Hecken
Rüttenscheider Pl. 7, 45130 Essen-Stadtbezirke II, Deutschland
★ 4.9 (7)
Nirvana Restaurant & Cafe
Alfredstraße 99, 45131 Essen-Stadtbezirke II
★ 4.8 (3528)££
Outdoor seating
Wonder Waffel Mülheim
Rhein Ruhr Zentrum, Humboldtring 13, 45472 Mülheim an der Ruhr, Deutschland
★ 4.8 (1987)
Kaffeeböhnchen
★ 4.8 (605)10–20 €
Café Zuckersüss
Am Porschepl. 2, 45127 Essen, Deutschland
★ 4.8 (496)10–20 €
Cafe’ del Angel
274 Frankenstraße, Essen
★ 4.8 (206)
delulu coffee - Café
Wusthoffstraße 2, 45131 Essen, Deutschland
★ 4.8 (193)10–20 €
BENURO ICE Cream
288 Frankenstraße, Essen
★ 4.8 (104)€1–10
Kaffeestudio Lichtblick
27 Alfredstraße, Essen
★ 4.8 (79)
Roasts on-site
Café Bar Boulevard
Kopstadtpl. 24-25, 45127 Essen, Deutschland
★ 4.8 (77)10–20 €
Kaffeehaus Arcangelo
2 Pollerbergstraße, Essen
★ 4.8 (54)
Nesifa Cafe & Bar
Franziskastraße 69, 45131 Essen, Deutschland
★ 4.7 (616)
Flower Tea.M
29 Kettwiger Straße, Essen
★ 4.7 (409)
Konditorei Mohrholz
130 Berliner Straße, Essen
★ 4.7 (258)10–20 €
Vibes - Coffee
63 Meyer-Schwickerath-Straße, Essen
★ 4.7 (172)€10–20
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Eiscafe Tosca
64 Gemarkenstraße, Essen
★ 4.7 (128)
Outdoor seating
Smells Good Cafè
Isenbergstr. 40, 45130 Essen
★ 4.7 (111)10–20 €
kleinstarkschwarz
12 Brigittastraße
★ 4.7 (107)€1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Cotti Coffee - Königshof Essen
Eingang zur Markthalle Königshof, Willy-Brandt-Platz 7/im UG, 45127 Essen
★ 4.7 (75)£
Nur Pastanesi
★ 4.6 (1698)
Outdoor seating
Officina
★ 4.6 (1531)€20–40
Outdoor seating
La Luna Essen
Meyer-Schwickerath-Straße 61, 45127 Essen, Deutschland
★ 4.6 (875)
Eiskonditor Holzmann
Bocholder Str. 23, 45355 Essen-Stadtbezirk IV, Deutschland
★ 4.6 (720)
Eiscafé Dolce Vita
★ 4.6 (696)
Outdoor seating
Coffee Pirates
★ 4.6 (628)
Roasts on-site
Caramella
1 Reckhammerweg, Essen
★ 4.6 (453)
Outdoor seating
bohnenkartell
41 Witteringstraße, Essen
★ 4.6 (387)
Outdoor seating
Anne Brücke
★ 4.6 (259)1–10 €
Espresso Perfetto Essen GmbH
Rüttenscheider Str. 162, 45131 Essen-Stadtbezirke II, Deutschland
★ 4.6 (199)
Klingenstein, Bäckerei/Cafe
5 Kurfürstenstraße, Essen
★ 4.6 (105)
PHIN COFFEE
Limbecker Pl., 45127 Essen, Deutschland
★ 4.6 (71)
Café LIVRES
2a Moltkestraße, Essen
★ 4.5 (1173)10–20 €
Outdoor seating
Zweibar Café & Bar Essen
Rüttenscheider Str. 63, 45130 Essen-Stadtbezirke II, Deutschland
★ 4.5 (911)10–20 €
Cafe Click
1 Beethovenstraße, Essen
★ 4.5 (629)10–20 €
Outdoor seating
La Perla
★ 4.5 (336)
Cookie Jar
2 Girardetstraße
★ 4.5 (253)1–10 €
Outdoor seating
Eiscafe San Remo
38 Gerichtsstraße, Essen
★ 4.5 (191)
Outdoor seating
Haferkater, Essen Hbf
Erdgeschoss, an Rolltreppe zu Gleis 12, neben Tchibo, Am Hauptbahnhof 5, 45127 Essen, Deutschland
★ 4.5 (159)
Fun Factory
★ 4.5 (156)1–10 €
Outdoor seating
Panorama
15 Viehofer Platz, Essen
★ 4.5 (77)£
Outdoor seating
Café am Markt
★ 4.5 (67)
1st cup
3 Am Hauptbahnhof
★ 4.5 (48)£
Café Kötter
73 Rüttenscheider Straße, Essen
★ 4.4 (622)
Outdoor seating
Copenhagen Coffee Lab
74 Gemarkenstraße, Essen
★ 4.4 (318)moderate
Metropol Café-Bar and Restaurant
Friedrich-Ebert-Straße 76, 45127 Essen-Stadtbezirk I, Deutschland
★ 4.4 (306)10–20 €
Eiscafe Al Ponte
86 Porscheplatz, Essen
★ 4.4 (297)
Outdoor seating
Augenblick
★ 4.4 (252)10–20 €
Eismanufaktur Rinaldo
★ 4.4 (157)
Kijamii Rösterei Café
Rüttenscheider Str. 73, 45130 Essen, Deutschland
★ 4.4 (120)1–10 €
Gabi’s Café
★ 4.4 (37)
Cafe iks
17 Varnhorststraße, Essen
★ 4.4 (27)inexpensive
ATworld Café Essen
Kruppstraße 94/Gebäude H6, 45145 Essen, Deutschland
★ 4.4 (12)
Laptop friendly
miamamia am park
Rüttenscheider Str. 183, 45131 Essen-Stadtbezirke II, Deutschland
★ 4.3 (1106)10–20 €
miamamia am stern
Rüttenscheider Str. 74A, 45130 Essen-Stadtbezirke II, Deutschland
★ 4.3 (1060)10–20 €
Radmosphäre
Uferpromenade 1, 45143 Essen, Deutschland
★ 4.3 (986)10–20 €
Tchibo
★ 4.3 (283)€1–10
Roasts on-site
Büsch
230 Altendorfer Straße
★ 4.3 (275)€10–20
Soulfood Society
Rüttenscheider Str. 47, 45128 Essen, Deutschland
★ 4.3 (233)10–20 €
Gelbe Cafete, Campus Essen
Universitätsstraße 2, 45141 Essen-Stadtbezirk I, Deutschland
★ 4.3 (228)1–10 €
Bubble Tea Happy
52 Limbecker Straße, Essen
★ 4.3 (200)
Cafe de Paris
★ 4.3 (155)
C'era una Volta
113 Rüttenscheider Straße, Essen
★ 4.3 (155)€10–20
Outdoor seating
Copenhagen Coffee Lab - Hildegardstraße - Essen
Hildegardstraße 1, 45128 Essen-Stadtbezirke II
★ 4.3 (139)1–10 €
Kioki matcha & coffee - Essen - Markthalle
Willy-Brandt-Platz, 45127 Essen
★ 4.3 (27)1–10 €
Cafe Extrablatt Essen Kennedyplatz
Kennedypl. 5, 45127 Essen-Stadtbezirk I, Deutschland
★ 4.2 (3230)10–20 €
Tchibo Outlet
Haedenkampstraße, Essen
★ 4.2 (13)
Roasts on-site
Cafe & Bar Celona Essen
Limbecker Str. 25, 45127 Essen-Stadtbezirk I, Deutschland
★ 4.1 (3183)10–20 €
The Dark Cafe
★ 4.1 (443)
Outdoor seating
Banunino - Coffee & More
Rüttenscheider Str. 83, 45130 Essen
★ 4.1 (338)£
Outdoor seating
Cafe Extrablatt Essen an der Lichtburg
Kettwiger Str. 36, 45127 Essen-Stadtbezirk I, Deutschland
★ 4.0 (1972)10–20 €
Eiscafe Toscani
48 Kettwiger Straße, Essen
★ 4.0 (556)moderate
Outdoor seating
Brinker
1 Knaudtstraße, Essen
★ 4.0 (271)€1–10
Eiscafé Adam & Sam
2 - 4 Wegenerstraße, Essen
★ 4.0 (259)
Outdoor seating
Pauelsen
8 Gelsenkirchener Straße, Essen
★ 4.0 (200)
Gioia
95 Rüttenscheider Straße, Essen
★ 4.0 (150)
Outdoor seating
Cafe Extrablatt Essen Rüttenscheid
Rüttenscheider Str. 58, 45130 Essen-Stadtbezirke II, Deutschland
★ 3.9 (2983)10–20 €
Starbucks
Limbecker Platz, Essen
★ 3.9 (614)moderate
Cafe Büsch
1 Holsterhauser Platz, Essen
★ 3.9 (237)€1–10
Outdoor seating
Lezzet Point
★ 3.9 (13)€1–10
Starbucks
2 - 10 Kettwiger Straße, Essen
★ 3.8 (461)€1–10
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
La Gondola
★ 3.2 (206)
Ca' d' Oro
★ 2.9 (160)
Bäckerei Döbbe
67 Rüttenscheider Straße, Essen
Outdoor seating
Bäcker Peter
53 Hufelandstraße, Essen
Outdoor seating
Banunino
83 Rüttenscheider Straße, Essen
Outdoor seating
Bistro ComInSide
92 Karolingerstraße, Essen
Outdoor seating
bohnenkartell
41a Witteringstraße, Essen
Roasts on-site
bRÜhbar by pottschwartz
121 Rüttenscheider Straße, Essen
café anna & kuckuck
35 Annastraße, Essen
Café Club Soomi - Cafe and Korean Skincare
53 Gemarkenstraße
Cafe’ del Angel
274 Frankenstraße, Essen
Roasts on-site
Cafe Extrablatt
36 Kettwiger Straße, Essen
Outdoor seating
Cafe Extrablatt
58-60 Rüttenscheider Straße, Essen
Outdoor seating
Cafe Extrablatt
5 Kennedyplatz, Essen
Outdoor seating
Café Machwatt
Café Schließfach
Café Tria
59 Hindenburgstraße, Essen
CoCo Fresh Tea & Juice
10 Juliusstraße, Essen
Copenhagen Coffee Lab
1 Hildegardstraße, Essen
Cotti Coffee
Dat Olle Huus
60 Marktstraße, Essen
delulu coffee
2 Wusthoffstraße
Outdoor seating
die BRÜCKE
19 Universitätsstraße
Outdoor seating
Döbbe
16 Gelsenkirchener Straße, Essen
Döbbe
158 Bocholder Straße
Duncans - Gourmet Coffee Toast Shop
180 Steeler Straße
Roasts on-site
Eiscafé Venezia
222 Steeler Straße, Essen
Fachgeschäft für Stadtwandel
72 Gemarkenstraße, Essen
Outdoor seatingLaptop friendly
Gelateria La Luna
61 Meyer-Schwickerath-Straße, Essen
Outdoor seating
Griechische Konditorei Perfekt
62 Friedrich-Ebert-Straße, Essen
Haferkater
Happy Hands
Outdoor seating
Konditorei und Cafe Schneider
6 Rudolf-Heinrich-Straße, Essen
Outdoor seating
LaCup Café Matcha & Banh Mi
20 Zweigertstraße
Lønni - Backbrüder
286 Rellinghauser Straße, Essen
Mach' mal Pause
13 Kurt-Jooss-Straße, Essen
miamamia
183 Rüttenscheider Straße, Essen
Outdoor seating
middelberg
108 Rüttenscheider Straße, Essen
Mörchens Eisdiele
202 Rüttenscheider Straße, Essen
Nobel Cafe
Orange
58 Limbecker Straße, Essen
pape 49 - Werkstattcafe
49 Papestraße, Essen
Outdoor seating
Sprenger
282 Frankenstraße, Essen
Starbucks
Sum's Coffee & Bagel
126 Rüttenscheider Straße, Essen
Tchibo
Roasts on-site
Wassergarten
Essen
Outdoor seating
ZweiBar
63 Rüttenscheider Straße, Essen
Outdoor seating
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Essen coffee — FAQs
How many coffee shops are there in Essen?
There are 137 coffee shops, cafés and roasteries listed in Essen on WorldCafeMap, with addresses, opening hours, photos and ratings.
Where is the best coffee in Essen?
Top-rated coffee shops in Essen include La Luna Essen, Coffee Pirates, Flower Tea.M. See our ranked list of the best coffee shops in Essen.
Are there coffee shops with outdoor seating in Essen?
44 venues in Essen have outdoor seating, terraces or gardens.