Coffee Cross — Restaurant in Berlin

Lovely little place with a small terrace and a cozy sitting area inside. Sadly didn’t have any vegan cake but a vegan banana muffin which tasted good! Oat milk is available as well.

The two ladies didn’t greet us when we came in and unfortunately there’s only cash payment. My colleague and I both didn’t have enough cash and asked if it was okay to order already and then one of us going to get some cash. They were very annoyed by the question already but reluctantly agreed. I ordered the muffin first and then let them know I needed a second to think about the drink. They started talking to each other in the meantime, so I wanted to wait for them to finish their conversation. They stopped their conversation and just looked at me, asking ‚Und!?‘. We sat inside and when we opened the window in back for a bit due to the humidity, they asked us to close it again right away because of a draft .. maybe they just had a bad day, but since it was my first time there, I probably won’t come back cause I just didn’t...

I had a chat with Vincent Bevins, a Californian journalist, at this coffee shop on the campus of Freie University, Berlin. He is gathering material on various protest movements in 10 countries in the last two decades including Brazil, Hong Kong, Indonesia and Egypt. He wanted to see the role of the media.

In 2020, Bevins published the book "The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World." The book was written with a packed analysis, moving from one country to another, very quickly. It is always nice to meet journalists who write books with long and deep research. Coffee Cross is a nice place for...

It was my second time there and the lady really is not welcoming to English speakers at all. I thought it was just the first time so I gave it another shot but this time was even worse. I think the place is ok but unfortunately I don't want to go again if I'm...