ERNST Kaffeeröster — Restaurant in Cologne

If coffee had a Michelin guide, Ernst would already be bathing in stars and polishing its beans with silk gloves. This place doesn’t just serve coffee ... it respects it.

Like, bow-before-the-bean kind of respect. I came in for a caffeine fix and left questioning everything I thought I knew about espresso.

The baristas? Absolute legends. Friendly, knowledgeable, and somehow manage to pull world-class shots without looking like tortured coffee philosophers. They’ll geek out about origins and brewing methods, but in a way that feels like you’re being let in on a cool secret .... not like you’re failing a barista entrance exam (Felix knows what I am talking about )

Bottom line: Ernst is not just a coffee stop. It’s a caffeine-fueled enlightenment experience. Go,...

From my most favorite coffee shop in the city because of the vibe to now the worst of all coffee shops when it started to have this most unfriendly policy to ban laptops over the weekend and kill the vibe of coffee shop culture. I mean i understand the reason behind it (ie. to discourage ppl from lingering with just one cup of coffee) but seriously ... there are many people who are “not cheap” and keep ordering coffee and desserts while they work and I am one of them... honestly this is unacceptable policy that if the general crowd accepts, its is going to kill this coffee shop culture that many of us adore. Never been to any coffee shops in this “world” apart from Ernst with this gross policy. Sorry guys ... you really...

Great coffee. The house blend is fruity. Personally I like the single origin beans which change every week or so. The food option is unfortunately very limited if you have allergies. For example there are no cakes without wheat flour - let alone gf - even though my friends and I asked several times. It would be awesome to have at least one gf option like most of the specialty cafes in Germany offer. Most of the staff is very friendly. I would love to catch up with friends for breakfast more often if there were a few more food...