Café Kranzler

Opened in 1834 on the Unter den Linden boulevard in the central Mitte district, its Western branch on Kurfürstendamm in Charlottenburg became an icon of West Berlin after World War II.

In 1825 the Austrian-born confectionist Johann Georg Kranzler (1795–1866) began business in a small pastry shop (Konditorei) on Unter den Linden No.

Refurbished as a coffeehouse according to plans designed by the architect Friedrich August Stüler, the original Café Kranzler was opened in 1834.

However, after the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989, the Café Kranzler fell victim to the massive redevelopment programme which has since then been changing the face of the city.

Since December 2016, the building’s main tenant is British fashion label Superdry while the cafè is currently leased to local coffee-roasting house The Barn.