The café in the low building with large windows catches the eye from afar. The small, charming block looks a bit surreal in contrast to the multi-storey houses behind it. A simple sign shows the name: “Gangundgäbe”.
Contrary to what the name might suggest, there is no coffee here as it is commonplace. The in-house coffee roasting machine is clearly visible behind the counter with the shimmering silver coffee machine and a small selection of brownies and cakes. Beans are roasted here twice a week. There are four different types of espresso and seven different filter coffees to choose from in the aisle.
The café is located in a low-rise building on Kapuzinerstrasse.
(Photo: Mark Siaulys Pfeiffer)
The coffee beans are freshly roasted twice a week.
(Photo: Mark Siaulys Pfeiffer)
As a large blackboard behind the counter reveals, guests can choose between filter coffee, which is prepared in a glass filter, cappuccino, piccaccino and espresso. The coffee comes from Ethiopia, Ecuador, Guatemala and Honduras. The operator Andreas Postrach assures that he is bought directly from cooperative coffee farmers on fair terms.
The small cup of Piccaccino (2.80 euros) has an incredibly powerful and at the same time mild taste and harmonises with the milk froth, of which neither too much nor too little is used. The coffee is served with a glass of water. The extremely chocolaty brownie with walnuts is the icing on the cake.
The filter coffee does not come out of the machine, but out of the glass filter.
(Photo: Mark Siaulys Pfeiffer)
There is a sweet accompaniment to the coffee, for example in the form of a brownie.
(Photo: Mark Siaulys Pfeiffer)
Café Gangundgäbe is frequented by an international and young audience. In addition to English, many other languages can be heard here. The retro wooden tables and chairs are popular with guests, and they are not disputed. The fact that the atmosphere here is always so relaxed is certainly also due to the musical ambience: through the background noise of the visitors you can hear easygoing jazz coming from the speakers.
There is also a piano in the café, squeezed in between tables, chairs and a palm tree. The coffee beans are available for purchase on the shelves, and flyers provide information about upcoming jazz events and barista courses.
Those who come without company can help themselves to the newspaper stand with current weekly newspapers and magazines. You can endure a few hours here – and with such a special coffee, it can sometimes be an extra cup.
Common practiceKapuzinerstraße 12, 80337, Munich, telephone: 089/ 55 27 83 43, opening hours: Monday to Friday 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.