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American, and Benjamin, his business partner, is from the U.K. Kris Shackman of Five Elephant is from New York, and his partner, Sophie Weigensamer, is from Austria. The owners of Silo Coffee are Australian. There's even an Oslo Kaffee bar run by Norwegian-born Kristian Moldskred with a pop-up shop in the Nordic embassy. Specialty coffee continues to climb the ladder in Berlin with new shops opening every few months, each with its own slightly differ- ent take (like Am Ende der Welt, which features coffee, beer, and Frisbees). With the first generation of coffee solidly established and a reputable bank of roasters at the ready, former employees at Berlin shops are moving on and creating their own concepts. "It's all kind of freestyle jazz now. There's no Intelligentsia or Stumptown—business and money are not the driving forces in Berlin. It's still about the fun and the love here," said Kris of Five Elephant. "And maybe that doesn't last forever, but it's a nice bal- ance now." If you're lucky enough to visit Berlin's exciting coffee scene, here's a quick guide to help you find your way. We've divided it into two loops covering two separate sections of the city. Loop #1 – Five shops in close proximity, and one a bit fArther out t $IBQUFS 0OF—Nora of Chapter One has a welcoming laugh, which makes her mad filter coffee chemistry set extra inviting. This café she owns with Björn Köpke is a sparsely decorated place on a quiet side street that lets you savor everything going on in the cup. While the focus is on filter coffees, there's a La Marzocco Strada there just in case. Beans from JB Coffee (Germany), Taf (Greece), and more with Drop (Sweden) on the espresso. Mittenwalder Straße 30, 10961 Berlin t $PODJFSHF $PGGFFNamy and Benjamin's Concierge Coffee is among that next wave of Berlin coffee shops made up of baristas moving on from the first-generation shops (like Bonanza) to carve out their own niche in the market. In their case, it's a tiny hole in the wall impeccably dressed in wood and brick with a walk-up win- dow. Make sure you go in; they say some people never do. There is a piglet. And a squirrel. Paul-Lincke-Ufer 39-40, 10999 Berlin t $PNQBOJPO $PGGFFLike a trusted friend who knows exactly what you need, Shawn Barber and Chris Onton (who helped Ralf build the Barn's reputation) pull in coffee from all over the world— Drop (Sweden), Five Elephant (Germany), Belleville (France), Square Mile (U.K.), Koppi (Sweden), and more. Not to mention their own line of tea: Grab a bag of the LaKyrsiew tea while you're there. Oranienstraße 24, 10997 Berlin t$BG¹JO.BSLUIBMMFPhilipp Reichel and the team at Café 9 roll out the welcome mat at Markthalle 9, an unstoppable parade of local, homemade good things. Get a coffee and then get inside for a brisket sandwich or fresh fruit or flowers. Serving coffee from Berlin Kaffeemeister Willy Andraschko, but also pulling in beans from different roasters worldwide with plans to get their own roasting operation. Eisenbahnstraße 43, 10997 Berlin t 'JWF &MFQIBOUWhat; began with a focus on cake (cheesecake Wide streetside windows and a relaxd atmosphere allow customers to focus on the coffee at the Barn in Mie. 58 barista magazine