A high room at Café Gentil painted Klein blue up to its stucco ceiling, a brass lamp lit, white double doors open to the next blue room.

CaféGentilBerlin

Heinrich-Roller-Straße 27
Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin
Open 7 days

A French café and art gallery in rooms painted blue and green.

Self service. Only card.

Pick your room

Gentil runs through high Altbau rooms painted Klein blue and one deep green, with the white panelled doors left open between them.

Bleu Klein

The front room at Café Gentil: Klein-blue walls, a small table by the street window, white double doors open to the next blue room.

The front room, by the street window.

Amber chairs

Amber tulip chairs and white round tables along Klein-blue walls, framed pictures and a pendant lamp above them.

More seating, more comfort.

The bench

A white bench with cushions along a Klein-blue wall, an arc lamp over it, two framed photographs, white wire chairs and a plant.

Cushions under the arc lamp, for slow mornings.

Green room

The green room: rust-coloured sofas, a mirrored table, two green stools and a clear globe lamp.

For a more intimate moment.

Menu

Coffee by Mokxa Café, a French artisanal roaster founded in 2011 in Lyon, roasting in small batches. Tea by George Cannon, Paris 1898.

The counter at Café Gentil: croissants on a steel tray, madeleines on splatter-blue plates, a glass fridge of bottled drinks behind.

The counter at Café Gentil: croissants on a steel tray, madeleines on splatter-blue plates, a glass fridge of bottled drinks behind.

EspressoOne shot
Double espressoTwo shots
AmericanoOne shot
Double americanoTwo shots
Filter

Cappuccino
Cortado
Latte
Flat white
Chai latte
Golden latte
Matcha latte
Chocolat
ChicoréeMade in Paris. Caffeine-free, vegan.

We don’t charge for plant milk.

Almondno charge
Oatno charge
Sojano charge
Cocono charge

George Cannon, Paris 1898

SenchaPure origin sencha green tea from Japan. Organic, with salty, vegetal notes.
Earl Grey Roi de SicileBlack tea from China, bergamot, marigold petals.
Secret TibétainChinese black tea and jasmine green tea with vanilla, bergamot, cinnamon and lavender flowers.
BaiserOrganic flavoured green tea with notes of red berries and caramel.
Sidi KaoukiOrganic green tea with orange blossom, mint and rose petals.
RooibosFrom South Africa, with orange, cinnamon, caramel and spices.
Verveine mentheInfusion

See the counter: the choice changes weekly.

Croissant
Vegan croissant
Pain au chocolat
Éclair
Tarte
Sandwich jambon beurre
Sandwich camembert, honey and walnut

Each with a baguette.

Caviar d'artichauts
Sun-dried tomato, pepper and chorizo
Asparagus cream with summer truffle
Black olive tapenade
Green olive tapenade with candied lemon
Duck with green peppercorns
Chicken liver with grapes
Rabbit with mustard
Wild boar in Bergerac
Terrine de campagne aux cèpes

Syrup
Extra shot
Iced

Ricotta, pistachio and white chocolate
Chocolate Sacher with apricot jam

The gluten-free chocolate Sacher on a blue splatter plate, held up over a snowy pavement.

A gallery in the café

A room for art inside Gentil, with brick walls and blue curtains. It is open during café hours and open to everyone.

Past show: Jeux de mains, jeux de vilains, a group show about the hand as gesture and as action. New openings are posted on Instagram.

A large framed painting of figures against bright green, hung on the bare brick wall above a speckled white vase of dark flowers.

A painting of a face covered by two hands, the poster image of the group show Jeux de mains, jeux de vilains.

The gallery room at Café Gentil: a whitewashed brick wall with small paintings, Klein-blue floor-length curtains, a pale bench on a white floor.

Heinrich-Roller-Straße 27

10405 Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg, near Kollwitzplatz.

A ricotta and pistachio cake on a blue splatter plate, held up over a snowy Berlin pavement with bare trees and parked cars.

Mon to Fri: from 8:00
Sat and Sun: open
Reservation: none, just come in
Dogs: welcome