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Five Elephant

With a long presence in specialty coffee, Five Elephant set an early high bar in Berlin for transparent, origin driven roasting. Producer first labels and clear communication pair with light, precise roasts that yield sweet, clean cups with a strong sense of place. The roastery’s coffee bars carry that clarity into daily service.

Background

Founded in Berlin in 2010 by Sophie and Kris Schackman, Five Elephant helped anchor transparent, origin driven specialty coffee in the city with a roastery and bakery model and two landmark coffee bars in Kreuzberg and Mitte. From early days, the focus has been producer partnerships, clear communication, and light, precise roasting that puts sweetness, clarity, and place ahead of roast character, an approach that influenced a generation of Berlin coffee bars and buyers.

Nordic Style score

Single Origin Focus:
8
Processing Methods:
8
Traceability & Transparency:
9
Roasting Approach:
9
Consistency:
9

Panel evaluation

Cups read very clear with layered sweetness and a well drawn acidity; profiles feel steady across seasons, with classic washed and clean natural lots forming the core and occasional blends rounding out the range. Packaging and product pages are producer first and information rich, with farm, variety, process, and harvest easy to find, which makes it simple to connect the cup to place.

Contact information

Address
Glogauer Str. 5, Second Backyard, 10999 Berlin
website
https://www.fiveelephant.com/
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Kollwitz

Germany
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Berlin

Five Elephant’s Kollwitz café is a small, calm corner in Prenzlauer Berg where the design feels minimal, bright and quietly neighbourhood. At the bar, a concise menu of espresso, filter and iced options lets the roastery’s current coffees shine.

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Kreuzberg

Germany
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Berlin

Five Elephant’s Kreuzberg café is an intimate, quietly buzzing flagship where the design feels warm, lived-in and neighbourhood rather than polished. At the bar, a tight menu of espresso drinks and clean, focused filter coffee keeps the roastery’s current single-origin lineup at the centre of attention.

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Mitte

Germany
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Berlin

Five Elephant’s Mitte café is a clean, softly minimalist bar where the design feels calm, bright and quietly refined. At the counter, a focused menu of espresso-based drinks and  filter coffee lets the current roastery lineup take centre stage.

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Schwedter

Germany
,
Berlin

Five Elephant’s Schwedter café is a small, quietly immersive bar where the design feels pared-back, bright and deliberately coffee-focused. At the counter, pour-over service, guided tastings and a tight selection of espresso drinks turn the current lineup into a kind of open coffee lab.

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Latest coffees from Five Elephant

Five Elephant
Guatemala San Antonio Huista – Omni
Guatemala
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Huehuetenango
Caturra
Washed
Guatemala San Antonio Huista – Omni
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Indonesia Pantan Musara – Espresso
Indonesia
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Aceh
Timor, Catimor, Bor Bor, Ateng
Washed
Indonesia Pantan Musara – Espresso
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Five Elephant
KENYA Gondo AA – Filter
Kenya
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Murang'a
Batian, Ruiru 11, SL34, SL28
Washed
KENYA Gondo AA – Filter
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EL SALVADOR Finca Majahual - Orange Bourbon Washed – Filter
El Salvador
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Apaneca‑Ilamatepec (Santa Ana)
Orange Bourbon
Washed
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