Fresh roasted coffee beans

Hi All,

I'm wondering where I can buy fresh coffee beans in Munich.
I mean those stores where you can actually see and smell the beans, and can ask them to grind for you, based on the machine you use?
Any place like that exists? I just don't want to buy beans in the supermarket any more...

(For example, when I lived in New York, I bought my coffee here-
they have dozens of varieties of beans...)

Thanks!

I don't know its name, but one that comes to mind is a small shop off Rosenstr., which is itself just off Marienplatz (you can't get more central than that!). The shop is on the left-hand side, in a small courtyard just past the building currently being renovated. Hope that makes sense!

Not being a coffee drinker, I can't say for certain, but doesn't Tchibo offer this?

For German mail order coffee go the Ed and Fred in Berlin. I love Arabic coffee (from my days in the Middle East) and they make a great grind! And they speak English!

Dallmayr's for Munich's most famous coffee.

Showem's right - at Tchibo stores they grind the beans for you.

There's also Vee's at Frauenstraße 18 and Rindermarkt 17.

There were some suggestions for other places in this thread: Is German coffee really strong to you?

Thanks for all suggestions! I will check them out.

I thought Tchibo only sells packaged beans...but I don't really like their coffee anyway.

What I want is not only the bean-grinding part, but the fresh-roasted part!

I like Vee's as well. The owner of Peet's coffee in the US actually helped start Vee's. The lady there who owns it is real nice, speaks english well, and was telling me all the history of the place. It is beanery (so fresh) like you want.

Eilles also grind to type.

I think you can also have beans ground in the Feinschmecker Paradies in the basement of Galeria Kaufhof on Marienplatz. Not 100% sure though.

As an alternative to buying ground beans, maybe buy a grinder (Tchibo have one for €29.90) and then you can buy the beans and grind your coffee at home as you need it.

Starbuck's has some great coffee beans (with the accompanying great price). They will grind it for you as well if you like. I haven't bought any coffee from them in Germany, but they seem to be the same throughout the world. My favorite is "Arabian Mocha Sunani." It has a really robust yet smooth flavour.

I almost didn't post this...I don't won't Starbuck's to take over all of the coffee business in the world

She wants a place that *roasts* them on the premises, not just grinding them

I haven't been there for some time but one-two month's ago I saw a huge cafe opening in Rumfordstrasse, München 80469 (when you go down Müllerstrasse towards Isartor, it is just before Isartor - you can take tram 17/18/27 there I think or Sbahn). They had a huge roasting thing in the window and was interested in checking it out...

Not seen any other places though but would also like to know because they are better used as soon as possible after roasting for a better flavour.

Hope this helps...

dunno, but we buy dallmayr coffee which is an old munich coffee company. tbh, why not move to colombia or kenya or somewhere that produces coffee if you want to get freshly roasted coffee beans, much easier.

i think you'd have to be alfons schubeck or someone to notice the difference in taste between freshly roasted beans and those which are immediately vacuum packed and shipped.

What a sensible idea @grazzenger!
So are you recommending that all Italians should also move to South America in order to get a good cup of coffee?!? LOL

Actually, most beans that you buy in supermarkets have been through numerous warehouses before reaching their destination, and this is a long time after roasting. This makes a big difference to the taste...

If you buy beans and are not going to use them straight away, make sure the packets are vacuum packed as they will last a bit longer. As soon as the packets are opened, you should use them as soon as possible as they start to lose flavour quickly when they come into contact with air...

Dallmayr is crap coffee - have tried many different brands and they have not a lot of flavour. I recommend the espresso beans from Tchibo, or Jacobs - they have a really strong full flavour (even though they are not roasted on the premises).

I've been looking for such a place too, no luck. We had a fave in the states and then in Hamburg. And yes, there is a difference. Dallmayr and Tchibo are not that good, sorry.

In the meantime however, I found a place that sells very high quality italian vaccum packed beans -- it is a coffee shop that also sells and repairs espresso machines, on Schulstr. right near the RoteKreuzplatz station.

When I asked for advice, the owner actually asked me what brand machine I had and was familiar with the make and model of both our espresso machine and grinder (it's worth buying your own grinder), and made a very nice recommendation...the brand we use now is called Hausbrandt. I think he has enough turnover that the beans were fresh, but you could probably ask him about where to buy fresh roasted.

good luck, and please let me know if you find a place.

edit: just had a look in the phone book, doin't know why I didn't do that sooner (actually it was because I just found the phonebook two days ago ).
This place might be worth checking out: Kaffeeroesterei H. Schneid

edit2: Aha, this is the place I was talking about near Rotkreuzplatz: http://www.espresso-barista.com/ highly recommended, and he also runs barista courses!

Tchibo are nothing special but their "Espresso" beans are good for pre-packaged beans... Way better than Dallmayr gnat's piss crap...

Even Rosenheim has a place where you can get fresh roasted coffe. Dinzler. Havent tried it out yet though. There must be somewhere in Munich although Dinzler deliver.

ah driveshaft, the subtleties are lost on you, so i'm surprised that you can taste the difference in coffee vacuum packed at source from that freshly roasted over a bavarian flame.

dallmayr is not crap coffee as you claim, but what would a peasant like you know, eh?

i can recommend austrian coffee... J. Hornig and Julius Meindl. any supermarket in austria has them. i buy the beans and grain the at home. very nice coffee especially for the expresso (but then that is my taste).