THIRD-WAVE CAPITAL

Barista course in Berlin

Train in Europe’s most experimental coffee city. Five days, small groups, and a third-wave scene that turned an entire generation onto specialty coffee.

5 days

Full-time intensive

German

Course language

From €1041

Three instalments available

EBS

Certificate on completion

Why Berlin

Europe’s third-wave capital

Berlin’s coffee culture is experimental, roaster-driven, and fiercely independent. The city helped lead Europe’s third-wave movement, and today every neighbourhood from Mitte to Kreuzberg to Neukölln has its own roasteries, micro-cafés, and coffee obsessives.

Training here means learning inside one of the most progressive specialty scenes anywhere. The standards are high, the creativity is everywhere, and the skills you build will carry weight in any café in the world.

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The school

A professional bar, not a classroom

Our Berlin school sits in Mitte, the oldest and most central part of the city, surrounded by the bars, roasteries, and landmarks that give Berlin its energy. You’ll train on professional-grade espresso machines and commercial grinders in a space built to feel like a real working bar.

In central Mitte, steps from the city’s best coffee and culture

EBS Berlin, Strelitzer Straße 60, 10115 Berlin, Germany

Course language in Berlin: German and English
Professional equipment, full brewing setups for every method
Small groups of 6 to 8, so you get real hands-on time
Inside the school

A look around

What you’ll learn

The same course, in every city

Five days covering espresso extraction, milk technique, latte art, sensory training, seven brewing methods, and café business fundamentals. Aligned with SCA standards, taught entirely hands-on.

Espresso extraction
Milk texturing
Latte art
Sensory training
7 brewing methods
Business fundamentals
EBS certificate
Full programmeDates and prices

The school is in Mitte, the central and historic heart of Berlin. The exact address and directions are sent to you after booking, along with everything you need before your first day.

Courses in Berlin run in German. Check your preferred dates to see which language each course is taught in.

Accommodation is optional and can be arranged on request. Get in touch and the team will help you find a place to stay close to the school for the duration of the course.

No experience needed. The course starts with the fundamentals and builds from there, so it works equally well for complete beginners and working baristas looking to level up.

Phone: +41 43 588 1933
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9am–10pm

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Train in Berlin

Five days behind the machine in one of the world’s great coffee cities. See available dates and secure your place.