misch misch

misch misch sits a few steps below street level between the Gerber shopping center and Marienplatz in Stuttgart Süd, its retro armchairs and warm lighting giving the small room the feel of a living room rather than a café. The name comes from the Arabic word for apricot, a nickname the owner picked up from a taxi driver years before the shop existed, now painted above the counter alongside a motto about filling this corner of the city with good coffee.

The drinks list runs beyond the usual espresso and filter, including a basil ginger lemonade alongside the cappuccinos and flat whites, and the counter turns over cakes daily, from carrot and almond cake to peach pie and homemade cantuccini. Vinyl records and a small stack of games sit near the seating, encouraging the kind of unhurried afternoon that regulars come back for. It closes on Sundays and keeps a small terrace open out front on Tübinger Straße for warmer days.