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Kissabō (喫茶房) is a sixteen-seat tea bar in Prenzlauer Berg, built for slowing down — the tea, from single farms in Japan, is the way in.

Boilerplate — 50 words

Kissabō (喫茶房) is a contemporary Japanese tea bar on Kopenhagener Straße, Berlin — sixteen seats and a room built for doing very little, slowly. The way in is the tea: single-farm matcha and gyokuro, co-curated with Yuki Okamoto, tenth-generation grand tea master from Kyoto, and handmade seasonal sweets. Wednesday–Sunday, 14:00–18:00, walk-ins first.

Boilerplate — 100 words

Kissabō (喫茶房) opened in February 2026 in Prenzlauer Berg, Berlin — a sixteen-seat tea bar founded by Małgorzata and Marcin Chełkowski as the place they needed themselves: somewhere to sit without obligation, where an hour passes slowly. The tea is the vessel for that — single farms in Wazuka, Uji, Shizuoka and Miyazaki, harvests dated to the year, the matcha selection co-curated with Yuki Okamoto, tenth-generation grand tea master from Kyoto. Sweets are made in-house each morning and usually gone by late afternoon. Walk-ins first, always; a few seats can be held ahead online. Wednesday–Sunday, 14:00–18:00.

Boilerplate — Deutsch, 50 Wörter

Kissabō (喫茶房) ist eine japanische Teebar an der Kopenhagener Straße in Berlin — sechzehn Plätze und ein Raum, gebaut fürs Langsamwerden. Der Weg hinein ist der Tee: Matcha und Gyokuro von einzelnen Farmen, ko-kuratiert mit Yuki Okamoto, Großteemeister in zehnter Generation aus Kyoto, dazu handgemachte saisonale Süßigkeiten. Mittwoch–Sonntag, 14–18 Uhr, Walk-in zuerst.

Fact sheet
OpenedFebruary 2026
FoundersMałgorzata & Marcin Chełkowski
RoomSixteen seats · Kopenhagener Str. 16, 10437 Berlin (Prenzlauer Berg)
HoursWednesday–Sunday, 14:00–18:00 · walk-ins first — a few seats can be held ahead online
TeaSingle farms — Nakai (Wazuka, Kyoto) for the matchas and hōjicha powder; Uji; Shizuoka; Miyazaki. Competition-grade gyokuro. The matcha selection is co-curated with Yuki Okamoto, tenth-generation grand tea master from Kyoto.
SweetsHandmade each morning, seasonal — the 24 solar terms set the rhythm. The daifuku usually sells out mid-afternoon.
AlsoPrivate omakase evenings · prepaid tasting sets on the house's own booking engine · own-label teas launching autumn 2026 · wholesale to a small roster of Berlin rooms · Still Hours, a monthly quiet morning, from autumn 2026
Photography

Web-res, free to use with credit: "Photography: Clemens Poloczek." High-res on request.

Kissabō — the room, Berlin. Photography: Clemens Poloczek Grilled mochi on tatami. Photography: Clemens Poloczek Marcin in the room, by the lamp. Photography: Clemens Poloczek Iron teapot and its shadow on tatami. Photography: Clemens Poloczek Kissabō interior. Photography: Clemens Poloczek Gosia and Marcin — Kissabō. Photography: Clemens Poloczek

Click to download. Service and detail photography by Vera Klemt also available — credit "Vera Klemt."

Selected coverage Contact

Marcin Chełkowski · marcin@kissabo.com