How to Order Coffee

Ordering a coffee in German is not a very difficult task. But a very essential one for us caffeine addicts.

In this blog post, we'll show you how to order a coffee in German, and if you like your coffee with milk, we might even have just enough time to cover that too.

At a very basic level, ordering a coffee at a café in Germany goes something like this:

«Hey! Wie kann ich dir weiterhelfen?»

Hey! How can I assist you?

«Ich hätte gerne einen Kaffee, bitte.»

I would like to have a coffee, please.

... or you might just say:

«Einen Kaffee, bitte.»

One coffee, please.

Easy peasy, right?

But let's say you want to order a latte in German - what would you say? Or what if you wanted some oat milk, extra sugar or a decaf flat white?

Let's find out!

Basic Coffee Vocabulary

Before we explore some more phrases and expressions, let's start with some useful nouns that deal with coffee and everything about it - things like coffee, milk, foam and sugar:

Coffee in German is der Kaffee. The German word for milk is die Milch. So if you wanted to say "A coffee with milk, please", you would just say:

Espressos, Lattes & Cappuccinos

But what about espressos, cappuccinos and lattes? Let's have a look at those ones next!

How to Order a Coffee in German

A Coffee to Go, Please

A a Coffee With Milk, Please

«Willkommen in unserem Café. Wie kann ich dir weiterhelfen?»

Welcome to our café. How can I assist you?

«Ich hätte gerne einen Kaffee mit Milch, bitte.»

I would like a coffee with milk, please.

Could I have some sugar?

«Entschuldigung? Könnte ich auch noch etwas Zucker haben? Vielen Dank!»

Excuse me? Could I also have some sugar? Thank you!

«Aber natürlich! Bittesehr.»

Of course! Here you go.

Lattes, Cappucinos & Espressos

«Ich hätte gerne eine Espresso und für meine Freundin einen Cappuccino, bitte.»

I would like an espresso and a cappuccino for my friend, please.

More Coffee Phrases