sweet spot kaffee opened in September 2019 as a small coffee shop at the Viktualienmarkt, where its barista courses are still held. A second, larger shop followed in November 2023 between Gärtnerplatz and the Isar, and it also ships the online orders. Markus Pyttel started it after working as a barista in the city’s coffee shops, to offer constantly changing coffee from international roasters. Around 20 people now work there.
It is a multi-roaster shop and does not roast. Every two weeks six to eight new coffees arrive, 150 to 200 a year from more than 30 roasters, chosen from over 1,000 samples tasted blind. Among the roasters on the shelf most often are La Cabra, Tim Wendelboe, SEY, DAK, NOMAD, Swerl, carried since 2026, and Coffee Collective, its first supplier. Filter coffee has been at the centre from the start.
The house espresso, the sweet standard, is a light-roasted single origin roasted by Johannes Bayer of JB Kaffee and changed every three to four months, meant to stand level with the guest coffees on the second grinder. Markus worked as a barista at Standl 20, the coffee stand of Johannes Bayer and Paul von Tettenborn, in 2018, and the Kees van der Westen Spirit that opened the Viktualienmarkt shop now stands near Gärtnerplatz. The shop also runs masterclasses in filter coffee, modern espresso, sensory skills and coffee water, and evenings with visiting roasters and producers.
Coffee on the shelf
- JB Kaffee Johannes Bayer, who roasts the sweet standard house espresso
- La Cabra
- Tim Wendelboe
- SEY Coffee
- Coffee Collective
- DAK Coffee Roasters
- NOMAD Coffee
- Swerl Coffee Roasters
Photograph: sweet spot kaffee