Some days on vacation you want to throw away the travel books, forget about the castles and museums, and soak up the atmosphere of a place by spending a morning in one of its cafes. If you wake up in Mannheim, in one of its many hotels , you won’t have far to go to find a number of interesting establishments in the City Center. Here’s a handful of places you might like to check out.
Broker’s Inn, located at P7, 19, Planken, offers its guests coffee, tea, and light meals. There’s a nice ambiance to the place with good service. At F1, 5, Mannheim, there’s the Cafe am Markt, a cafe that’s near museums and sight-seeing destinations. The menu consists of light snacks and meals. The Cafe Journal is particularly good for a mid-day breakfast, with service that’s friendly and a good atmosphere. If you’ve awakened with a sweet tooth, you might check out the more upscale Cafe Wagele, a place to meet friends in Mannheim for those who are fans of chocolate-cream, coffee and cake. If you have a craving for pralines and cakes, you can find that here by the slice or whole. Herdegen has been a cafe since 1838, and serves its customers terrific light snacks and desserts, as well as coffees and teas. The dining room is in a classical style, and the place offers a breakfast menu.
If you have plans for sight-seeing churches later in the day, try Ketch Up, at B6, 12 Mannheim, which isn’t known for its interior, but serves good breakfasts and is near a beautiful church. There’s also Meier’s, a restaurant known for casual dining, tapas or light meals, as well as coffee. There are full breakfasts served all day long and salads and sushi plates.
These are just a few of the cafes Mannheim has to offer its guests, with many more to discover in this city on the Rhine, which has origins dating back nearly a thousand years. Once you’ve had your coffee and breakfast, you should be ready to tackle such sights as the Wasserturm, considered by some to be the most attractive water tower in the world , and the Residenzschloss , the largest baroque palace in the country, now used as the home of the University of Mannheim.
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