Knuth

Great coffee and cakes.
Friendly and efficient service. Chic and stylish decor.
I would definitely visit again if in town. It was also possible to eat dinner although we had other plans.

Disappointment. Seems I ordered the wrong food I guess. I paid €15 for the Lasagna with a side salad... Yuck. The lasagna was only pasta with the color red, no meat and only a slice of cheese on the top. Plus it smelled and tasted like fish. Do yourself a favor and order breakfast there. I even waited a day to write this to see if I would change my mind....

One of the best breakfasts I've had in a long time. Coffee was well brewed and their flat white really nice (comes with two tiny biscuits). Their French breakfast is really generous, with nice fresh bread, 7 delicious French cheeses with fig mustard and some red berry marmelade, and a truly airy and spectacular butter croissant. And their special out of menu Eggs Benedict were absolutely perfect. Really fresh, free range eggs, beautifully poached with yellow yolks and super crunchy bacon. Swoon. Already made a reservation for next week, as I am hosting guests!

Knuth is a lovely and over-popular cafe in central Altona. Be prepared to wait around for at least 10 minutes before getting a table if you show up mid-morning on the weekend for breakfast.


The menu is relatively simple. All the standard German breakfast options based around bread, cheese, meat, fruit and eggs are here. Nicely put together with quality ingredients and at a reasonable price.


I like Knuth, but it does get a bit full of young parents...

Nice place, simple food but tasty, yummy Hefe


but when it came to paying the bill was furious to be charged for it twice- I still need to go back and get my money back!!

Great sandwiches, and in general their bread and cheese plate was a perfect start to a Sunday. Their barista was good too. It was hustling and bustling with people. I enjoyed having food and people watching :)

I've been here several times for breakfast or lunch and their food is always great. They are open late but I've never tried their dinner menu. They also have free wifi available so you can have a coffee or tea and surf the net.

many pros: good but inexpensive food, casual but stylish setting, busy but friendly waiters


I can just sit comfortably at the bar by myself, eat my dinner, observe the kitchen and people around and feel good.


cons: parma ham should be served ONLY as a cold cuts, it is so damn salty when grilled in pannini! Can we make it some sort of rule in every cooking book? Thanx!

Very great cafe. Its such a nice crew there. It's the place to go. Food an drinks are cheap and great at the same time.

Cool and stylish with prices to match. Always a relaxed atmosphere - a decent place to catch up with friends.