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We are a family, a team, inspired by the beauty of natural ingredients and excellent quality of our regional products.
About us
The Special Connection
The Special Connection is a small family run and cosy café at Fischmarkt 11.
With a lot of passion, willingness to learn and love, we are committed to giving you an unforgettable taste experience: whether coffee and fresh croissant before work, an hearty breakfast with family and friends or a delicious cake in between!
Café
Philosophy
Healthy food that tastes delicious and authentic is at the heart of our Café. Just like a good speciality coffee, which is respectfully cultivated and harvested as well as gently roasted and brewed by hand with a lot of love.
We are a family, a team, inspired by the beauty of natural ingredients and the excellent quality of our regional products. Therefore we do our best to serve you with homemade seasonal creations and to keep our ecological footprint as small as possible.
Even though our home towns are more than 6,500 km apart and we are shaped by different cultures and educational paths, we share a common vision:
The Café as a piece of home. A cosy place where you can enjoy tasty food and excellent coffee with a sense of global and personal responsibility. A place to fall in love and be happy. The Special Connection.
Opening hours
We serve you delicious breakfast and lunch, homemade cakes and lovingly brewed coffee on the following days:
| Monday | Free Day to Reflect |
| Tuesday | Free Day to Reflect |
| Wednesday | Free Day to Reflect |
| Thursday | Free Day to Reflect |
| Friday | 09:00 – 16:00 |
| Saturday | 09:00 – 16:00 |
| Sunday | 09:00 – 16:00 |
Our kitchen queens are there for you until 3 pm. Afterwards we clean the kitchen, let ourselves be inspired by new recipes and prepare for the next day. During this time you can enjoy our delicious homemade cakes and sweet snacks.
In January we offer selected dishes and all drinks to go. Would you like to order something in advance? Please contact us by email or phone.
Brunch Boxen
Fancy TSC breakfast at home?
You are welcome to order your brunch box home (+3€) or pick it up at the café during our opening hours.
We currently offer three options:
Gluten Free* 34€ / Cheesy 29€ / Vegan 31€.
All boxes include delicious breakfast as well as our homemade smoothie and freshly brewed filter coffee.
Delivery areas: Altona, Ottensen, St. Pauli, Sternschanze, Neustadt, Hafen City, Eimsbüttel (partially) & Rotherbaum (partially).
You can find detailed information about the contents of the boxes on our Instagram page: thespecialconnection.
Sounds delicious? Send your order to contact@the-special-connection.de and we'll get back to you as soon as possible!
Team
The café as our second home; the passion and love that are hidden in every coffee, every breakfast and every cake; the endless curiosity to learn something new every day: these are the elements that identify us as a team and bring us even closer together every day.
With or without experience in gastronomy, with different characters, mother tongues and educational backgrounds, we are all members of a small but very motivated TSC family.
We love what we do and appreciate the opportunity to make our dream come true.
Lieferanten
Surf Shop Roastery
Surf Shop Roastery is a family-run roastery based in Hamburg. Every day Jana and Jan are committed to carrying Specialty Coffee forward as a culture and philosophy as well as to ensure the highest quality of the coffee they roast. Thus, the green beans are carefully selected seasonally and roasted lovingly and precisely according to the specific tasting profile.
In addition to a lighter and a darker espresso roast, we also have different filter coffees from Surf Shop Roastery in our assortment.
Marker
Most of the products we need for our breakfasts and bakery is supplied by Marker. Whether fruit and vegetables, organic eggs or herbs - everything is of the best quality and fresh from the region. In addition, we greatly appreciate the cooperation in terms of sustainability: for example, the goods are delivered unpacked whenever possible and always in reusable boxes.
Bauckhof
For our homemade cakes and gluten-free breads, we use only certified organic flours from Bauck aus der Heide. These flours not only provide excellent dough quality, but are much more digestible for the body than industrially produced flours.
Zeit für Brot
"A new tradition" - this is the motto of Zeit für Brot. With the best ingredients, peacefulness and traditional craftsmanship, breads are carefully produced in Ottenser Hauptstraße. We appreciate this philosophy very much and are pleased to be able to offer you delicious breakfasts with fluffy sourdough and crisp grain bread from Zeit für Brot.
Milchhof Reitbrook
Top quality milk from happy cows - the farming families Kohrs and Langeloh from Milchhof Reitbrook make it possible! We appreciate the milk not only for its excellent taste and freshness, but also for the transparency in its production and the appropriate husbandry of the cows.
Menu a la Carte
Breakfast
Lunch
Coffee
Tea & Co.
What does Specialty Coffee mean?
The term Specialty Coffee describes a respectful, individual approach to the coffee bean from cultivation to the preparation of a coffee drink. It presupposes the highest bean quality (over 80 points) and strict standards with regard to harvesting, processing and roasting. This coffee is usually purchased in small quantities directly from farmers and traded under fair conditions.
Various organisations and associations such as the Specialty Coffee Association, ICO and Cup of Excellence are committed to the highest quality and permanent development of coffee culture at the international level.
In addition, annual world championships such as World of Coffee and WCE competitions offer experienced baristis the opportunity to deepen their knowledge and perfect their skills. Specialty Coffee inspires and connects thousands of people around the world: it is a common language, shared passion and endless curiosity.
Our path to Specialty Coffee
Our first cup of Specialty Coffee at Hidden Coffee Roasters in Barcelona was love at first sight! We will remember these aromas and wonderful taste development forever. Thus, we want to create this unforgettable experience also for guests in our café. However, Specialty Coffee is not only a pleasure, it is a science in itself. We are ready to take on this exciting journey and learn something new every day together with you!
