Open from Tuesday to Sunday
Breakfast in the morning, cake and gateaux from our own patisserie in the afternoon: here you'll find all the opening hours of Café Nordlicht in one place.
Our week at a glance
We open six days a week; on Mondays the door stays shut – that's when preparations happen in the patisserie and the display case is restocked for Tuesday.
Café Nordlicht opening hours
- Monday
- Closed
- Tuesday–Friday
- 08:30–18:00
- Saturday
- 09:00–18:00
- Sunday
- 10:00–18:00
We serve breakfast Tuesday to Friday until 11:30 am, and on Saturday and Sunday until 1:00 pm. Cake and gateaux are available in the display case all day.
Breakfast times
During the week we lay the table for breakfast until 11:30 am, and on Saturday and Sunday until 1:00 pm – those arriving later will still find the full cake counter waiting.
Tuesday to Friday
Breakfast from opening at 8:30 am. Last orders from the breakfast menu at 11:30 am, after which the kitchen switches over to cake and coffee.
Saturday and Sunday
Breakfast runs longer on weekends: from 9:00 am on Saturdays and from 10:00 am on Sundays, each until 1:00 pm.
Closed Mondays
The café is closed on Mondays. We take gateau orders by phone or e-mail on the days we're open.
The display case fills up every morning
What's on the counter from 8:30 am is made in our own on-site patisserie. Until 6:00 pm you can get cake and gateaux by the slice – while the day's supply lasts.
Discover our cakesDaily schedule
How a day at the café unfolds
Opening hours tell you when the door is open — not what things look like at any given moment.
So here's the course of a typical day: when the rolls come out of the oven, when the kitchen switches from breakfast to cake, and when the counter is fullest. That way you can plan your visit around what you're in the mood for.
- 1
From 5:00 am — Patisserie
In the bakehouse, the day begins with the yeast doughs and the sponge bases for the cakes. Buttercream and cream fillings are whipped fresh, and fruit is cut. What lies in the display case today is made this very morning.
- 2
8:30 am — Doors open
Tuesday to Friday we open at 8:30 am. The first hour is the quietest of the day: good for a relaxed breakfast, reading the paper, or a conversation where you want to understand each other.
- 3
9:30 to 11:30 am — Breakfast time
The main breakfast period. On weekdays we take breakfast orders until 11:30 am, on weekends until 1:00 pm. Anyone arriving later gets the cake menu — and a filled roll on request.
- 4
From 11:30 am — Switch to cake
The kitchen switches over: scrambled eggs and egg timers make way for cake servers and cake forks. The display case has been full since opening, and the selection of cakes and tarts stays large into the early afternoon.
- 5
2:00 to 4:30 pm — Coffee time
The busiest time of day, especially on weekends and in rainy weather. If you're coming as a group or want a particular table, it's best to reserve in advance for these hours.
- 6
5:30 pm — Last call
Half an hour before closing, we take the last orders. We close at 6:00 pm — of course, you can finish your drink in peace. We're happy to pack up any remaining pieces of cake to take away.
Best time
Which time suits your visit
A café visit with a pram calls for different hours than a gathering of eight. The tabs below show which time windows have worked well for which occasions — based on our staff's experience, not theory.
Deviating hours
Closing day, public holidays and exceptions
A café with its own patisserie has days that fall outside the usual pattern: the closing day, public holidays, staff holidays. So that you don't find yourself facing a locked door, we've gathered the most common cases here for you to expand — along with what applies in each case.
