Even though the Misch Misch coffee shop has been around for a little while already and I have heard lot’s of good things about it, I never made it there before last week. I have to admit, I didn’t really know where it was exactly :-). But when I was walking from Gerber shopping center to Marienplatz with a friend, I suddenly saw the sign, hanging above the entrance door. It didn’t need much convincing to make my friend have a drink there with me.

Misch Misch coffee shop – cozy as a living room

We opened the door and walked down a few steps into the cozy coffee shop. With all the stylish, retro furniture it felt like walking into somebody’s living room.


We chose two comfy looking armchairs and ordered our drinks at the bar.

Even though Misch Misch is famous for its coffee (their slogan is “Let’s fill this town with good coffee!”), I went for basil-ginger lemonade – the combination sounded too tempting! 🙂 And it was in deed very, very good! Very refreshing.

My friend had a Latte Macchiato though and stated it was delicious, too.

Fun fact: If you wonder where the name Misch Misch comes from: Actually it means apricot in Arabian. The owner of the place was once called that by a taxi driver and it became her nickname and finally the name of the coffee shop :-).

We had a great, relaxing time hanging around in those comfy chairs, sipping our drinks and listening to some music. Misch Misch coffee shop is such a lovely place, I will definitely come back soon, now that I know where I can find it! 🙂

More information:

Misch Misch coffee shop in facebook

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For some years now, the Marienplatz is a hot spot in Stuttgart – and not only because of the temperatures during the summer months! 😉 A lot of great restaurants and bars are located in the area like Café Galao and the pizza place L.A. Signorina. To find out more about these locations check out my former posts:

Café Galao: My first dinner outside in 2013!

L.A. Signorina – extraordinary pizza at Marienplatz

But on four days each year, the Marienplatz is really the place to be. And that’s when the Marienplatzfest is going on!

It has already started last Thursday but you have still today and Sunday to pay it a visit. It’s definitely worth it!

I went to Marienplatzfest 2016 on Thursday after work.

It was incredibly hot so my friend Janine and I had to have a cold drink right away! We found a stand where they gave out samples of rum on ice for free. Sweet! So that’s how we started into the evening.

Afterwards we checked the food trucks. As a vegetarian my options were a bit limited but I found a stand were they sold falafel. So that’s what I had and I have to say, it was a good decision. They tasted great.

Then we felt like cool drinks again and got two “Hugo”! Yummy!

My favorite spot by the way were the carpets on the street in front of Café Galao! You don’t get the chance very often to hang out there! 😀

Marienplatzfest 2016 offers a free program every day as well. You can listen to bands playing, mainly Indie Folk, Electro Pop, Songwriter und Tribal Hop but there are also other events going on like a slackline competition and a impro theatre for example. Check out the official website of Marienplatzfest for the program: www.marienplatzfest.de

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1.) Fashion

Many different styles existed. You could come as a punk or a popper, you could dress like Madonna or Nena (the girl from 99 red balloons) or you could just look horrible by wearing this:

Let’s talk about the details quickly: You want to look sporty, so you use comfy trousers as Moritz does. Especially beautiful is a mix of all colours that exist. You can also show your sporty attitude by wearing a wide sweater, a headband or sweat band. Again, the more colourful the better! Then denim is always a good choice – of course in light blue and washed optic. When it comes to jewelry, you pick everything that’s made out of plastic and that is pink. But most important is, of course, the hair! Here, the mullet is a MUST. In German it’s called “Vokuhila” which is short for “Vorne kurz, hinten lang” (short in the front, long in the back). And as Moritz demonstrates here very nicely, it just suits everybody! 😉

2.)  Decoration

You need some original posters from the 80s. If you don’t have some in your basement, you’ll find heaps of them on eBay. Just pick some celebrities, everybody loves, like Kylie Minogue…

…or David Hasselhoff.

What do you mean by saying, nobody loves him? Didn’t I mention it’s a GERMAN 80s revival party?! 😛

You could also organize some original magazines from the 80s. It’s fun reading them and your guests can compare the dresses of each other with the pictures of celebrities. A famous magazine for teenagers in Germany is and was Bravo. Again, you’ll find Bravos of all decades on eBay.

Last but not least, you can buy some fun 80s decoration, like napkins, tablecloths, balloons and so on in online shops.

3.) Food and Drinks

Bowle (punch) was famous in the German 80s. One of the most loved ones was “Schlammbowle” (“mud punch”). And after having tried it, I can only confirm that it tastes really nice!

Here’s how it’s done:

You need:

1 bottle of Vodka

2 bottles of passion fruit juice

1 glass of cherries

1 small pack of vanilla ice cream

One night before the party, you put the cherries into the vodka. On the day of the big event, you simply mix the vodka and cherries with the passion fruit juice and put the ice cream on top of it. When the ice melts into the Bowle, it starts to look muddy. But believe me, it tastes delicious.

It’s also a good idea, to provide a non-alcoholic Bowle for everybody who has to drive. Here’s what “someone” offered to her guests:

It’s a juice Bowle which is very easy to do, too.

You need:

1 honeydew melon

1 glass of litchies without stones (you can use fresh ones too, of course)

1 glass of peaches (again, fresh one are great, too)

1 bottle of orange juice

1 bottle of pineapple juice

Simply cut the melon into small pieces, mix the other fruits and pour the juices over it. Et voilà, you’ve just created a very tasty non-alcoholic Bowle! 🙂

If you want to present some typical food for the 80s, just prepare a “Käseigel” (cheese hedgehog). You need a polystyrene ball, toothpicks, little cubes of cheese and some olives and grapes.

4.) Music

In Germany, the 80s were the time of the “Neue Deutsche Welle”, the German version of punk and new wave. Famous artists and songs were:

• Joachim Witt, Der Goldene Reiter (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F9q9eD1rzTA)
• Peter Schilling, Major Tom (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6NXyxEtCR8)
• Extrabreit, Hurra, hurra die Schule brennt (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=myyd5HAzxqg)
• and of course Nena, 99 Luftballons (99 red balloons) (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQMNG86Tlvg)
• and many, many more… 🙂

That’s how you can bring back the German 80s for one night 🙂

And by the way, this “someone” who came up with the crazy idea of asking her friends to dress up horribly and who served all this strange kind of food and drinks was actually -you would NEVER guess it 😉 – me.  😀

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