Humpback Whale Specialty Coffee

About
Humpback Whale

Our journey as a family of coffee lovers spans many years and various countries, from Vietnam to Australia, the Netherlands and Germany. After a decade exploring diverse coffee cultures, we've found our home in Munich, where we've realized our dream of opening a café that reflects our love for coffee and our life’s journey.

Humpback Whale Specialty Coffee is more than just a café - it’s a space where we share our stories and love for coffee. Every cup served reflects what we enjoy daily, made from single origin beans we love, and roasted by our favourite roasteries across Europe.

The bar is run by Lucy - co-founder and the current German Coffee Tasting Champion - whose dedication to flavour, quality, and detail guides everything we do.

We’d love for you to be part of the journey too, and make each cup a small part of your day.

And the name?

We get asked about the whale a lot. And the truth is, the answer changes depending on who you ask and when you ask. It’s one of those stories that shifts and grows with time.

To me, it feels like a bedtime story we’ve heard again and again - a story about friendship, about moving through life together, and all the little adventures along the way.

Sometimes, it’s just about the whale itself - huge, calm, and free to swim across the ocean. There’s something beautiful in that. Maybe it’s a quiet dream we carry, to swim the vast sea, weightless and wild.

Then there’s the part of the story that’s just for us. The whale reflects who we are - or perhaps who we hope to be, gentel and curious, adventurous and kind. And maybe, without meaning to, the whale also reminds us of home. The sea breeze. The town we grew up in. The sound of waves and the smell of salt in the air.

We can’t fully explain it - but somehow, we all just knew. The whale had to be the name, and the spirit, of our coffee shop.

About Humpback Whale

And the name?

About
Humpback Whale