Cafe Maxim

Potsdamer Platz, Berlin Monday, May 5, 2025 12:20 pm

Signs, logos, brand names:

A large M with its second vertical line missing, enclosed in a circle, at its 1 o’clock position is a symbol of a feather.
Coca-Cola logo on the wooden menu holders on every table
La Marzocco coffee machine
Essenza
Panorama Point
ICBC
The letters DB enclosed in a square with rounded corners
“Maxim Cafe/Bar” on the back of the waitress’s uniform shirt
Bahnhof Potsdamer Platz

Prominent colors:

Maroon red: walls, ceiling, chairs, marble bar, shelf behind the bar, several bottles of Campari, umbrellas for outdoor seating
Gold: 12 spouts that dispense coffee beans from their respective containers, decorative strips on the walls
Green: various palms and houseplants

People:

Two women sitting across from each other, conversing calmly, one’s handbag, scarf with white dots, and spring jacket —all of which are primarily black — are laid on the armrest of a chair at another table
Two women at the counter paying for their order which now they are about to pick up and take away
Cashier — also the barista — wearing a white uniform shirt, wears black gloves and is preparing several cups of coffee
Woman walking by looking down at her phone, pushing a baby carriage with a boy sitting with his feet dangling out from the carriage
Man in a black light jacket and blue jeans, pacing back and forth, slightly hunched and smoking a cigarette
Bicyclist zips by in black clothing and backpack

Food and drinks:

Croissants, about twenty pieces
Walker’s brand shortbreads in three boxes
One full size cake, all white
Several cakes, slices of chocolate, honey cake, caramel, cheese, strawberry, and raspberry
Twenty or so Campari bottles
Two bottles of Coca-Cola
One bottle each of Sprite and Fanta
Several bottles of tonic
Coffee beans
Water in a jug, that customers can help themselves to

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