Berlin, Favourites
A few words of advice; unless you are eating in The Ritz or The Grill Royal, venues where you will easily be spending €50 + a head, it’s best to have cash as most places will not accept credit cards. Save yourself a lot of frantic running around by being prepared.
Berliners do German and Austrian food really well but struggle a bit with world cuisine.
♥ Means I like. ♥♥ Means I really like.
Cafes & Delis
♥ Aunt Benny’s- (www.auntbenny.com) Oderstr. 7 / Entrance on Jessnerstrasse, Friedrichshain. Good coffee, bagels, baked goods.
♥Barcomi, Sophienstraße 21, Mitte 10178 (http://barcomis.de/) - I debated whether to include this in the end I decided it’s a must visit just for a seat in the courtyard and the homemade bagels are good – the salmon, not so much. The cakes are pretty to look at but they can be a bit dry.
♥♥Brot und Butter, Hardenbergstrasse 4-5, Charlottenburg. Wonderful deli attached to the Manufactum store.
♥ Brot und Öl, Gneisenaustr. 58, Kreuzberg 10961- Fantastic sourdough!
♥Kaffeemitte, (Coffee & freshly made sandwiches) – Weinmeisterstraße 9, 10178, Mitte
♥♥Meierei, Kollwitzstraße 42, Prenzlauer Berg (www.meierei.net) – Alpine deli, seasonal food, well made, knowledgeable staff.
♥♥Nazuna (Japanese Deli), Danziger Str 65, Prenzlauerberg 10435, T. 030 68 07 50 43, (www.nazuna-berlin.com).
♥Hudson’s Cakes, Boppstrasse 1, Kreuzberg, (www.hudsonscakes.com) – British cakes
♥♥The Barn, Auguststraße 58, Mitte 10119 (www.thebarn.de) Great coffee and service with a smile in Mitte
♥Vinos y Mas, Nollendorfstr. 15, Schöneberg – small, nothing fancy but you can enjoy a glass of wine with a plate of cold cuts or cheese.
♥3 Minutes sur Mer! – Torstr. 166 (Bergstr.), Mitte. – New addition from the Bandol sur Mer crowd.
Fast Food
♥Angry Chicken, Skalitzer Straße 36, Kreuzberg. (www.angry-chicken.com) Greasy fried chicken wings, super spicy or mild.
♥Burgermeister, Oberbaumstraße 8, Kreuzberg. (www.burger-meister.de). Burgers served in a beautiful disused, Prussian styled bathroom, in the arches underneath the train tracks. A very ‘Berlin’ experience.
♥Cocolo – Next to Kuchi, Gipsstr. 3, Mitte – Ramen shop
♥Curry 36, Mehringdamm 36, Kreuzberg – If you are going to do the whole curry wurst thing you might as well do it here.
♥Dolores, Rosa-Luxemburg-str. 7, Mitte. (www.dolores-online.de) Big, burritos, served quickly.
♥Hamburger Heaven, Graefestraße 93,10967, Kreuzberg. Good burgers with some superlative hand cut fries.
♥Sabzi – Luisenstr 15, Mitte – Cheap Persian food, lunch only.
Other
♥Buschmann & Winkelmann – Blueberry picking and large children’s playground.
♥Hofcafé - Chausseestraße 15a, 14109 Wannsee, (www.hofcafe-berlin.de) – Garden cafe outside Berlin.
♥Neumann’s Pick Your Own & Farm Shop – Raspberries, plums, apples to pick yourself along with a small farm shop.
♥Soho House, Torstraße 1, Prenzlauer berg – The food can be incredible (70% of the time) and pretty average the rest but it’s a great space with comfy sofas, wonderful roof top terrace in the summer and you can spend a whole Sunday there easily (we often do).
Restaurants
♥E.T.A Hoffman, Yorckstraße 83, 10965 Kreuzberg.
♥♥Bandol sur Mer (Berlin Unlike Link) Torstraße 167, 10115, Mitte
♥Kushinoya – (www.kushinoya.jp) Bleibtreustrasse 6, Charlottenburg. Japanese, Fried food on a stick.
♥Lutter & Wegner – Charlottenstraße 56, 10117 (www.l-w-berlin.de) – Decent Austrian food, old school ambiance.
♥Noto, Torstrasse 173, 10117 Mitte, (www.noto-berlin.com).
♥Ottenthal- (www.ottenthal.com) Kantstraße 153, 10623. Best schnitzel in town, no contest. I would advise you to reserve.
♥♥Reinstoff, Edison Hofe, Schlegelstrasse 26C, Mitte. (www.reinstoff.eu) Gorgeous 1 Michelin starred restaurant with fabulous food.
♥Renger-Patzch, Wartburgstraße 54, Schöneberg 10823 (www.renger-patzsch.com) Seasonal German food, stark bistro style, good service, delicious food!
♥Sasaya – Lychener Straße 50, 10437 Prenzlauerberg (www.sasaya-berlin.de) The Japanese restaurant in Berlin.
♥Schwarzwaldstuben (Swabian Food) – Tucholskystraße 48 10117, Mitte
♥Tim Raue (1 Michelin Star Asian Food by the former chef of Uma) Rudi-Dutschke-str. 26, Kreuzberg, 10969
♥Volver, Luisenstraße 41, Mitte (www.volver-tapas.de) Spanish tapas, nothing fancy, run by a couple, our local.
Shops & Markets
♥Asia Mekong, Henriette-Herz-Platz 1, Mitte 10178 (http://asia-mekong.de/) Asian grocery store, Hackesher Markt
♥♥Boxhagener Platz Market – Saturday Food Market, Friedrichshain
♥♥Frische Paradies, Morsestrasse 2, Prenzlauer Berg 10587 (www.frischeparadies.de) Gourmet food shop / cash and carry.
♥Kadó, Graefestrasse 20, Kreuzberg 10967 (www.kado.de) Bijou liquorice shop.
♥♥Ka De We, Tauentzienstraße 21-24, Charlottenburg 10789. Department Store, Schöneberg – Oh mama! This place is the motherload – two huge floors of food (expensive)!
♥Kochtail (Kitchen and Cocktail kit shop) – Invalidenstraße 150,10115, Mitte
♥Manufactum, Hardenbergstrasse 4-5, Charlottenburg 10623 (http://www.manufactum.de) – Expensive but beautiful shop with a small collection of highly coveted items.
♥Marheineke – Market Hall. Marheinekeplatz/Bergmannstraße,10961, Kreuzberg
♥Mitte Meer, Invalidenstr. 50-51, Mitte 10557 (www.mitte-meer.de) Mediterranean cash and carry.
♥♥Rogacki, Wilmersdorfer Straße 145, Charlottenburg 10585 (www.rogacki.de) - Fantastic old-fashioned deli – it’s huge! Great source for fresh and smoked fish along with poultry and meats.
♥Vinh Loi, Rheinstraße 45, 12161 Berlin (http://www.vinh-loi.de/) – Chinese supermarkets, you will find everything you need here and it’s 2 minutes from KaDeWe.
♥Winterfeldtplatz Market, Schöneberg – Big outdoor market selling fruits, vegetables and the usual. My favorite stand here is Steckerfisch.
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Oh, this blog is so fun to see! I lived in Berling (then West) from 1986-1988…my last two years of high school. I left for college and my parents stayed another two years. I hadn’t been back since they moved away until this last February…and it was AMAZING to see the city with my husband…and to see it UNITED as it was meant to be. I look forward to exploring your blog some more! (And am also inspired to blog about my trip – I wasn’t blogging then, but I took notes!!!)
Berlin is still changing; weekly, daily. It’s as exciting a city as you can get in old world Europe.
I totally agree! It’s a city unlike any other in Germany – or anywhere else I’ve seen. I love it!
Hi! What a great blog you have here. Can’t believe I only found you now as I was in Berlin a couple of weekends back. I did manage to find Barcomi’s and Ka De We though
I just saw your Berlin post. You did quite a bit of serious eating while you were here.
I think I just find the holy grail of Berlin dining I am always searching for. These look like absolutely glorious recommendations. Not like there is ever a shortage in Berlin – luckily
Thank you! Check out Berlin on a Platter too, some good tips there. Or the Uberlin guys when they eat out. And Berlinrefied.
In the Fast Food section. I’m missing Mustafa’s Gemüse Kebap…best kebap in town imho
You can find it exactly near Curry 36. The Long queue on the right side when you face Curry 36. It’s simply amazing. really you should try it
Hi Christian, I know the place of course. I haven’t reviewed it on the blog yet, you’re right.
In the shop & market section I’m missing Pesto Dealer Berlin in Charlottenburg – have you been there? It’s amazing. Self-made Pesto in a different way. They are also at the Kollwitzplatz market every saturday. More details: http://www.pestodealerberlin.de
Hi Kirsten – Thanks, good tip.
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Ciao Ragazzi,
i would like to recommend you to visit the restaurant pizzeria Mami Camilla. Wonderful hospitality and home made authentic Italian cuisine. I guarantee you will have a wonderful lunch or dinner. Mami Camilla is daughter restaurant of the cooking school and hotel in Sorrento, many products used in the cuisine in Berlin are directly packed from the chef and students of the cooking school in Italy. Come and pay us a visit to update your wonderful blog with such a great tip for your reader.
Bye Giuseppe
I used to live in Neukölln a couple of years ago and in case you aren’t familiar with it, I really recommend Hamy. It’s a vietnamese restaurant with great, well tasting fresh food for only 4,90€ per dish. It’s on Hasenheide just right off the bottom right corner of Hermanplatz.
I think I’ve been there. Is it across from a raised u-bahn platform? If it is, I enjoyed it. Only ate there once though so wanted to return before I wrote it up. Thanks for the tip though.