Berlin Restaurant Tips by Sjalen

Restaurant Name: Faustus

Just next to KaDeWe is this little restaurant where you can get nice German fare and Berlin beer. The spätzle might not be as cheesy as in Schwaben and the flammkuchen as good as along the French border but the taste is definately there and the selection is nice. You can also have a hearty "farmers breakfast" or just a coffee for that matter. All in a nice setting with pictures from the Faust legend on the walls in this otherwise art noveau interior.

Favorite Dish: Spätzle...

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Comparison: about average
Prices: less than US$10  » Currency Converter
Address: Wittenbergplatz
Directions: In the square next to KaDeWe department store.

Restaurant Name: Berliner Weissbierstube

In touristy Nikolaiviertel, this place has a cosy German wooden interior at one end and a small room with a film theme in the other. Outside there are tables along the walls as in the picture. It is a restaurant full of Berlin dishes such as pork knuckles and various pans with meats fried and served with sauce. All of course with good beer. We got a friendly waitress too, although that's of course never a guarantee.

Favorite Dish: Pork knuckles.

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Prices: US$11-20  » Currency Converter
Phone: 030 242 4454
Address: Rathausstrasse 21
Directions: Just into the Nikolaiviertel from the red town hall.

Restaurant Name: various

Berliners love their cafe culture and whilst here, you should try to soak up some of that ambience too. Coffee and a huge slice of German cake can get anyone in a good mood. The picture here is from the impressive counter at the Opera café where you can eat in style and even browse their cake directory before ordering but you can go anywhere you fancy.

Favorite Dish: Käsekuche...but then again there are champagne cakes, cherry cakes, chocolate creme cakes...

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Theme: Coffeehouse
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Restaurant Name: Currywurst

A German sausage with curry powder poured on it is a Berlin delicatessen in the fast food area. I certainly liked it, even though I had expected something more "unusual" bearing in mind all the fuss :))) You will find stalls everywhere in the city.


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Theme: Fast Food
Comparison: less expensive than average
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