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map pp.126-127.
A great menu of Turkish/Mediterranean
food using fresh ingredients. Classics include “Imam
Fainted” (aubergines with pine nuts, peppers and tomato-
herb sauce; €8.60) and lamb skewers (€11.90). The interior
is simple and spacious; the terrace, overlooking the
Landwehrkanal, is lovely in summer.
Daily: April-Sept
4pm-1am;
legs, juicy steaks - but little for vegetarians. Choose
fixed-price (from €40) or à la carte. Reservations necessary.
Daily 6pm-late.
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Morgenland
Skalitzer Str. 35
T
030 611 32 91,
W
morgenland-berlin.de; U-Görlitzer Bahnhof; map
pp.126-127.
Relaxed café with a welcoming vibe, which
serves a mix of European snacks. The amazing brunch
buffet (Sat & Sun 10am-4pm; €11.50) seems to attract
most of the neighbourhood.
Mon-Fri 9am until late, Sat
& Sun 10am until late.
Rosa Caleta
Muskauer Str. 9
T
030 69 53 78 59,
W
rosacaleta.com; U-Görlitzer Bahnhof; map
pp.126-127.
Jamaican/European fusion restaurant that's
created quite a buzz in a city hopelessly devoid of Caribbean
cuisine. There's plenty of Jerk-style food on the menu, but
also dishes like oven-roast pork fillet, mango-ginger lentil
salad and tofu and vegetable stew (mains from €8). It also
functions as an art space and hosts DJs.
Tues-Sat
6pm-1am, Sun 2pm-1am.
Weltrestaurant Markthalle
Pücklerstr. 34
T
030 617
55 02,
W
weltrestaurant-markthalle.de; U-Görlitzer
Bahnhof; map pp.126-127.
Spacious restaurant that
attracts a young crowd with its long communal tables and
hearty portions of German food. Look out for the €8.50
daily special and leave space for the phenomenal cakes.
Daily 10am-midnight.
Oct-March
5pm-1am
(kitchen
till
midnight all year).
Hartmanns
Fichtestr. 31
T
030 61 20 10 03,
W
hartmanns-restaurant.de; U-Südstern; map
pp.126-127.
Chef Stefan Hartmann creates innovative
French-Mediterranean cuisine that's devilishly rich - think
goose liver, pork chops and quail - in a romantic and
tasteful setting. Three- to seven-course menus (€47-76) or
à la carte (mains €29-32).
Mon-Sat 6pm-midnight.
Henne
Leuschnerdamm 25
T
030 614 77 30,
W
henne
-berlin.de; U-Moritzplatz; map pp.126-127.
Pub-style
restaurant serving the best fried chicken (€7.50) in Berlin,
served with cabbage and potato salad sides. The interior
hasn't been changed, the owners claim, since 1905.
Reservations essential.
Tues-Sat 7pm until late, Sun
5pm until late.
Le Cochon Bourgeois
Fichtestr. 24
T
030 693 01 01,
W
lecochon.de; U-Südstern; map pp.126-127.
One of
the more romantic Kreuzberg places, in an elegant old
house and serving high-end French food - oysters, frogs'
NEUKÖLLN
CHEAP EATS
Musashi
Kottbusser Damm 102
T
030 693 20 42;
U-Schönleinstrasse; map pp.126-127.
Tiny spot serving
decent sushi in a refreshingly designer-free space,
decorated with posters of sumo wrestlers and with just a
few bar tables. The Japanese chefs prepare fresh, tasty and
well-priced (€6.50 for a set menu)
makis
and inside-out
rolls.
Mon-Fri & Sun noon-10.30pm, Sat 2-10pm.
TREPTOW
BEER GARDENS
Haus Zenner in der Eierschale
Alt-Treptow, Treptow
14-17
S-Treptower Park; map pp.126-127.
A large and popular
beer garden by the Spree River. Don't be thrown off by the
Burger King
on the ground floor.
Daily 10am-midnight.
T
030 533 72 11,
W
eierschale-zenner.de;
FRIEDRICHSHAIN
CAFÉS
Aunt Benny
Oderstr. 7
T
030 66 40 53 00,
W
auntbenny.com; U-Samariterstrasse; map pp.126-
127.
Welcoming modern café run by a German-Canadian
team. The range of teas and coffees (€2-3) is good, there
are bagels, daily soups and other breakfast and lunch
options available (most around €5), plus free wi-fi and
home-made baked treats.
Mon-Fri 9am-7pm, Sat & Sun
10am-7pm.
Café Datscha
Gabriel-Max-Str. 1
T
030 70 08 67 35,
W
cafe-datscha.de; U-Samariterstrasse; map pp.126-
127.
Built in the style of a smart traditional Russian
home - wooden furniture, tall ceilings - with a rich spread
of Russian and Ukrainian dishes like
borscht
,
menu (€6) and Sunday brunch (10am-3pm; €9.80).
Daily
10am-late.
Café Sybille
Karl-Marx-Allee 72
T
030 29 35 22 03,
W
cafe-sibylle-berlin.de; U-Strausberger Platz; map
pp.126-127.
Airy café with a fin-de-siècle feel - it's been
here more than a century - and a diverting exhibition
about the socialist origins of the Karl-Marx-Allee in the
back. Worth a visit for the cakes (€2-3) and ice creams
alone.
Mon-Fri 10am-8pm, Sat & Sun 11am-8pm.
Cupcake Berlin
Krossener Str. 12
T
030 25 76 86 87,
W
cupcakeberlin.de; U-Samariterstrasse; map pp.126-
127.
Café dedicated to cupcakes, all home-made by the
American owner. Vegan cupcakes, brownies, fantastic New
York cheesecake and pecan pie also available (all around
€2.50).
Mon & Tues 1-7pm, Wed-Sun noon-7pm.
blini
and
solyanka
(a spicy, sour soup). There's a daily changing lunch
