Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
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BERLINER WEISSE
Berlin's most famous and distinctive beer is
Berliner Weisse
. The brew is only just fermented
and still quite watery and sour, so it's traditionally drunk with a shot of fruity syrup, or
Schuss
.
Ask for it
mit grün
and you get a dash of woodruff, creating a green beverage with a
herby taste;
mit rot
secures a raspberry-flavoured drink that works wonders on a breakfast-
time hangover.
T
030 89 06 49 95,
W
universumlounge.com;
U-Adenauerplatz; map p.154.
Located in the stunning
Bauhaus-era Universum Cinema, this café-bar is an oddity
even by Berlin standards. A curved main bar decorated in
golds and browns and lunar-themed wallpaper lend it a
futuristic feel. The menu includes pumpkin soup and
burgers (mains €15-32) and the cocktails are well mixed.
Daily 6pm-3am.
schnitzels
and the like.
April-Oct Sun-Thurs 10am-
midnight, Fri & Sat 10am-1am; Nov-March Mon
4pm-midnight, Tues-Thurs 11am-midnight, Fri & Sat
11am-1am, Sun 10am-midnight.
Loretta am Wannsee
Kronprinzessinweg, Zehlendorf
260
T
030 803 51 56,
W
loretta-berlin.de; S-Wannsee;
map p.161.
Inviting tree-lined beer garden with Wannsee
views enjoyed by a mixed crowd digging into snacks and
beer.
Daily 11pm until late.
MICROBREWERIES AND BEER GARDENS
Alter Krug
Königin-Luise-Str. 52, Zehlendorf
T
030 84
31 95 40,
W
alter-krug.com; U-Dahlem-Dorf; map
p.161.
Rustic pub opposite Domäne Dahlem and close to
the U-station. The large beer garden makes it an ideal
counterbalance to the nearby museums, or you could
prepare yourself for your culture fix with a breakfast or Sun
brunch buffet (10am-2pm; €11). Later on there's lots of
traditional meat-and-potatoes type food to choose from:
mains around €12.
Daily 10am-11pm.
Brauhaus Lemke
Luisenplatz 1, Charlottenburg-
Wilmersdorf
T
030 30 87 89 79,
W
brauhaus-lemke
.com; U-Richard-Wagner-Platz; map p.154.
Large
microbrewery offering a menu of reasonably priced (most
mains around €13) traditional staples - sausage salad,
pepper steak, pork chops - until 11pm.
Daily 11am-late.
Brauhaus Spandau
Neuendorfer Str. 1, Spandau
T
030 353 90 70,
W
brauhaus-spandau.de; U-Altstadt
Spandau; map p.154.
Brewery with beer garden, various
beer halls and lots of shiny brewing equipment; reliable for
RESTAURANTS
Engelbecken
Witzlebenstr. 31
T
030 615 28 10,
W
engelbecken.de; U-Sophie-Charlotte-Platz; map
p.154.
A quality restaurant that serves Bavarian and Alpine
cuisine -
schnitzel
, goulash - with an emphasis on organic
products and home-made sauces (mains €8.50-22). The
park-facing terrace is nice in the summer.
Mon-Fri
5pm-1am, Sat 4pm-1am, Sun noon-1am.
Kolk
Hoher Steinweg 7, Spandau
T
030 333 88 79,
W
kolk.im-netz.de; U-Altstadt Spandau; map p.154.
Popular family-run restaurant in an old fire station, serving
regional dishes, including good vegetarian versions (mains
€8-16). Its outdoor seating is beside the old city walls.
Daily 11am-11pm.
La Bottega Da Franco
Breite Str. 56-58, Spandau
T
030 36 75 01 71; U-Altstadt Spandau; map p.154.
Unpretentious Italian trattoria with exceptional food and
prices for every budget: mains €7-18. Great home-made
pasta.
Daily 9am-midnight.
