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Jagger, Clooney and Redford are among the celebs who have tucked into dry-aged steaks
and plump oysters in the marble-pillared dining hall of this Berlin institution, established in
1853 by a caterer to the Kaiser. No dish, however, moves as fast as the
Wiener Schnitzel
, a
wafer-thin slice of breaded veal fried to crisp perfection.
INTERNATIONAL
FISCHERS FRITZ
€50-90, multi-course dinner from €105; noon-2pm & 6.30-10.30pm; Französische Strasse)
Even those shunning hotel restaurants on principle must concede that Christian Lohse has
earned his two Michelin stars by jazzing up superb fish, meat and seafood into a carnival of
flavours. Based at the Regent, this place is as fancy and formal as Berlin gets, so shine your
shoes and pack your manners. By these standards, the three-course 'business lunch' for €47
is practically a steal.
Friedrichstrasse & Checkpoint Charlie
CAFE
TAZ.CAFE
8am-8pm Mon-Fri; ; Kochstrasse)
Join
taz
newspaper staffers at fire-engine-red tables for daily-changing lunches (noon to
3pm) with global pizzazz and prepared with seasonal vegetables and free-range meats.
Afternoons bring cakes, snacks and fair-trade 'tazpresso'.
THAI
CHA CHĀ
11.30am-10pm Mon-Fri, noon-10pm Sat, 12.30-9pm Sun; ; Stadtmitte)
Feeling worn out from sightseeing or power-shopping? No problem: a helping of massaman
curry should quickly return you to top form for, according to the menu of this Thai nosh
spot, the dish has an 'activating' effect. In fact, all menu items are described as having a 'pos-
itive eating' benefit, be it vitalising, soothing or stimulating. Gimmicky? Perhaps, but darn
tasty too.
ASIAN
RESTAURANT TIM RAUE
