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6pm-2am Tue-Sat; M1, Hackescher Markt, Oranienburger Strasse)
At this joint effort of a music producer, a movie director and two sommeliers, characterful
German and Austrian vintages dominate the well-curated wines-by-the-glass list, which is
kept in a frequent state of flux, as is the globally inspired small-plate menu (€6 to €15).
CAFE
CAFÉ BRAVO
030-2345 7777;
www.bravomitte.de
; Augustrasse 69;
9am-8pm Mon-
Wed, Fri & Sat, to 9pm Thu, 10am-8pm Sun; Oranienburger Strasse)
Is it art? Is it a cafe? Answer: it's both. This glass-and-chrome cube in the quiet and pretty
courtyard of the
KW Institute for Contemporary Art
was dreamed up by US artist Dan Gra-
ham and is a suitably edgy refuelling stop on any Scheunenviertel saunter. The food quality
is uneven, so stick with liquids.
RUSSIAN
TADSHIKISCHE TEESTUBE
4-11pm Mon-Fri, noon-midnight Sat & Sun; M1, Oranienburger Strasse)
Sip steaming tea poured from silvery samovars while reclining amid plump pillows, hand-
carved sandalwood pillars and heroic murals in this original Tajik tearoom that was a 1974
gift from the Soviets to the East German government.
