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€22-32, 4-course dinner €64; 6pm-midnight Mon-Sat; Görlitzer Bahnhof, Schönleinstrasse)
The theatrical setting in a 1928 transformer station would be enough to seek out the culinary
outpost of Matthias Geiss, crowned Berlin's most promising new chef in 2011. More drama
awaits on the plates where smartly combined regional meats, fish and vegetables put on an
artful show in innovative yet honest-to-goodness ways.
AUSTRIAN
HORVÁTH
10-course menu €58/98/119; 6-11pm Wed-Sun; Kottbusser Tor)
At his canalside restaurant, Michelin-starred Sebastian Frank performs culinary alchemy
with Austrian classics, fearlessly combining textures, flavours and ingredients. To truly test
his talents, order the 10-course small-plate dinner. Despite the fanciful cuisine, the ambience
in the elegantly rustic dining room remains relaxed; service is top-notch. Nice summer ter-
race.
FRENCH
LA RACLETTE
5-11pm Wed-Sun; Görlitzer Bahnhof)
With red-brick walls, a fireplace, good wine and delicious gooey raclette, this cosy hole in
the wall owned by German soap actor Peer Kusmagk is so fantastically French you half ex-
pect to see the Eiffel Tower through the window. There are plenty of noncheese dishes, too,
from frogs' legs to steak and fish. Cap it off with a cognac at the adjacent bar.
Neukölln
VIETNAMESE
HAMY CAFE
noon-11.30pm; Hermannplatz)
If you're in the mood for a quick
pho
(soup), glass noodle salad or fragrant curry, follow the
locals to this low-key landmark. Clever spicing and mountains of fresh herbs give dishes a
special kick, and even during busy times you can be in and out in half an hour or less.
AMERICAN, VEGETARIAN
CABSLAM - CALIFORNIA BREAKFAST SLAM
