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ceviche. It also doubles as a meeting place for the paleo community and offers a library and
cooking courses (in English).
FRENCH
EINS44
dinner €22-25, 3-/4-/5-course meal €36/46/56;
11am-4pm Mon-Fri, 7pm-midnight Wed-Sat;
M41, 104, 167, Hermannplatz)
This fine-dining outpost in a late-19th-century distillery became a foodie favourite shortly
after opening. It specialises in Franco-German cuisine that ranges beautifully from old-fash-
ioned to postmodern. Metal lamps, tiles and heavy wooden tables create industrial charm
enhanced by large black-and-white photos. Lunches are mellow, dinners trendy.
ITALIAN
LAVANDERIA VECCHIA
mains from €5.50, 3 courses from €10, 13-course dinner menu €58;
noon-2.30pm Tue-Fri, dinner
Tue-Sat; Boddinstrasse)
For a first-class (albeit waist-expanding) culinary journey around Italy, book a table amid
the rustic-industrial charm of this historic laundry. Cooked-to-order antipasti courses are fol-
lowed by pasta or risotto, a fishy or meaty main, and dessert. Dinner starts at 7.30pm and in-
cludes half a bottle of wine, plus water, coffee and digestif. Reservations essential. The en-
trance is from the courtyard.
The restaurant has been so successful that the owners have opened a smaller a la carte
restaurant called Lava in the front building.
