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In business for more years than there are robbers in the eponymous fairy tale, Ali Baba is a
bustling port of call beloved by shoppers, students, cabbies and party people for its delicious
thin-crust pizza and generous portions of pasta served with crusty homemade bread.
GERMAN
BIER'S KUDAMM 195
030-881 8942; Kurfürstendamm 195; Currywurst €2.50;
11am-5am
Mon-Thu, 11am-6am Fri & Sat, noon-5pm Sun; Uhlandstrasse)
This snazzy sausage parlour satisfies the proletarian hunger pangs of deep-pocketed locals,
including - if the photographs are anything to go by - the occasional celeb. The truly decad-
ent wash down their
Currywurst
with a small bottle of Champagne (€23).
GERMAN
REPKE SPÄTZLEREI
€2.90-5.90, dinner mains €6-13; 11.30am-midnight; Savignyplatz)
Rustic Repke is the neighborhood go-to place for big portions of such southern German
faves as Spätzle ('mac 'n' cheese'), Maultaschen ('ravioli') and Flammekuchen ('French
pizza'), all homemade of course. Budget-priced lunch specials drop 50% during the after-
noon lull (4pm to 6pm).
CHINESE
GOOD FRIENDS
noon-1am; Savignyplatz)
Good Friends is widely considered Berlin's best and most authentic Chinese restaurant. The
ducks dangling in the window are the overture to a menu long enough to confuse Confucius.
If jellyfish with eggs or fried pork belly prove too challenging, you can always fall back on
lemon chicken or king prawn curry.
INTERNATIONAL
NENI
030-120 221 200; Budapester Strasse 40; mains €11-21;
noon-10:30pm
Sun-Thu, noon-11:30pm Fri & Sat;
100, 200,
Bahnhof Zoologischer Garten,
Bahnhof Zoologis-
cher Garten)
Despite the hype, the food is actually quite good at this 10th-floor dining hall at the 25hours
Hotel Bikini Berlin. Enjoy the view while picking from a menu influenced by the cuisines
of Israel, Persia, Russia and Arabian and Mediterranean countries. The hummus is reported
to be the best in town.
