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Price Categories
For a three-course
meal for one with half
a bottle of wine (or
equivalent meal), taxes
and charges included
€
under €20
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€20-30
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€30-45
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€45-60
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over €60
Left
In the Café am Neuen See
Right
Facil restaurant at the Madison Hotel
Restaurants & Cafés
Café am Neuen See
Not a place of pilgrimage for
gourmets but Berlin's most popu-
lar beer garden, serving salads,
pasta and pizza
(see p53)
.
d
Lichtensteinallee 1
•
Map M5
•
(030)
(03) 254 49 30
•
no credit cards
•
€€
first Michelin star.
d
Lützowufer 15
(Grand Hotel Esplanade)
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Map N6
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(030) 254 78 86 30
•
€€€€€
Hugo's
This restaurant offers great
views and Michelin-starred Medi-
terranean food.
d
Budapester Str. 2
•
Map N4/5
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(030) 26 02 12 63
•
€€€€€
Schleusenkrug
This small café, right next to
a lock, has a rustic beer garden
and is very popular with students.
d
Tiergarten-Schleuse
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Map M5
•
11am-1am daily
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(030) 313 99 09
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no credit cards
•
€
Brasserie Desbrosses
An appealing, historic French
restaurant. Its seafood is particu-
larly good.
d
Potsdamer Platz 3 (Ritz-
Carlton)
•
Map F4
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6:30am-11pm daily
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(030) 33 77 76 340
•
€€€€€
Café Einstein
Based in the villa belonging
to the film star Henny Porten,
Café Einstein is the ultimate in
Viennese elegance, serving Aus-
trian food and boasting the best
strawberry torte in town.
d
Kurfürstenstr. 58
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Map E5
•
9am-2am
daily
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(030) 261 50 96
•
€€€
Paris-Moskau
A classic Berlin restaurant,
in a timber-frame house, serving
French food - especially game
dishes.
d
Alt-Moabit 141
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Map J1
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(030) 394 20 81
•
no credit cards
•
€€€
Alte Pumpe
There is always an excellent
atmosphere in this old Berlin
restaurant, based in a pumping
station and serving rustic Ger-
man fare.
d
Lützowstr. 42
•
Map E5
•
(030) 26 48 42 65
•
€€
Käfer im Reichstag
Ambitious restaurant, better
known for its view than its food.
d
Platz der Republik
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Map K2
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(030) 22 62 99 33
•
€€€
Facil
Mediterranean gourmet
food, stylishly presented, domi-
nates the menu at this elegant
eaterie.
d
Potsdamer Str. 3
•
Map L2
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(030) 590 05 12 34
•
€€€€€
Lehrter
Stadtbahnhof
s
Unter den
Linden
s
s
Tiergarten
Vivo
A gourmet restaurant, influ-
enced by Californian cooking and
firmly on the way to receiving its
s
Potsdamer Platz
u
Note:
All restaurants accept credit cards
and offer vegetarian dishes unless stated otherwise.
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