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Where to Eat and Drink

WEST OF CENTER: Price Guide
Berlin Café am Neuen See € Prices are based on a three-course
German/Mediterranean Map C4 meal for one, with half a bottle of
EAST OF CENTER: Nante-Eck € Lichtensteinallee 2, 10787 house wine, and all extra charges.
Traditional German Map E3 Tel 030-254 493 00 € under €40
Unter den Linden 35, 10117 This café has a lakeside terrace €€ €40 to €80
Tel 030-224 872 57 and a menu offering Bavarian €€€ over €80
Berlin-style cheap eats are on snacks and draught beers, as well
offer at this casual pub. Fill up as Italian mains such as pizzas. (starters), but do not overlook the
on calf’s liver with port sauce Cozy seating in winter, plus boat blini (buckwheat pancakes filled
or meatballs with mustard, and rentals and a sandpit for kids. with spinach and cheese, salmon
wash them down with local beer. and horseradish, or caviar).
EAST OF CENTER: Zur DK Choice
Letzten Instanz €€ WEST OF CENTER:
Traditional German Map F3 Esswein am Fasanenplatz €€ Eastern Germany
Waisenstraße 14–16, 10179 Modern German Map B4
Tel 030-242 55 28 Closed Sun Fasanenstraße 40, 10719
Berlin’s oldest pub, dating from Tel 030-889 292 88 Closed Mon DK Choice
1621. Classic fare including Esswein is making waves on
eisbein (pork knuckle) and Berlin’s culinary scene thanks DRESDEN: Schillergarten €
rinderroulade (beef olive) is to its contemporary German German
served in a wood-paneled room. cooking. The seasonal menu Schillerplatz 9, 01309
may feature Pfälzer Wurstsalat Tel 0351-811 990
EAST OF CENTER: Facil €€€ (Rhineland sausage with cheese Located in a historic building
Modern Fusion Map D4 and bread), or Ochsen Fetzen next to the Blaues Wunder
Potsdamerstraße 3, 10785 (ox slices baked in a râgout bridge, this fine pub and
Tel 030-590 051 234 of grapes, mushrooms, and restaurant is the perfect
A glass-roofed pavilion is the chestnuts). Choose from a place to eat well and at a
backdrop for famed chef Michael selection of more than 40 Mosel reasonable price in the city
Kempf’s inspired cuisine, which wines to accompany the meal. center. Sample great local
uses the freshest market produce food, including first-class
and subtly exotic spices. bratwurst, as well as an
FARTHER AFIELD: extensive range of beers.
DK Choice Blockhaus Nikolskoe €€ There is also a wonderful
summer terrace on the
German
EAST OF CENTER: Nikolskoer Weg 15, 14109 embankment of the Elbe
Fischers Fritz €€€ Tel 030-805 29 14 River. Reserve ahead.
Modern French Map E3 This restaurant occupies a dacha
Charlottenstraße 49, 10117 (country house) built for the heir
Tel 030-203 363 63 to the Russian throne in 1819. DRESDEN: Sternerestaurant
The creative flair of chef Christian The food, especially the fresh fish Caroussel €€€
Lohse has won Fischers Fritz and local game, suits the lovely Fine Dining
two Michelin stars. The meat views and waterside setting. Königstraße 14, 01097
dishes are tempting, but it is Tel 0351-800 30 Closed Sun & Mon
the seafood dishes that get the FARTHER AFIELD: Pasternak €€ Expect only the finest
most accolades. Try the Breton Russian/Jewish contemporary fare from this
lobster roasted with salt, chili Knaackstraße 22/24, 10405 Michelin-starred restaurant in the
and coriander, or the roast Tel 030-441 33 99 magnificent Bulow Palace Hotel.
scallops with caramelized A long-time favorite with Berlin’s
Hokkaido pumpkin and Jaipur sizeable Russian community, LEIPZIG: Auerbachs Keller €€
curry. The fixed-price lunches Pasternak prides itself on its German
are good value. authentic fare. The focus is on Grimmaischestraße 2–4, 04109
a rich assortment of zakuski Tel 0341-216 100
One of Leipzig’s oldest eateries,
with a great selection of beers to
wash down the superior German
cuisine that features lots of game.
Reservations are recommended.
LEIPZIG: Zest €€
Modern Fusion
Bornaische Strasse 54, 04277
Tel 0341-231 91 26
A fresh and creative take on
modern European food. There
are plenty of vegetarian dishes
on the menu, and the great
prices make it worth the short
Chandeliers and candlelight at the Michelin-starred Fischers Fritz, Berlin trip out of the city center.

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