Showing posts with label bavarian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label bavarian. Show all posts

Tuesday, 9 December 2008

Frankenstüble

Style:
German, Bavarian, Franconian Bar and Restaurant

More:
This is the home-away from home of Franconians in Berlin ; and the bastion of the 1. FC Nuremberg fans (don't dare coming there with a Bayern Munich scarf!)

Reviews:
Qype has two raving reviews, both in German and both from exiled Franconians.

The Basics:
Otto-Suhr-Allee 125, 10585, Berlin-Charlottenburg

Phone:

URL:


Accessible? according to the Rollimobil site, it is. We haven't measured the toilets, steps, etc. ourselves. Door is 86cm wide; no mentioning of wheelchair toilets.

Child-Friendliness?

Related Tours/Sites:

Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg Palace/Charlottenburg Castel, Berggruen Museum

A visit could be integrated with the The "Jewish Berlin Tour" in West Berin, a guided tour in the new wing of the Charlottenburg Castle or any of the museums as well as with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

5 *****


4 ****
Schlosspark-Hotel
3 ***
Arktur City HotelEcontel BerlinComfort Hotel an der OperAPAROTEL BerlinAmary City ResidenceHotel Kaiserart'appart suiten berlin
2 **
Hotel-Pension Haubach-CentralHotel Pension Arta
1*
Apartmenthaus Hecke
Hostels:

Apartment Hotels:
Apartmenthaus HeckeAPAROTEL BerlinAmary City Residenceart'appart suiten berlin

Sunday, 7 December 2008

Lebensmittel in Mitte

Style:
Organic Southern German food and deli

More:


Reviews:
The Guardian writes: "If it's cold and you crave some hot and comforting food, Lebensmittel in Mitte is the perfect place. Boasting organic dishes and big wooden tables, it is best for lunch"

The Basics:
Rochstrasse 2, 10178, Berlin-Mitte

Phone: +49 30 2759 6130

URL:


Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?

Related Tours/Sites:

Mitte, near Alexanderplatz, Hackescher Markt

A visit could be integrated with the The "Jewish Berlin Tour" , with Berlin's top sites General Tour as well as with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

5 *****

Radisson SAS Hotel Berlin
4 ****
Hotel LUX 11 Berlin Mitte
Alexander Plaza
Park Inn Berlin - Alexanderplatz
Hotel Hackescher Markt
3 ***
Hotel Arena am AlexanderplatzAGON am Alexanderplatz
2 **
Motel One Berlin-AlexanderplatzFlower's Boardinghouse MitteHotel Taunus
1*
baxpax downtown Hostel Hotel
Hostels:
baxpax downtown Hostel Hotel
Apartment Hotels:


Saturday, 26 July 2008

Lindenbräu

Style:
German, Bavarian, Berlin Cuisine

More:
A similar branch is located at the Hauptbahnhof, the Hopfingerbräu

Reviews
:
Lindenbräu is not where you'll be heading, if you're looking for a quaint restaurant attended mostly by the locals. On the other hand, those small, quaint, restaurants, almost never accept credit cards, have menus only in German, no access to disabled persons and a staff that hardly speaks any language, including German.

Lindenbräu is the opposite: it is a large restaurant in one of the most touristy places imaginable: the Sony Centre in Potsdamer Platz. But being a "touristy" German restaurant has many advantages: not only that the menu comes in four languages, it also has pictures of the dish, so you will understand what it is all about; the waiters speak English; and the restaurant accepts credit cards and has wheelchair access. The so-touristy location also means that you have a view, if you choose to - sit close to the window or in the yard, you will get a wonderful view on the futuristic architecture of Sony Centre and its fountain. If you choose to sit close to the centre, you will see the brewery from a close distance.

The food is a mixed version of all types of regional German food, with heavy Bavarian and southern influence; but also with typical Berlin dishes, such as the Eisbein (pork knuckle). Unlike many German restaurants around town, this one offers a variety of dishes to vegetarians, those who won't eat pork, and the like. The dishes are not small, so prepare to leave some or come hungry.

The Basics: Sony Center, 10785 Berlin-Tiergarten (U+S Potsdamer Platz)

URL: Lindenbräu

+49 30 25 75 12 80

Accessible?
yes, including a lift for wheelchair users who prefer to sit in the upper levels and disabled toilets on the ground floor

Child-Friendliness? If the children are old enough to enjoy the Sony Centre fountain, the lights, and the brewery

Related Tours/Sites:
Sony Center, Legoland/Discovery Centre, Tiergarten

Could be integrated with an architectural tour in Berlin, the Weimar Area and other customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

5 *****
The Mandala Hotel
The Ritz-Carlton Berlin
Berlin Marriott Hotel
Grand Hyatt Berlin
Hotel Adlon Kempinski Berlin


4 ****
Casa Boardinghouse

3 ***
Apartments am Brandenburger Tor
Hotel Bel Ahr

2 **
Hotel Am Potsdamer Platz

1*
Apartmenthaus am Potsdamer Platz

Hostels:
City Hostel Berlin

Monday, 14 April 2008

Schneeweiß

Style:
South-German, Austrian/Bavarian

More:
A bit hyped, good "Alpine Cuisine" for affordable prices

Reviews:
From "Chiu on This": "We shared two entrees from their daily specials list: a lovely roasted chicken with green beans and rosemary potatoes and interesting-in-a-good-way spinach dumplings that the waitress inaccurately described as gnocchi. With a soft drink, the whole meal came out to 20 euro, which I thought was very reasonable given the quality of the food, the swank digs, and the unpretentious staff."

From Miami, bro: "[Schneeweiss] is located in the Friedrichshain neighborhood (which was bumping with eating people) and offers flawless, traditional Alpine cuisine. I love wiener schnitzel, but I got the roasted pork, seen here. It's not as much the look but the perfect taste of it that made me fall in love. Eddie and Juergen got the lamb, and I deboed a few veggies from Eds, and they were so perfectly unaltered, plump and flavorful. It was as if God grew them from Her own belly and kissed them before placing them on the plate. The waiters were kind of laissez-faire about us, the atmosphere was pretty and modern, but the food was why I spent 20 hours curled up in a puddle of my own saliva, heavy on Valium in a shaky tiny plane. Please eat here. Your stomach will give you a high five."


The Basics
:
Simplonstraße 16, 10245 Berlin, Germany (S Warschauer Str. or U-Frankfurter Tor)
+49 (0)30 29 04 97 04

URL: Schneeweiß

Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?

Related Tours/Sites:
Friedrichshain
Could be integrated with a Communist Berlin Tour, or with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:


Upstalsboom (4 ****)

Gold Hotel (3 ***)
Hotel 26 (3 ***)

Junckers Hotel (2 **)

Hostels:
All in Hostel
A & O Hotel Friedrichshain
Hotel and Hostel Friedrichshain

More hotels and accommodation in Friedrichshain near Scheeweiss restaurant