Showing posts with label breakfast/brunch. Show all posts
Showing posts with label breakfast/brunch. Show all posts

Monday, 2 March 2009

Ponte Carlo

Style:
Italian

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Reviews:
This nice Italian cafe, caffeteria and delicatezze is located on a side street near the Janowitzbrücke train station. The friendly service at the bar, the good music and the tasty giabettas compensates for slowliness. Great place to have your breakfast if your hotel is nearby.

The Basics:
Brückenstr. 4, 10179, Berlin-Mitte (U/S Jannowitzbrücke)

URL: http://www.pontecarlo.de/

+49 (0)30

Accessible? small stair (less than 10 cm) in the entrance; toilets not accessible (door about 70 cm).

Child-Friendliness? Only in general attitude (no play corner, etc.); there is "babychinno" (milk for the cappucinno machine).

Related Tours/Sites:

Mitte

A visit could be integrated with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

5 *****


4 ****
Hotel Luisenhofart'otel berlin mitte, by Park PlazaDERAG HOTEL AND LIVING - Hotel Großer KurfürstDERAG HOTEL AND LIVING - Hotel HenriettePark Plaza Wallstreet BerlinNH Berlin Heinrich HeineNovotel Berlin Mitte
3 ***
Best Western Hotel am Spittelmarkt
2 **
alameda berlinA&O Mitte OstbahnhofIbis Berlin City OstMotel One Berlin-Mitte
1*

Hostels:

Apartment Hotels and Serviced Flats

Thursday, 28 August 2008

Weltempfaenger

Style:
Cafe-Restaurant-Bar, European eclectic with a German accent

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Reviews:
Ganda writes on "EatDrinkOneWoman": "The schnitzel (which I think was pounded veal) came with an oniony, warm potato goop and some kind of berry jam (gooseberry?). No vegs, totally awesome.

Francis, the vegetarian, didn't fare so well with his non-meat option, which turned out to be a cold baked potato with runny quark cheese, served with a sweet-dressed salad. A cold baked potato does not a dinner make, so we supplemented with another entree of kasespaetzle, German pan-fried squiggly pasta with melted Berg cheese and fried onions -- much tastier and more satisfying option."


The Basics:
Anklamer Straße 27, 10115 Berlin-Mitte (U Bernauer Strasse)

URL: Weltempfaenger

+49 30 4435 69 81

Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?

Related Tours/Sites:

Could be integrated with a Cold War/Wall tour, and with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

5 *****


4 ****
Hotel Apartmenthaus Zarenhof
3 ***
Hotel-Pension KastanienhofTop Domizil - Apartments Residenz Prenzelberg
GLS Hotel BerlinHotel Jurine Berlin-Mitte
Hotel Andechser Hof
2 **
City Quartier Hotel
Amadeus Hostel Berlin
1*
Hotel City Quartier
Hostels:
Amadeus Hostel Berlin

Wednesday, 27 August 2008

Euphoria

Style:
Cocktail Bar/eclectic international food

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This popular spot in the Simon Dach Kiez has received several good reviews. It serves the regular "cafe fair" and international dishes (including pasta and breakfasts); and is also a cocktail bar. Tim and Megan write on their blog: "we returned to Simon-Dach Strasse for dinner, this time visiting a restaurant called Euphoria. Again the servings were huge and the prices were not. Germans, it would seem, eat a lot of meat..."

The Basics:
Grünberger Str. 60A, 10245 Berlin-Friedrichshain (U Frankfurter Tor)

URL: http://euphoria-bar.de/

+49 30 29 00 46 83

Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?

Related Tours/Sites:

Could be integrated with "Communist Berlin", or with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

5 *****

4 ****
Upstalsboom Hotel Friedrichshain
3 ***
Juncker´s Hotel GarniHotel 26
Gold Hotel am WismarplatzHotel Klassik Berlin
2 **
Hotel garni ComeniusHotel Bulgari Inn
Hotel Friedrichshain
1*
All In Hostel / Hotel Berlin
Hostels:
All In Hostel / Hotel Berlin

Friday, 27 June 2008

Cupcake Berlin

Style:
Cafe with, well, cupcakes of all kinds

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Cupcake serves mostly cupcakes of all kinds, but this is one of those American colonies in Berlin and you can find there American soft beverages, and some vegetarian dishes (toasts with beans/cheese), Oreos and Reeses.

Reviews
:
Lizzy in "Trying Veganism" has written a nice review of the place, adding some great photos, see it at Trying Veganism. In general, Lizzy was excited by (almost) everything, but she says that the frosting on the vegan cupcake (which is naturally without milk or egg) tastes like margarine.

The Basics: Krossener Str. 12, 10249 Berlin-Friedrichshain (Frankfurter Tor)

URL: Cupcake

+49 30 25 76 86 87

Accessible?


Child-Friendliness?

Related Tours/Sites:

Boxhagener Platz and its flea market

Could be integrated with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

5 *****

4 ****

Upstalsboom Hotel Friedrichshain

3 ***
Gold Hotel am Wismarplatz
Hotel 26
Juncker´s Hotel Garni
Hotel Klassik Berlin

2 **
Hotel Friedrichshain
Hotel garni Comenius
Hotel Bulgari Inn
Agon Frankfurter Allee

1*
All In Hostel / Hotel Berlin

Hostels:
All In Hostel / Hotel Berlin

Monday, 28 April 2008

Kuchen Kaiser

Style:
Café, German, Eclectic, Cakes

More: A veteran restaurant with good German and non-German food

Reviews:
Kuchen Kaiser is one of our old recommended restaurants. It is located in Kreuzberg, and has a real Kreuzberg spirit: a mixture of locals of all kinds, foods of all kinds (mostly German, though) and excellent cakes.

Jane, for example, writes: "Kuchen Kaiser, a restaurant in a somewhat residential area that claimed to be the emperor of cakes. We got a light lunch to ensure we had room for cake. We all got different kinds and shared them…and they were all delicious"


The Basics:
Oranienplatz 11, 10999 Berlin-Kreuzberg (Kottbusser Tor)
+49 (0)30 614 02 697

URL: Kuchen Kaiser

Accessible? Yes, including toilets if we remember correctly (we were so impressed by the ramp and the friendly attitude to wheelchair users)

Child-Friendliness? very much, including a "surprise pack" for children and general tolerance; outside, there is a garden, but there isn't a real playground; changing a baby is done in the toilets and is not highly comfortable.

Related Tours/Sites:
In Kreuzberg SO36

It could be integrated with "The Spirit of 1968" and the Kreuzberg tours and with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

Motel One Berlin Mitte 2-star

Schwarzes Cafe

Style:
Café, Bar

More: Legendary Berlin Café.

Reviews:
Schwarzes Café is one of the most famous Berlin institutions. It is open 24 hours and serves breakfasts around the clock; one can still smell some of the spirit of 1968 in this veteran cafe, but also the see the trendiest club-goers mixing with shift workers, all eating breakfasts at 4:00 am.

Jane, for example, writes: "It was a very cool, local café that was open 24/7. Apparently it gets very crowded in the early morning, when hotel staff and bartenders come off the night shift. We all ordered beer and sat and talked for a few hours. It was an older building with lots of great artwork on the walls and funky light fixtures on the ceiling."


The Basics:
Kantstr. 148, 10623 Berlin-Charlottenburg (S Savignyplatz)
+49 (0)30 313 80 38

URL:

Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?

Related Tours/Sites:
Close to Savignyplatz, the Zoo and the KuDamm

It could be integrated with "The Spirit of 1968" tour (of course it can!), the tour about Jews in West Berlin and with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

Hotel Carmer 16 4-star
Berlin Excelsior Hotel 4-star
Goethe87 - Das Wohngedicht 4-star
Hecker's Hotel 4-star
Savoy Berlin 4-star

Hotel Astoria am Kurfürstendamm 3-star
Hotel Heidelberg Berlin 3-star

Hotel Pension Charlottenburg 1-star (pension)

art' appart Suiten 0-star (suites/holiday apartments)

Thursday, 13 March 2008

More Cafe Restaurant

The Basics:

Motzstr. 28, 10777 Berlin

+49-(0)30- 236 35 702

URL: More-Berlin

Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?


Style:
Cafe-Restaurant, International

Related Tours/Sites:
Could be integrated with the Weimar Berlin, Jewish Tour in West Berlin or with customised Berlin tours

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Reviews:
Been There user CityBreaker writes: "Local to Wittenbergplatz and, as the name suggests, a great place to eat from breakfast to dinner and later.

Vibrant decor in red and sort of mod with a bit of retro. Appetising and interesting meals served by very accommodating staff."

Saturday, 8 March 2008

Cafe am Neuen See

The Basics:

Lichtensteinallee 2, 10787 Berlin (in the Middle of the Tiergarten park, close to the Zoologischer Garten station)

URL:

Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?
Fairly. They have a playground outside when its fair, and in general, you can also see ducks, birds, fish and trees, which is all very child-friendly. No play-corner inside, though.

Style:
Biergarten (beer garden) with Pizzas, German beer-garten food, etc.

Related Tours/Sites:
Very close to the Zoologischer Garten (the Zoo in West Berlin)

Could be integrated with the Weimar Berlin, Third Reich Berlin Tour, Jewish Tour in West Berlin or with customised Berlin tours

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In our opinion, one of the best and friendliest beer gardens in Berlin; they have a self-service restaurant with grilled sausages and other types of German food; pretty good (and large) pizzas; and a serviced cafe/restaurant, which is pretty good. And it is on a lake side, in a middle of a huge park, which is a green lung in the middle of the city.

Reviews:
On Moscow News, Phoebe Taplin writes: "[...] a great restaurant "Am Neuen See," with a self-service section at weekends which does huge pizzas and even bigger beers at wooden trestle tables by the water."

Wednesday, 5 March 2008

Café Bilderbuch

The Basics:

Akazienstraße 28 , 10823 Berlin
+49 (0)30-787-06057

URL: Cafe Bilderbuch

Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?

Style:
Cafe

Related Tours/Sites:
Schoeneberg
Could be integrated with the Weimar Berlin, Jewish Tour in West Berlin or with customised Berlin tours

More:
Stylish cafe, touted once as the most beautiful cafe in Berlin.

Reviews:
Rachel Nolan writes in the Boston Globe's article on Berlin's best brunches: "Its back room is styled as a fin-de-siècle salon, with shelves of leather-bound books, working candelabras, and wide circles of upholstered sofas. Brunch is drawn from the cafe's fairy-tale-themed breakfast menu, with "The Little Mermaid" assuring a spread of fresh lox and eggs with caviar. Classical music is normally piped in, but a pianist plays the baby grand live each Saturday."Nolan is a bit inaccurate regarding geographic location, though. It is easier to go to the KaDeWe department store than to Jagdschloss Gruenewald from there.

Café Morgenrot

The Basics:

Kastanienallee 85, 10435 Berlin
+49 (0)30-443-17844

URL: Cafe Morgenrot

Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?

Style:
Vegetarian/Vegan Cafe

Related Tours/Sites:
Prenzlauer Berg
Could be integrated with the Jews and Booze Tour or with customised Berlin tours

More:
Considered to be one of the best vegetarian/vegan places in Berlin

Reviews:
Rachel Nolan writes in the Boston Globe's article on Berlin's best brunches: "Since it's located in the city's most gentrified area, Morgenrot patrons may find trendily dressed toddlers crawling all over them and tattooed new friends inviting them to join an art collective all in the same visit. The vegan brunch is not as joyless as it sounds: Seed- and nut-studded breads go well with the creamy tofu and vegetable spreads."

Strandbad Mitte

The Basics:

Kleine Hamburger Strasse 16, 10117 Berlin
+49 (0)30-283-6877

URL: Strandbad Mitte

Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?

Style:
Cafe/Lounge

Related Tours/Sites:

Could be integrated with the Classical Jewish Berlin Tour or with customised Berlin tours

More:
Chill-out in this cool "beach-bar" in the middle of the Gallery area of Mitte.

Reviews:
Rachel Nolan writes in the Boston Globe's article on Berlin's best brunches: "Strandbad is a mix of business, a stronghold of a la carte breakfasts - no anarchic brunch here - and whimsy, with wooden seahorses (Strandbad means "beach bath," or "lido") hanging on wires from the ceiling. Strandbad is known for its breakfast cheese plates."

Wednesday, 20 February 2008

Rote Harfe/Orient Lounge

The Basics:

Oranienstr. 13, 10999 Berlin
+49 (0)30-69 56 67 62

URL: Rote Harfe ; Orient Lounge

Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?

Style:
Turkish/Mediterranean food, stylish design, and an "Oriental" lounge, with shishas above the restaurant.

Related Tours/Sites:

Could be integrated with the Kreuzebrg tour or with customised Berlin tours

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Reviews:
Mobal

On the Boston Globe, Rachel Nolan writes about the best places for brunch in Berlin:
"
Sitting outdoors is a big part of the Kreuzberg brunch experience: Locals encouraged by heat lamps indulge well into the winter, sipping "milchkaffee," a bowl of foamed milk and coffee, through the gap between their hat and scarf, with their dog wrapped around their feet. [...] While taking in the scene don't miss the couscous salad or the spiced spinach- and cheese-stuffed mushrooms."