Euphoria

Style:
Cocktail Bar/eclectic international food

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Reviews:

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

Solar

Style:
Eclectic and Fusion

More:
Come for the view and the atmosphere: a combination of a club (17th floor) and stylish restaurant. Mid-priced to expensive.

Reviews:
Catherine Hickley writes in Bloomberg.com: "

The clientele at the restaurant is noticeably older than the crowd upstairs. Most tables have a window view, though it's worth asking for one when booking to be absolutely sure. The food is competent -- less spectacular than that view.

Tuna carpaccio squares rolled in black and white sesame seeds were bland, though they were accompanied by delicious curried lentils that perked up the dish. A huge portion of beef tartare with quail egg was dauntingly rich, yet the blinis, cream cheese and caviar that went with it were a smooth, delicate delight.

The main courses are fish and meat standards. A salmon filet with mushrooms was wrapped in a fine, crispy pastry that helped concentrate the flavors and keep it succulent. A perfectly cooked lamb filet was rolled in mint leaves -- surprising to me, as Germans generally find it hilariously bizarre and typically eccentric that the British eat mint sauce with lamb. (They don't know what they are missing.)

[...]

On a previous visit, a main course of Iberico pork with chicory, rocket and a scallop disappointed because the meat was overcooked and dry. At 22 euros ($33), that shouldn't be the case. The desserts, though, are always a hit: this time we had an amaretto pavlova and a variety platter, all served with plenty of fresh fruit and lots of flavor."

More: in TheLobby

The Basics: Stresemannstrasse 76, 10963 Berlin-Kreuzberg (S Anhalter Bahnhof)

URL: Solar Berlin

+49 163 7652 700

Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?
no.

Related Tours/Sites:
Kreuzberg, Anhalter Bahnhof

Could be integrated with the Kreuzberg Tour, the Cold War Tour or with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

5 *****
Berlin Marriott Hotel

4 ****
Mövenpick Hotel Berlin
relexa hotel Stuttgarter Hof
Casa Boardinghouse
Winter's Hotel Berlin Mitte

3 ***
Suitehotel Berlin Potsdamer PlatzHotel Bel Ahr
Express By Holiday Inn Berlin City Centre

2 **
Ibis Hotel Berlin Potsdamer Platz

1*
Hotel Putinn

Hostels:

Joe Peñas Cantina & Bar

Style:
Tex-Mex and Americanised Mexican

More: This restaurant is usually touted as great, but this is a negative review

Reviews:
Our first disappointment was when we first ordered: the big blackboard said that there is "eat as much as you can" Fajitas on Sunday, but the waitress notified us, that this is not relevant that day, because it was a match-day. I wonder - if a special price is not on - perhaps a restaurant should bother to erase it from the board, not advertise it? In any case, we were hours before the match.

When we gotten our food, it was dreadful: overly spiced chicken in the Chicken Caesar's Salad; uneatable Enchiladas with cold ingredients (that were supposed to be hot). We complained about something (wrong type of beverage brought to us) and got no compensation or even apology whatsoever. So much for an "American" restaurant. The only good dish that we have ordered was the Guacamole. It was made fresh in front of us, and tasted wonderful. I wish the rest of the meal was like this great entrée.

And then, when we were done? Waited some 20 minutes (in a not-so-busy restaurant) for the cheque. At the end, we went to the till, so we can't tell how long it would have taken.

The Basics: Marheinekeplatz 3, 10961 Berlin-Kreuzberg (U Gneisenaustr)

URL: Joe Penas (they don't have, mysteriously enough, the Berlin branch there, but this is the official website)

+49 30 69 360 44

Accessible? no disabled toilets (lots of stairs)

Child-Friendliness? no playground or play corner, but their children menu is another silver lining in an otherwise quite cloudy eating experience: children younger than 7 don't pay for their kiddie-meal; older children have to pay, but the amount is quite ridiculous.

Related Tours/Sites:

Kreuzberg

Could be integrated with the Kreuzberg Tour and with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

5 *****

4 ****
Winter's Hotel Berlin Mitte

3 ***
Hotel Riehmers Hofgarten
Meininger City Hostel Hallesches Ufer
Express By Holiday Inn Berlin City Centre
Hotel Ludwig van Beethoven

2 **
Hotel Columbia
aletto Jugendhotel
Motel One Berlin-Mitte
Hotel Am Anhalter Bahnhof

1*


Hostels:
Meininger City Hostel Tempelhofer Ufer
aletto Jugendhotel
Meininger City Hostel Hallesches Ufer

Wohnzimmer

Style:
Bar

More:
Styled like a retro living room, which is part of the experience

Reviews:
Steve McKenna writes in SMH: "With its uneven wooden floorboards, smoky haze and profusion of dimmed red lights - not to mention its 1960s-style decor, tatty wallpaper and furniture that looks like it's been picked up from a flea market - it could be construed as unbearably pretentious.[...] this place is so different I can't help but like it. It's certainly one of the coolest bars I've ever been to."

The Basics:
Lettestr. 6, 10437 Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg (Eberswalder Str)

URL: Wohnzimmer

Accessible? small step in the entrance, no disabled toilets

Child-Friendliness? surprisingly for a bar, quite accommodating for kids - in certain hours. They have a children's time in the afternoon and a non-smoking room (although it also stinks of smoke, so policy is not really enforced)

Related Tours/Sites:
Prenzlauer Berg // Jahn-Stadium
Could be integrated with the Jews and Booze Tour a customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

4 ****
Apartmenthaus ZarenhofHoliday Inn Berlin City Center East Prenzlauer Allee

3 ***
GLS Hotel Berlin

2 **
Hotel 1a Apartment
Stadthotel Schall und Rauch

Felix Club Restaurant

Style:
Cocktail Bar, Jazz Club, and Italian

More:
Super stylish food and atmosphere, dress accordingly

Reviews:
Users in "Berlin Life" praise the restaurant/bar: "GREAT, GREAT food [...] dress to impress! /// a fantastic looking venue... sumptuous food too"

Another good review on Reviewstream: "Caesar salad “FELIX”-lettuce, chive oil, poached egg, roasted bread, parmesan-anchovy dressing, cucumber cubes and Basque salami - €14.00, Roast beef with green asparagus, truffle mayonnaise and sweet potato wedges -€ 26.00 and Gianduja chocolate cream served with passion fruit sherbet and pomelo salad - €10.00.
The food was definitely good but portions were small."

The Basics:
Behrenstr. 72, 10117 Berlin- Mitte (S Unter den Linden)
+49 (0)30 20 628 60

URL: Felix Club Restaurant

Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?

Related Tours/Sites:
In Mitte, near the Brandenburg Gate, Holocaust Memorial, and not far from the Potsdamer Platz; behind the Adlon

It could be integrated with the "Berlin's Top Sites" Tour; and with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

Rocco Forte Hotel de Rome (5 *****)
Sofitel Berlin Gendarmenmarkt (5 *****)
The Regent Berlin (5 *****)
The Westin Grand Berlin (5 *****)

Clipper City Home (4 ****)

Nola (Tiergarten)

Style:
Californian Cuisine// Bistro // Cocktail Bar

More:
There is another Nola, the Nola am Weinberg, which will receive separate post

Reviews:
A Qype user praises in German the cocktails and the food, but notes that the prices are a bit expensive.

The Basics:
Dortmunder Str. 9, 10555 Berlin- Tiergarten/Moabit (U Hansaplatz or Turmstrasse)
+49 (0)30 399 69 69

URL: Nola

Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?

Related Tours/Sites:
In Tiergarten/Moabit

It could be integrated with the Jewish West Berlin Tour; and with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

Gold Inn adrema Hotel (4 ****)

Golden Tulip Hotel Park Consul (3 ***)

Hotel Les Nations (3 ***)
Hotel Hansablick (3 ***)
Hotel Tiergarten Berlin (3 ***)