Sachiko Sushi

Style:
Japanese, Sushi

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Reviews:
10Best editor thinks it is one of the best restaurants in Berlin (we think this is a little over the top, but...): "Trendy and very upscale, sushi lovers come here to enjoy the ambience. The decor is chrome and black and the cordial staff serves specialties like eel in salmon skin and shrimp spiced tuna. Without a doubt, Sachiko Sushi is a sure thing when entertaining clients."

The Basics:
Grolmanstraße 47, 10623, Berlin-Charlottenburg

URL:
http://www.sachikosushi.com/
+49 30 31 32 282 (Lichtenberg)

Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?

Related Tours/Sites:

This Lichtenberg branch could be integrated with the Jewish West Berlin tour, and with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

5 *****
Hotel Q!
4 ****NH Berlin KurfürstendammHecker´s Hotel Kurfürstendammart ´appart
Hotel California am Kurfürstendamm
3 ***
Hotel AidaAparthotel Vega
2 **
Hotel-Pension CharlottenburgHotel Am SavignyplatzHotel Eden am Zoo
1*
Hotel Waizenegger
Hostels:

Akitama

Style:
Japanese, Sushi

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Reviews:
Dagfinn Koch and Malin Kjelsrud from the "Enjoy - Food and Travel" blog have visited this restaurant and summarise: " if you go to Berlin, Akitama is highly recommended. "

The Basics:
Wittenbergplatz 3a, 10789, Berlin-Charlottenburg

URL:
http://www.akitama.de/
+49 30 23 62 84 36

Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?

Related Tours/Sites:

KaDeWe, the KuDamm

A visit couldbe integrated with the Jewish West Berlin Tour, or with a tour about life in Weimar Germany, as well as with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

5 *****
Hotel Palace
4 ****
Hotel ArtimBest Western Hotel President
3 ***
Comfort Hotel AubergeSORAT Hotel Ambassador BerlinAir in BerlinScandotel Castor Berlin
2 **
Classic HotelpensionPension Zimmer des Westens
1*

Hostels:

Sakura I

Style:
Japanese, Sushi

More:
Four branches, on Kaiserdamm (near the Messe/ICC), on Kurfuerstenstrasse, on Seegeflederstr. and in Lichtenberg. The "I" refers to the Lichtenberg branch.

Reviews:
A German reviewer gives a rather tepid review on Qype, the main point is that while the food is good, the restaurant is slightly overpriced and not worth going so far (on the other hand, if you're in Lichtenberg anyways, this could be a good option).

The Basics:
Oderbruchstr. 8, 10369, Berlin-Lichtenberg

URL:
http://www.sakura-berlin.de/
+49 30 970 54 29 (Lichtenberg)

Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?

Related Tours/Sites:

This Lichtenberg branch could be integrated with a visit to the Hohenschoenhausen Stasi prison, and with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

5 *****

4 ****
Park Plaza Prenzlauer Berg Berlin
Holiday Inn Berlin City East (formerly Quality Hotel & Suites Berlin City East)
3 ***
Grand City Hotel Berlin East
2 **
Hotel Bulgari Inn
1*
Generator Berlin
Hostels:
Generator Berlin

Kuchi

Style:
Japanese, Sushi

More:
Two branches in attractive places (Kantstr. in the West and Gipsstr. in Mitte); and an Asian Deli next to the Kantstr. branch.

Reviews:
Fodor's write: "Japanese sushi, sashimi, yakitori, and dunburi dishes along with some Thai, Chinese, and Korean recipes are served in this groovy landmark restaurant, one of the finest sushi places in town. Chefs work with an almost religious devotion to quality and imagination (they even wear shirts saying sushi warrior), and the knowledgeable Asian-German staff makes you feel at home. The spicy, fresh, and healthy ingredients and the laid-back vibe pack the restaurant in the evening, so reservations are a must. Try to get a seat at the sushi bar or at one of the three more private tables at the window."


The Basics:
First Branch and Deli: Kantstr. 30, 10623 Berlin-Charlottenburg (S Savignyplatz)
Second Branch: Gipsstr. 3, 10119 Berlin-Mitte (U Weinmeisterstrasse)

URL:
http://www.kuchi.de/
+49 30 31 50 78 15 (Kantstr.)
+49 30 28 38 66 22 (Gipsstr.)

Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?

Related Tours/Sites:

The first branch could be integrated with the Jewish West Berlin tour

The second branch could be integrated with Mitte gallery walk, with the Jewish Berlin tour, and both can be integrated with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

5 *****

4 ****

3 ***

2 **

1*

Hostels:

Pan Asia

Style:
Asian/Pan Asian

More: This quite famous restaurant has received several very bad reviews, be warned.

Reviews:
Pan Asia is a quite famous Asian fusion restaurant in Mitte, in a lovely courtyard. Despite or perhaps because of this trendiness, there are some very negative reviews on it: apparently, it applies a door policy that might be befitting a cool New York club, but not a Berlin restaurant. Anke from Banana Skirt, for example, complains that she came to Pan Asia after reserving a spot for her and two friends of her parents' (aged about 65). Anke says the "hostess" told them there is no reservation (without even looking at her lists). Then, the hostess lied and said that there is another restaurant called Pan Asia in Friedrichshain, which sometimes gets their calls and that she is terribly sorry, but despite the fact that the restaurant was empty at the time, she would not sit them. Anke looked at home: she has called the "right" Pan Asia (perhaps there isn't even any Friedrichshain Pan Asia, only an fragment of the "hostess"' imagination), and moreover, that there are several other reviews about arrogant and bad service at Pan Asia (German again). Apparently, there was ageism or another type of discrimination here.


The Basics:
Rosenthaler Str. 38, 10178 Berlin-Mitte (S Hackescher Markt or U Weinmeisterstrasse)
+49 (0)30 279 088 11

URL: Pan Asia Berlin
(must say I was tempted to link to Anke's review of Pan Asia again, though)

Accessible? yes, according to their site (I remember small stairs all over the place)

Child-Friendliness?

Related Tours/Sites:
The restaurant is located near the Hackescher Markt/Hackescher Hoefe

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

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

Radisson SAS Berlin

Hotel Alexander Plaza
Hotel Hackescher Markt Berlin
Lux 11
Park Inn Berlin-Alexanderplatz

Hotel Augustinenhof
Hotel Taunus

Flower's Boardinghouse Mitte (apartment hotel, 2 1/2 **)

Am Scheunenviertel Hotel garni

Papa NÔ

The Basics:
Three branches:
Warschauerstr. 81a, 10243 Berlin (U/S Warschauer Strasse or Frankfurter Tor)
Oranienstr. 191, 10999 Berlin (U Kotbusser Tor)
Danziger Straße 11, 10435 Berlin (U Eberswalder Strasse)

+49-(0)30-20 07 88 13

URL: Papa No

Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?

Style:
Japanese and Sushi, fast food style, but with real quality

Related Tours/Sites:
For the first branch, the Tour in Kreuzberg ; for the second, the Communist Berlin tour; and for the third, the Jews and Booze tour, or any of these branches with customised Berlin tours

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Has many vegetarian dishes, but is neither full vegetarian nor (consequently) vegan. Another plus is that it is one of the places that really enforces the smoking ban, and did so even before they were required to by law. Saints.
Papa No is also big on take-out and deliveries.

Reviews:
Ashy Macbean has a blog about vegetarian restaurants, and if you're vegetarians or like vegetarian food, it is worth checking. In any case, regarding Papa No, it says: "[...] we chose Papa No's because it advertised vegetarian sushi. We had sushi with avocado and Sesame seed followed by veggie pad thai - both of them were delicious! If you're in Berlin, Papa No's is on Oranienstrasse 191, near Kottbusser Tor or Gorlitzer Banhof U-bhan station. Highly recommended.."
As we noted above, there are also non-vegetarian dishes in Papa No (and we can testify that they are equally good).

Tokyo Haus

The Basics:

Brandenburgische Str. 30, 10707 Berlin, Germany
+49 30 88707700

URL: tokyohaus.de

Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?

Style:
Japanese

Related Tours/Sites:
KuDamm
Could be integrated with a Jewish Life in West Berlin tour and with customised Berlin tours

More:

Reviews:
Simon Kingsley, Variety, Jan 25 2008.