i Due Forni

Style:
Italian

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One of the best pizzas in Berlin, punk-pizza served by salon-anarchists.

Reviews:
I was pretty surprised I haven't reviewed i Due Forni before, given that it is one of our personal favourites in Berlin, despite its disadvantages. The pizza is good, and so is the atmosphere, but the daily dishes (written in unreadable Italian on the board) and the desserts are also great. The service is absolutely horrible.

Birge Amondson in About.com writes about this restaurant:
"

I Due Forni in Berlin is a hip and happening Italian restaurant cantina-style; it's not only famous for its delicious brick oven pizza, but also for its colorful decor and quirky staff.

I Due Forni - Pros

• Best pizzas in town, fresh from the brick oven
• Good prices
• Staff speaks English
• Big terrace and playground

I Due Forni - Cons

• Always crowded; reservations recommended
• Waiters can be short and snippy
• Cash only
• Menu is in Italian and German"
  

The Basics:
Schönhauser Allee 12, 10119 Berlin-Prenzlauer Berg (U Senefelder Platz)
+49 (0)30 44 017 333

URL:

Accessible? Yes, but through a quite unpleasant back door (restaurant itself is quite full and it would be difficult to navigate with a wheelchair, let alone get to the disabled lavatories.

Child-Friendliness? playground in the garden, baby seats, one child-toilet (that is, smaller) in the lavatories

Related Tours/Sites:
The restaurant is located in Prenzlauer Berg, close to Kollwitzplatz, the Pfefferberg, etc.

It could be integrated with the Jews & Booze tour and with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:
4****
Hotel LUX 11 Berlin MitteLeonardo Royal Hotel BerlinPark Inn Berlin - Alexanderplatz
3 stars ***
Myer´s Hotel BerlinJurine Hotelackselhaus & blue homeHotel-Pension KastanienhofGLS Hotel BerlinHotel Arena am AlexanderplatzAGON am AlexanderplatzHotel Adele
2 stars **
Meininger City Hostel & Hotel Prenzlauer BergIbis Hotel Berlin MitteFlower's Boardinghouse MitteAlex HotelMotel One Berlin-Alexanderplatz
1 star
Hotel City Quartier
Hostel:
Meininger City Hostel & Hotel Prenzlauer Berg

Dachgarten Restaurant

Style:

More:
The Cafe/Restaurant on the top of the Reichstag

Reviews:
Tirsomal writes that "It is a very modern bar/restaurant although it is not easy to find as it is not very well indicated. We were there in January, so the terrace was closed. If you go in the summer I bet they have tables outside.

If you are planning to visit the Reichstag, you must go there for a drink! :)"

Booking this restaurant is also a good way to avoid standing in the queue for the Reichstag.

The Basics:
Platz der Republik, 10557, Berlin-Mitte (U/S Hauptbahnhof)

URL: http://www.feinkost-kaefer.de/dt_bundestag/

+49 (0)30 2262 99 0

Accessible? yes

Child-Friendliness?

Related Tours/Sites:

Mitte, the Reichstag of course

A visit could be integrated with Berlin's Top sites tour, with Berlin's Architectural Tour, or just with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

5 *****
Hotel Adlon Kempinski BerlinBerlin Marriott Hotel
4 ****
NH Jolly Berlin-Friedrichstraße
3 ***
Arte Luise Kunsthotel (art/design/boutique hotel)ApartHotel Residenz am Deutschen TheaterBest Western Hotel Berlin-MitteHotel AllegraHotel AlbrechtshofApartments am Brandenburger Tor
2 **
Hotel-Pension am Schloss Bellevue
1*
Jugendgästehaus Lehrter Straße
Hostels:
Jugendgästehaus Lehrter Straße
Apartment Hotels and Serviced Flats
ApartHotel Residenz am Deutschen TheaterApartments am Brandenburger Tor

Dubrovnik

Style:
Croatian, International

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Reviews:
A German user at Qype praises the food and the size of the meals, but between us, it is a place not worth going to unless you're in the area.

The Basics:
Gerichtstr. 30, Am Nettelbeckplatz, 13347-Berlin, Wedding (S/U Wedding)

URL:

+49 (0)30 46 212 82

Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?

Related Tours/Sites:
Gerichtshöfe (arts/atelier compound); Scheringianum (museum of the Schering AG company)

A visit could be integrated with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

5 *****

4 ****
Holiday Inn Berlin MitteGrand City Hotel Berlin Mitte
3 ***
Berlin ApartmentsArcos Apartement-HausEurope Apartments
2 **
Hotel Graf PücklerHotel CitylightCity 54 Hotel & Hostel Berlin
1*
Berlin-ApartementJugendgästehaus Berlin Mitte
Hostels:
City 54 Hotel & Hostel BerlinJugendgästehaus Berlin Mitte

Diwan

Style:
Organic/Health and International

More:
Completely organic, from the food to the kitchen soap; even the electricity comes from an eco-friendly source

Reviews:
Qype has very good reviews (in German) about almost everything in this place: the food, the quality. Almost everything, because a couple of reviewers have noted that the service is slow; and one more claimed that the size of his breakfast did not match the price.

Andy Lynes writes on the Independent that Diwan is "so green that the Lammsbräu pilsner beer is organic. Med-style dishes include orange and carrot soup with chilli and coconut foam served with prawns."

The Basics: Bergmannstraße 59, 10961 Berlin-Kreuzberg (Südstern)

URL: http://www.bio-diwan.de/

Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?

Related Tours/Sites:
Kreuzberg 61
Could be integrated with the Kreuzberg Tour and with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

4 ****
Winter's Hotel Berlin Mitte
3 ***
Hotel Ludwig van Beethoven
Hotel Riehmers Hofgarten

2 **
Motel One Berlin-Mitte
Hotel Columbia
Meininger City Hostel Tempelhofer Ufer

Delores

Style:
Mex Fast Food

More:
Is it Berlin's first and only Burrito bar?

Reviews:
The Laughing Squid writes about the place, and Richard Miller left a comment with a pretty tepid review: "[...] i checked it out the following year. I can’t say that what they served tasted “bad”, it just didn’t taste very much like something from the Mission. A bit like getting soy milk when you expect something from a cow, the meal might have been tastier if not for the name!It was the Rosarita-canned-beans flavour that did it in, though"

The Basics:
Rosa-Luxemburg-Strasse 7, 10178 Berlin-Mitte (Alexanderplatz or Rosa-Luzemburg-Platz)

URL: Delores

Accessible? high stools

Child-Friendliness? fast food, you know...

Related Tours/Sites:
Volksbuehne, Roter Salon, Gruener Salon
Could be integrated with a customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

4 ****Hotel LUX 11 Berlin Mitte
Park Inn Berlin - Alexanderplatz

3 ***
Hotel Arena am Alexanderplatz

2 **
Motel One Berlin-Alexanderplatz
Flower's Boardinghouse Mitte

Hotel Mitte Berlin

Dressler

Style:
Franco-Prussian (German/Local and French)

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Reviews:
Fodor's recommend this restaurant:
"Both in its cuisine and in its service, Dressler is a mixture of French brasserie culture and German down-to-earth reliability. Accordingly, the dishes are conceived for a range of palates: oysters on the half-shell, duck with red cabbage, or cod with Pommery-mustard sauce, for example. The menu changes with the seasons. Of the two (very similar) Dressler establishments, this one on Ku'damm has the more genuine French atmosphere. Reservations are advised."

The Basics:
Two branches:

Kurfürstendamm 207-208, 10719 Berlin-Charlottenburg (U Uhlandstr)
+49 (0)30 883 35 30

Unter den Linden 39, 10117 Berlin-Mitte (U/S Friedrichstrasse or Franzoesische Str.)
+49 (0)30 204 44 22

URL: Dressler Restaurant

Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?

Related Tours/Sites:
The first branch on the KuDamm, close to the Memrial Church, the Zoo, and the Kaethe-Kollwitz-Museum. It could be integrated in a guided tour about Jewish Life in West Berlin; to the Spirit of 1968 Tour, or to the Weimar Tour.

The second branch is on Unter den Linden, close to the Russian Embassy and Brandenburg Gate. It could be integrated to the "Berlin's Top Sites" Tour, to the Cold War tour; and both could be integrated with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

For the KuDamm branch

Hotel Q! Berlin (5 *****)
Kempinski Hotel Bristol Berlin (5 *****)

art'appart im Kempinski Plaza (4 ****, apartments)
art'otel berlin city center west by park plaza (4 ****)
California am Kurfürstendamm (4 ****)
Hecker's Hotel (4 ****)
Hollywood Media Hotel (4 ****)
NH Berlin Kurfürstendamm (4 ****)

Atlanta am Kurfürstendamm (3 ***)
ARKTUR City Hotel (3 ***)
Berlin Plaza Hotel am Kurfürstendamm (3 ***)
Hotel Imperial Berlin (3 ***)
Mark Apart Hotel (3 *** apartment hotel/holiday rental)
Hotel Seifert Berlin (3 *** family run pension)

Hotel Pension Charlottenburg (1 *) - pension

For the Unter den Linden branch

Adlon Kempinski (5 *****)
Hilton Berlin (5 *****)
The Regent Berlin (5 *****)
Sofitel Berlin Gendarmenmarkt (5 *****)
Westin Grand Berlin (5 *****)


CityHotel am Gendarmenmarkt (City Partner), (4 ****)
Clipper City Home (suite hotel/ serviced apartments) (4 ****)
The Mandala Suites (suites/serviced apartments) (4 ****)
Maritim ProArte Berlin (4 ****)

Apartments am Brandenburger Tor/Apartments at Brandenburg Gate (apartments/holiday rental)

Defne

Style:
Turkish

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Reviews:
Fodor's recommend this restaurant:
"Among the myriad Turkish restaurants in the city, Defne stands out for its exquisitely prepared food, the near-perfect warm service, the tasteful setting, and an authentic atmosphere. Beyond simple kebabs, the fresh and healthy menu here includes a great selection of hard-to-find fish dishes from the Bosphorus, such as acili ahtapot (spicy octopus served with mushrooms, olives, onions, garlic, and bell pepper in a white wine and tomato sauce)."

The Basics:
Planufer 92c, 10967 Berlin, Germany (U Kotbusser Tor)
+49 (0)30 81 79 71 11

URL:

Accessible?

Child-Friendliness?

Related Tours/Sites:
Kreuzberg, close to the Kreuzberg Synagogue and the Turkish Market
Could be integrated with Berlin Kreuzberg Tour, with "The Spirit of 1968" tour , or with customised Berlin tours

Nearby Hotels/Accommodation:

Best Western Euro Hotel (3 ***)
Hotel Ludwig van Beethoven (3 ***)

Motel One Berlin Mitte (2 **)

More hotels and accommodation in Mitte near the Defne restaurant