German Eats

Maybe it’s the Southern boy in me or the Irish ancestry, but I’m baffled as to why German cuisine isn’t mentioned more. It’s warm, hearty and cheap – the Soul Food of Europe. We managed to get into the well-known Schusterjunge, an excellent jumping off point in Berliner cuisine should you be a first-timer.

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Solianka (actually, a Russian soup, but popular here…and fantastic)

Tea

Bratwurst w/ roasties and sauerkraut…all in a sausage gravy – insane.

The (in)famous digestive, Jagermeister.

Apple Strudel with custard – went down in about 3 minutes.

Gluewhein…sure, of out season, but they had some left from December.

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After that, we headed off on a small pub crawl, hitting my the obligatory White Trash (very cool interior, but far too touristy – save yourself the 8 Euro entry and give it a miss), another one called Zu Mir Oder Zu Dir (‘my place or yours’) and then to what is now officially my most favorite cafe in the world…

Wohnzimmer.

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Furniture straight out of the auction house, as are a few of the turtlenecked crew, but hands-down the best cafe in Berlin – if not Europe. Coffee’s good, cheesecake is fresh, staff is laid-back and tattooed (which is essential for a barista, no?), the music selection can be anything from The White Album to Mos Def and at night, smoking’s allowed and adult beverages take the place of caffeine.

This place seriously tops the list of ‘best ever’, which, until now had only consisted of a hotel.

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