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Paris Moskau: Post-Wall pleasures

Born as a Russian restaurant in Cold War West Berlin, over 27 years Wolfram Ritschl's food oasis has evolved into excellent nouvelle cuisine – with prices to match.

Sep 13, 2011 by Françoise Poilâne in Reviews (6 Comments)

Chez Ginette: Prenzl-French

The most expensive of our ‘cheap French’ trio but nonetheless surfing the nouvelle vague of down-to-earth Gaul-grub, Chez Ginette, is also one of the tiniest restaurants in town, but a satisfying meal.

Oct 11, 2011 by Françoise Poilâne in Reviews

East London: Neo Brit

After two years of brainstorming, planning and obsessively remodelling, Nadine Sauerzapfe opened East London, where she carries out her mission in life: to bring new British cuisine to Berlin.

Sep 16, 2011 by Françoise Poilâne in Reviews (2 Comments)

Chez Michel: A bistro like home

Ask Françoise what she misses about home: an unfussy French place like Chez Michel, a small restaurant where the food is well executed behind a simple Imbiss counter.

Oct 5, 2011 by Françoise Poilâne in Reviews (2 Comments)

Chinese tea Berghaus Zum Osmanthussaft

The far eastern treasure in the Berlin Ost offers tea of over 40 different sorts: the subtleties of which might be foreign to many Westerners but hopefully won’t be lost to their pallets.

Aug 17, 2011 by Karen Sofie Egebo in Reviews

Yo-crazy: Berlin’s best new frozen

Emerging mirage-like from one sweaty Sunday afternoon on Monbijoustraße, a three-wheeled, pistachio-green van serves up frozen yoghurt, a summer delicacy taking Berlin by storm.

Aug 11, 2011 by Annabel Brady-Brown in Reviews

Bei Violetta: From Abkhazia, with love

Former Humboldt University lecturer Dr. Violetta Rudat has been educating Berlin about the culinary delights of her homeland, Abkhazia, in her little gem of a restaurant, Bei Violetta.

Aug 5, 2011 by Françoise Poilâne in Reviews