LuLa Deli & Grill

In Friedenau, LuLa Deli & Grill bakes its bread from its own sourdough, cooks according to a weekly changing menu with international influences, and consistently uses organic ingredients. Right on Breslauer Platz, it has become a firm meeting point in the neighborhood.

LuLa Deli & Grill: Berlin’s Coziest Deli in Friedenau

Since 2007, LuLa Deli & Grill on Lauterstraße in Berlin-Friedenau has stood for homemade cuisine with clear principles. The colorfully designed deli brings influences from Indonesia, Italy, and America to its menu and has long been a popular meeting point in the neighborhood. There’s more than chance behind it: The owners have Indonesian and Slovenian-Croatian roots, which is reflected on the plate. Sea salt, natural vinegar, homemade curry paste, their own pesto, organic Demeter eggs, and organic flour are used. You can taste that on the plate.

The breads are made in their own bakery next door, traditionally and handcrafted from organic flour with house-made sourdough and long dough fermentation. The morning is already worth it: For breakfast, there’s brioche with homemade plum-apple jam or Shakshuka. At lunchtime, there’s a Business Lunch, and later in the day, sourdough pizzas are added.

Changing Weekly Menu and Vegan Options

What distinguishes LuLa Deli & Grill from other delis in Berlin is the variety on the menu. The weekly menu includes Asian soups, small tapas like vegetables with warm goat cheese, salads, and main courses such as curry with salmon fillet and Thai basil. Vegan and vegetarian guests are well catered for, from Vegan Green Shakshuka to bowls with tofu. The homemade lemonade has also become an institution here. The interior is cozy, with color accents in blue, turquoise, and purple, and plenty of greenery. In summer, outdoor seating is added, and the cinnamon rolls from the bakery attract guests from far beyond Friedenau.