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Berlin food is as diverse as the city itself, from humble currywurst and döner to Michelin-starred kitchens. Across Kreuzberg, Neukölln and Mitte, berlin food spans street snacks, international cuisines and a thriving new German scene.
This overview gathers Berlin locations that define berlin food, from classic Imbiss stands to markets, cafés and ambitious restaurants. Some focus on local traditions and comfort food, others on global flavours and creative cooking.
Browse the places below to find the best berlin food, compare menus and prices, and plan your next meal.
Knalle makes popcorn in Berlin with the methods of a patisserie: the corn is popped with hot air and no fat, coated in caramel and then baked a second time in the oven. The shop stands on Raumerstrasse in the Helmholtzkiez, a bag of a hundred grams costs 5.90 euros, and one of the varieties was developed together with the starred chef Tim Raue.
Kaiserhonig keeps around a hundred and twenty-five bee colonies in inner-city Berlin and harvests the honey within a radius of fifteen kilometres. Production sits in an old slaughterhouse by the Tempelhofer Feld, and alongside the honey come cold-stirred honey creams, milk creams and organic liqueurs. A jar of Berlin honey of a hundred and eighty grams costs 5 euros.
Paletas makes handmade organic ice lollies from whole fruit and freshly pressed juices in a Lichtenberg commercial yard, vegan and without additives. It all began in 2012 with a self-built ice cream cart on Berlin street food markets; today the manufactory supplies cafes and shops and brings a chest or an ice truck to events.
In the fourth courtyard of the Hackesche Hoefe, Eat Berlin sells the salad dressings and sauces of its own make, which began as a recipe experiment in a room of five square metres. Alongside them stands a range from small Berlin producers. The dressings are vegan, lactose free and free of preservatives, and a bottle of two hundred millilitres costs 4.90 euros.
The Sunday breakfast brunch at Mövenpick Restaurant in Potsdam nearby the famous royal palace Sanssouci is a dream came true for brunch lovers.
Enjoy some game burgers in a rustic yet modern atmosphere in Penzlauer Berg.
This legendary restaurant was opened nearly 100 years ago in a rebuilt block of flats.