Berlin is really a city of extreme contrast. In a Blick of an eye you'll see homeless people,…read morepunks, alternatives and people dressing how they want and disregarding all fashion rules. Picoteo is located a few hundred meters from the Kottbusser Tor U-Bahn station and you will see this as you make your way to the restaurant. We tried to book a table the night before but everything was reserved so we thought we'd go a bit earlier on Saturday and try our luck. Fortunately we were able to secure a table outside. The staff were friendly and took our drink orders quickly, it was a hot day in Berlin so we decided to quench our thirst with a round of Sangria. This certainly did the trick. They also brought out some crusty bread with some Aioli. Tapas is one of my favorite style of foods, so without looking at the menu, I knew I was going to order the chorizo and calamari. In addition we decided on going for the seafood platter for one and the Patatas Bravas as well as some bio chicken. The food was amazing, the seafood platter came with mussels, salmon, octopus another type of fish with seasoned potatoes. The quality and flavor was super. Everything tasted superb and I've had some great tapas in Barcelona and it is safe to say that this place was definitely on par.

It was a super cozy and intimate place-- really not much space but the food was amazing. Typical…read moreSpanish tapas style where you order a bunch of small plates and share at the table. We ordered the cheese platter, the potatoes, grilled peppers, and gambas including the steak with chimichurri sauce that was to die for.

This was a very nice Spanish establishment. Just wanted a little breakfast snack while out touring…read more Saw the selection through the window and I decided to stop. Nice tapas and a delicious glass of sangria. Not too touristy in the tourist section near the TV tower.

Excellent tapas and very personal service. Very convivial atmosphere with many people having funread more

We looooove Spanish food/tapas. Great situated (not far away from the US Army Checkpoint)…read more We ordered: - sangria with red wine (7 euro) - a moscow mule (9 euro) - chipirones a la brasa (6,80 euro) - pulpo a la Parrilla-chili (7,50 euro) - tortilla de semana (5,20 euro) - iberico serrano chorizo plate (11,50 euro) Our remarks: - The sangria was tooooooo strong. Lucky me I changed the drink with my hubby. The moscow mule was very fresh and tasty. - The plate.... njammie ! - The tapas: very good. The tortilla was not our favourite (too sweet due to the use of sweet potatoes) but I guess other persons do like it. I would like to recommand this place.

It's good and cool comfortable . Company should be good and…read morecooperative to have a good time

This place is mediocre. I went with a friend who had been many times and liked it a lot, but I…read morefound the service poor, the waiter rude, and the atmosphere dirty and loud. The food was good. We had a mixed salad, fried anchovies and seafood paella. The salad was average, the anchovies were perfect, the paella was a bit bland with green beans, small tasteless shrimp, four mussels and a few calamari rings. We had heard they started taking credit cards and confirmed that with the hostess when we arrived and were seated but when we went to pay the waiter said they only took cash (am bar) and gave us attitude before eventually getting the credit card reader.

Nice Spanish authentic meals. The ambiance is not something wow but the overal experience is good…read more Their fish is amazing!

You can not get 18€ for small dish of pasta when the tagliatella is not done by yourself, the…read moremushrooms are from a supermarket conserve. The "pulpo a la gallega", crunchy octopus? it had a plastic texture and the portion was really small, with potatoes overheated on the grill. But the wine selection was really good as well as the Crema Catalana / panacotta desert. Maybe i will give them another chance but i will not spend again almost 100€ for 2 people with this quality. From other side, the service and the atmosphere where very nice.

Unique berlin restaurant experience - in the heart of kreuzberg with a view of the U1. Very good…read moretapas. Enjoyed the razor clams - rarely on menus - very simple with olive oil; amazing duck confit with carrots, celery; fantastic pulpo al gallego. Larger portions than usual Spanish tapas. Service was spotty - the waitress seemed out to lunch and when we ordered a bottle of wine she brought a different bottle already open explaining that the one we ordered was too warm. Fun to watch the chef clean up shirtless to techno music - sooooooo berlin! Will be back for more.

Quaint decor... Real candles at the tables. Was hoping for paella but they only serve a 2 person…read moreportion... So ordered a Arroz Caldoso... Rice soup in a clay pot. The seafood version had some wonderfully sweet shrimp, squid (possibly rehydrated as the color is light orange), a white fish of some sort, and copied peppers, and zucchini. It really needed more seasoning for my taste. Flavors were rather subtle.

Super crowded at Friday evening. Extremely understaffed. Did not feel welcome. Waitresses threw the…read morefood on the table and did not give us the time of day. Stressed out. Food was acceptable and tasted good. Will not go again.

Horrible horrible service. It's not worth coming here…read more Go eat at Txokoa instead. They do basque-style tapas at a similar price point with much better service. Or, nearby, there's also Picoteo, which also does more standard Spanish tapas. Bar Raval is bullshit.

Great Tapas with an innovative approach. My highlights were…read morethe Tataki de press iberica - pork (beautifully cooked), Goat cheese gratin with honey and a marmalade of tomato and herbs, Eggplant tempura with honey and the Tortilla de patatas

Great food, like in Spain. Great ambience, and our waiter, Dominick, was just awesome.read more

Schon schade wenn trotz Reservierung nur ein Mini-Bartisch frei ist. Wir kommen seit 15 Jahren…read moreregelmäßig vorbei, aber das war es dann wohl. So vergrault man Stammgäste.

Food was amazing. Services was fantastic. Owner, bartender, and all the chefs were fantastic with…read moreservice, hospitality, and superb quality. Atmosphere was perfect. As a traveler from the US, I highly recommend this restaurant.

We visited Bellas Artes for dinner on a recent trip to Berlin. I rarely go for Spanish food because…read morebeing from Spain, Spanish restaurant food is always a little disappointing. This was not an exception. The food was VERY salty. We ordered Jamon Serrano pata negra but they told us they didn't have it. The garlic chicken was good but not authentic Spanish style. Overall we had a lot of fun, maybe the 1/2 liter Rioja carafe helped. The waiter was from Peru and really nice so the service was good. Wish the tapas were more authentic flavors.

Classic Wrangelkiez - ok prices, bad everything else. And dirty. So, so filthy. Cleaning bathrooms…read moreis apparently not cool in Berlin anymore. We had a reservation, but (unsurprisingly) the place was still empty at 8pm on a Thursday. We ordered some wine which was well-priced and so-so, but the food was truly disgusting. Fishy, old-tasting, nasty shrimp. Overcooked meats floating in thick, greasy sauces. Tacky, cafeteria-like plating...just slop, basically. Luckily we had only started with a few tapas, so we escaped without much damage. Only positive: Walking distance from Bar Raval, which saved our night.

5 stars for not being perfect…read more Yes, the furniture is a bit shabby. Yes, the avocado dip for the chips has slightly too much garlic in it. Yes, you sometimes have to wait a bit before the waiter notices that you want to order another beer but all this unimportant shortcomings somehow manage to sum together into an extremely inviting, relaxed an cosy location, a location where: - you can spend a perfectly relaxed evening chatting with your friends after a stressful day - you order warm meals of the day (listed on the wall) or simple but tasty tapas (on the menu) - a trumpeter comes around to enhance the atmosphere with live sound - the staff is friendly and unobtrusive - the spirit of Kreuzberg mixes up with the feeling of Spanish siesta P.S. Opening hours of this café are a secret to me. Once I tried to visit it on Friday at half past one p.m. and it was closed but then the same evening around 8 p.m. it was open