I am writing this review on behalf of my mother, who insists that I let everyone know that Ditsch…read morehas by far the best soft pretzel in Germany. Even though I told her that Ditsch is like the 7-11 of Germany and there is one on every corner, she insists that people should know that this is the place to find the perfect, warm, soft, delicious pretzel. To be fair, my Mom is right, guys.

best snack for the price and if you are in a hurry nothing like a fresh, warm and salty pretzel hot…read morefrom the oven!! sehr lecker!!

One thing about Germans here is that they love their cappuccino's, pastries, and pretzels for…read morebreakfast! This cozy little spot with a chill vibe was nice to relax at noshing on some pretzels while in town to run the Berlin Marathon. Had a few visits here to help me carb load the days before the race -LOL! Menu all in German and little English was spoken here but staff was friendly and had no problem ordering.

I could live in here honestly. Between the amazing pretzels, the tremendous music always playing…read moreand the strong coffee, jet lag's got nothing on me! Cash only and tap water on request (snicker). Seriously though, if this place were in Nashville I would honestly move my office here. The vibe is mellow and welcoming even for us from the states.

This place could not be more perfect for me - great beer, good prices, and even whiskey! The…read moreatmosphere is good, even though seating is somewhat limited (not by the number of tables but by how popular it is) and I like that there is a separate smoking room. The beers are always very solid, tasty brews; not the most unique styles but they satisfy my craft beer cravings. The menu also includes some small food plates (I haven't tried them yet) and some liquor and non-alcoholic drinks. If you like whiskey, they have a few good options for pretty cheap prices. I think I had a double of Glen 12 for €4? A definite must if you're a beer lover in Friedrichshain!

Excellent beers, great cider and a warm welcome from the Aussie crew. We tried the cider and the…read moreunfiltered lager which were both excellent. Was here a few years ago and it seems to get better.

Nice outdoor Beer Garden…read more Good selection of beers Food menu changes often. The place is really laid back and fun in spite of the lack of attentive service.

This is one of several biergartens (beer gardens) that I visited. But this one I made a return. The…read moreatmosphere was very warm and laid-back. It's not your traditional beer garden. There are traditional tables and benches to sit to drink and eat. But there are also seating with Adirondack chairs, couches, the corner areas gave more intimate settings for small groups and couples, and the double decker bus was a treat to hang out in. They have a modest beer selection both draft and bottle. If you're not in the mood for beer, they have wine and some specialty (spirits) drinks. Don't plan on ordering a pretzel. They call the menu street food and I enjoyed their selection. I would recommend ordering several dishes and sharing. Don't expect a Michelin star experience. When you're ready to order drinks and food, you'll need to go to the counter. The staff is what you expect, laid-back and friendly. That's why you're here. Bring euros because it's cash only. I highly recommend Republik Berlin so that you can compare it to other beer garden experiences.

One of my favorite local spots. I often take work associates here during their business trips to…read moreBerlin, and they always have an excellent time. If you are a beer-drinker, this establishment has a wide variety of local brews. It is quite un-touristy, as well. Locals only! Overall, one of my favorite spots in Berlin.

If you wanna avoid tourist traps and go where the locals go, Zur kleinen Markthalle is the place to…read morego. The food and beer is not marked up so you get a good bang for your buck. The food here is great. Especially the lard & bread, Pork knuckle and the chicken. I am a big fan of their lard and butter. The prok knuckle is good, but my favorite is the chicken. Almost every table here will have at least one order of the chicken. It is crunchy on the outside and moist and juicy inside. Every dish is prepared fresh to order so there will be a wait. Also its cash only. Food : Good Service : Friendly Ambiance : casual Worth the price : Yes

If you find yourself in Berlin, this is one of the best craft breweries in all of Europe. Bold…read morestatement but it's true.

This is my first review on Yelp. I have been more of a lurker here but now I need to write a review…read moreas part of an assignment. Which assignment you ask? Well, that's a secret. I came here with bunch of colleagues after an event. It was a good place overall that offered a huge variety of beers. It also had a nice deodorant in the bathroom that I made good use of. Everybody in my team enjoyed it. It's a shame I didn't come here before as it was walking distance from my house. Anyway, here is a pic for you. This might not be the best pic but it's the only one I could find where I was not completely wasted. Someone in our group was sensible enough to take a pic before we started drinking. That's one of the reasons I decided to review this place actually.

Nice charming neighborhood bakery! Went to get some good German pastries and pretzels.read more

Nice spot not too far from our hotel while walking and exploring the neighborhood the days after…read morethe Berlin Marathon. very nice little breakfast spot. Casual vibe and nothing fancy but the food offerings were good and tasty. Of course, it was another place offering all kinds of yummy pastries, breads, and cappuccinos! Germany does it right for breakfast!

German food can be hard to find in Berlin…read more You can find German food at Prater Garten. Prater Garten has a double distinction. Outdoors, it has the oldest biergarten in Berlin. Indoors, it has an upscale German restaurant of distinction. The biergarten is not my style. If I am going to spend all day sitting outside drinking beer, I want the location to be outstandingly beautiful. Prater Garten's Plain Jane courtyard doesn't cut it. The indoor restaurant though is a different story. This is the traditional German restaurant of your dreams. The Gaststatte was the culinary peak experience of a month of serious Berlin eating. * * * Prater Gaststatte looks just the way you would expect a German restaurant to look. Dark woods. Wainscotting. Cream walls. The menu for both food and drink are limited, although they do change seasonally. This means that they make the same dishes over and over and over again. They have brought them to a high level of perfection. They only serve three beers at Prater Gaststatte, beers they brew themselves. I have no doubt those beers are wonderful. However, Prater Gaststatte had the Holy Grail of what I had come to Germany looking for Artisanal German Schnapps and Artisanal German Distilled Spirits. Bars in Berlin just don't carry those. Prater Gaststatte had a curated selection of six. (Actually a curated selection of five. The sixth item was a traditional Czech rarity.) Indiana Jones had just found his treasure. German Spirits are strong. Judiciousness limited my consumption to three. I went with a Nordhauser Doppelkorn, a Dirker Hasselnussgeist and a Stahl Birnenschnaps. Doppelkorn is a German alternative to vodka. It is 76 proof, just slightly weaker than a traditional vodka. It can be made from any of five different grains, but the rye-malt combo is the most common. The Nordhauser is an eminently superior alt-vodka - consummately smooth yet full of taste. I could have done a string of those happily. The Dirker and Stahl were both schnapps: hazelnut and pear respectively. I have never had a beverage like the hazelnut schnapps. It was not a liqueur. It was a strong brandy. Nothing sweet or cloying here. It was commanding like a brandy but smooth like the Doppelkorn. The hazelnut taste was overwhelming. It was as baritone and nutty as an Amaretto. An utterly unforgettable beverage. I stuck my neck out by going with a pear brandy. Most pear brandies are awful. I had had one and only one in my life that was good, the Finnish product Xante. Nothing is as good as Xante. Xante tastes like the canned pears served in heaven. But the Stahl Birenschnapps impressed. Nothing cloying. A real fresh pear taste. I was a very happy guy. * * * Note that although my beverages were outstanding, The food was even better. Given the quality of my distilled spirits, that last sentence is saying quite a lot. Never mind the strawberries I had for dessert. It is the beginning of strawberry season in Germany, And my meal had been so substantial that anything other than fruit would have been a crime. Spring is asparagus season in Germany. German restaurants will have one third to one half of all the dishes be asparagus dishes. I ate my fair share of mediocre asparagus dishes elsewhere in Berlin. The cream of asparagus soup at Prater Gaststatte is utterly to die for. Nothing tastes more like asparagus than that cream soup. And good cream soups are one of the fundamental pleasures of life. However, the headliner act which blew me away was their Brandenburger Pork Chop. A Brandenburger Pork Chop is a thick double-cut pork chop. The only way to get a "good" pork chop in the United States is to go to a steak house and pay steak house prices. American steak houses typically cheat by cooking it in apple juice so the pork chop gets caramelized. You eat well, but you are still covering up a ho-hum pork chop. This was a we-don't-have-to-hide-under-anything superlative pork chop. Yes there was about a tablespoon of red cabbage on top of the pork chop. It was like a maraschino cherry on top of a huge slab of meat. That pork chop had nothing to apologize for. It was a magnificent piece of meat. Easily a third of it was outer fat - outer fat that had been broiled to perfection. The pork chop fat was the star ballerina. The pork chop meat was the male dancer holding up that ballerina in a romantic pas-de-deux. It was the absolutely perfect pairing. (Anyone who uses that pork chop and ballet to make a joke about "Swine Lake" will be thrown off Yelp permanently.) Suffice it to say, I liked the meat course. Accompanying that was the potatoes au gratin of your dreams, And the green beans with bacon of your dreams. I never wanted to wake up. * * * If you come to Berlin, Come to Prater. Skip the Biergarten. Eat at the Restaurant. Deutscheland, Deutscheland Uber Alles!

Just noting that as of this review the hours are incorrect on Yelp so better check the website…read morebefore you go. It opens at noon, not 6pm on Saturdays. There are plenty of tables with communal seating. It wasn't super busy when I was there but admittedly the weather was pretty poor so I imagine it gets buzzier when the sun is out. I ordered a beer, some sauerkraut and a pretzel. Beer was nice, as was the food. Pretzel seemed stale upon initial inspection but was actually pretty good. They have mustard on the side. Overall, didn't wow me, but it was a nice stop and I'd recommend for someone wanting a chill biergarten to visit in Berlin.

Trying another German restaurant while in Berlin. Augustiner am Gendarmenmarkt didn't disappoint…read more Nice large restaurant, nice ambiance and friendly and fast service. Although I wasn't very hungry, I tried the currywerst with fries. It was good. I really would of ordered the pork knuckle, but I did get a taste from son in law I recommended

Was looking for something casual, "authentic" and near our hotel downtown, and this place fit…read moreperfectly. It was also reasonably priced. Started with a German red wine and a bottle of almdudler with a pretzel. My potato soup came out at the same time as my two Bavarian sausages. And the pork was good. I know that German restaurants aren't the same kind of rush experience that Americans are used to but we had literally been seated for a full hour and had nothing beyond the drinks and the pretzel (which technically was a side for my sausages). Even the waiter was surprised. But two glasses of wine two bottles of lemonade and two meals came to a total of 55 euros. We couldn't do that back home. Great vibe. Friendly staff.

This German restaurant and beer hall is located in the Sony Center and we had our run club…read morecelebration dinner here after running the Berlin Marathon. Had a great time, service was good, the food was tasty, and of course the German brews were delicious. I don't recall a lot about this night after many steins of beer but we had fun! Prost! It is kind of a touristy spot but pricing was reasonable, and the architecture of the space itself is cool to look at.

Wir magst Lindenbräu. Sie sind sehr freundlich und gastfreundlich…read more We came here only a few hours after arriving in Der Hauptstadt. It was a short walk from our hotel and we wanted to see the former Sony Center. We ordered ein Berliner Weißbräu und Riesling... while sitting back to enjoy the roof and its wonderful architecture. Yes, it's worth it. Für Abendessen... wir gingen mit Schnitzel und Berliner Wurst (Currywurst). Both were tasty (sehr lecker) and too much to finish. Sadly, we didn't believe our room had refrigerator to take it all back (it did). Now granted this is a touristy area, the prices seemed very reasonable. So Five Stars and we would definitely come back on our nächster Urlaub.