A lovely bakery in Dahlem…read more
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Food tip in Germany.
(It works for France too.)
Pretty much every bakery you see serves some kind of lunch and some kind of breakfast.
Germany has many more cooked breakfasts and lunches than France does.
In France your only option might be quiches and sandwiches.
In Germany, there will be a small to medium size menu of options for both meals.
Bakery breakfast and lunches are nearly always good.
That makes them a good choice in dubious neighborhoods where you might not be otherwise thrilled about your options.
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Dahlem is NOT a dubious neighborhood.
It is one of the most properous quarters in Berlin. Everything is pleasantly upscale.
Dahlem-dorf, where Baci's, is located, has upper-middle-class food establishments.
These are not unlike what you might find in Ridgewood, New Jersey or Newton, Massachusetts.
You could probably eat anywhere in the village and do well.
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We ate at Baci's and did well.
My lovely wife had a perfectly nice avocado bagel and good coffee.
I had an impressive sweet potato soup.
The sweet potato soup made me forget what I had on the side and what I had for dessert.
But I remember the dessert being good and the sweet potato soup being a real treat.
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Baci's calls itself an American bakery.
The baked goods are not all that different from what is found in other bakeries in Berlin.
Globalization has taken over German bakeries the way it has taken over German restaurants and German restaurants.
Everyone does French croissants.
Everyone does American chocolate chip cookies.
Lots of people do M & M cookies.
Heavy German rye breads can be found,
But they represent a small part of the offerings.
What is particularly American about Baci's is the coffee house style decoration.
What is for lunch is written on a blackboard.
The establishment looks a lot like the Moosewood Cafe in Ithaca, New York.
Dahlem-Dorf is pretty.
The big windows give you a nice view of Dahlem-Dorf.
And the interior decoration is pretty.
You can do well here.
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P.S. This is the last of my Berlin reviews.
Next stop: Central Texas !!