So, I was laying over one night between flights, staying at the Quality Inn on Hollanderstrausse in the Reinickendorf neighborhood just east of Tegel airport, and I wanted dinner in the area. All the restaurant reviews that showed up on my smartphone were in German, and didn't seem too close by. So, I took a long walk up Aroser, across Emmentaler, and back down Residenzestrasse to Hollander. Plenty of Asian quick-food shops but most were closing by 8pm. A couple other pubs didn't look too interesting or foodie. Back at the hotel, I strolled up Baseler Strausse (right beside it) and in one long block stumbled on Schäferstübchen, at the corner of Grindelwaldweg. It's dark and woodsy on the outside, like the cottage in Hansel and Gretel, and I wasn't sure it served meals, as patrons were watching a Euro Cup soccer match outside and I didn't see plates on the tables, but I went in and asked. The lady at the bar spoke a few words more English than I speak German (so, together we had 20 words in common) but asking for wienerschnitzel, chips (fries) and salad was enough to get a fabulous meal. Now, I know that's not in itself a remarkable meal, but it was prepared deliciously in the finest pub style, served promptly before I was half-done with a very nice Pils beer, and with great company in an authentically nice neighborhood atmosphere...for €11.30! Including beer!! (The mushroom sauce on the schnitzel was made with fresh mushrooms.) I will go out of my way to eat there again. read more