635743 Sat Jul 11 08:13:49 -0700 2009 26 26 International 0 4848875 I'll be spending a week long business trip in Berlin and would love some suggestions. Last years visit this site was great in sharing all the street food to try. For this trip I would love some suggestions for: -Steak & Wine -Sushi/Seafood -Italian -and nice German Food restaurants with a wine list Thank you in advance, Stuart Sat Jul 11 08:13:49 -0700 2009 16501 Hypnotic23 1 4848899 I'll be staying at the Estrel Hotel in Berlin, I know its far away from the city and closer to the Polish border but will cab it. Last year we tried this sushi/japanese spot and was very disappointed: VOX/Sushi Restaurant Vox-Grand Hyatt Hotel-Berlin Marlene-Dietrich-Platz 2, 10785 Berlin Telefon: +49 (0)30 2553 1772 Would love some feedback on my intial post. Thanks, Stuart Sat Jul 11 08:24:38 -0700 2009 4848875 16501 Hypnotic23 2 4852794 steak & wine - entrecôte in mitte sushi - mr. hai in wilmersdorf @olivaer platz (go for the lunch special between 12 and 4 pm) italian... so many. noodles & figli in kreuzberg, trattoria paparazzi in prenzlauerberg... nice german food: renger-patzsch in schöneberg feel free to peruse my (albeit mostly german language) berlin blog for more suggestions: http://bitchinberlin.wordpress.com/ Mon Jul 13 03:20:03 -0700 2009 4848899 116513 linguafood 3 4853555 Thank you, can you provide these suggestions address please? I appreciate it, Stuart Mon Jul 13 08:39:29 -0700 2009 4852794 16501 Hypnotic23 4 4853676 they're all easily googled, but sure: entrecôte - schützenstr. 5 mr. hai kabuki - olivaer platz 10 noodles & figli - skalitzer str. 94b trattoria paparazzi - husemannstr. 35 renger-patzsch - wartburgstr. 54 guten hunger! Mon Jul 13 09:09:10 -0700 2009 4853555 116513 linguafood 5 4854539 LinguaFood- Do you suggest these 2 spots to eat too? Restaurants: http://www.marjellchen-berlin.de/ http://www.engelbecken.de/ Mon Jul 13 13:17:58 -0700 2009 4853676 16501 Hypnotic23 6 4854993 you know, i've never been to either, and don't know the wine selection at engelbecken, but it definitely fits your quest for German food. i've heard good stuff about it, from people that i trust. from where you are staying, of course, that's quite a hike. Marjellchen's gotten good reviews on chow as well. From personal experience, i can only speak for renger-patzsch, which is probably 'nearest' to you. Mon Jul 13 15:19:05 -0700 2009 4854539 116513 linguafood 7 4855618 thats very nice of you, so from all these suggestions you gave me, you took into thought where my hotel is in Berlin. If so I'm going by all your suggestions for this trip and I thank you very much. Stuart :>) Mon Jul 13 18:48:30 -0700 2009 4854993 16501 Hypnotic23 8 4856306 You will have to use public transportation to get to any of these, given the location of your hotel -- some trips are shorter, some longer (but none should be over 30 min... everything in the center can be reached within 30 minutes), but hey -- you get to see the city, and there isn't a hell of a lot to choose from where you are. Enjoy the food! Tue Jul 14 03:24:01 -0700 2009 4855618 116513 linguafood 9 4856977 I agree, last year most of the spots we dined at were in the area of the Sony Center. By the way, my boss loves fine wine and upscale steakhouses, is entrecôte one of the best for us to try? Thanks, Stuart Tue Jul 14 08:10:57 -0700 2009 4856306 16501 Hypnotic23 10 4857137 Supposedly, your best bet for steak is at grill royal near friedrichstr., the service can be crappy, tho. It's a 'hipper' place than entrecôte, so I don't know what's important to you. It certainly has a larger selection of steaks (including wagyu). Not sure about the wine list. Tue Jul 14 08:43:52 -0700 2009 4856977 116513 linguafood 11 4857235 I want to stay in Berlin and no more then 30 minutes from our hotel Estrel. A nice steakhouse, thats classy, dress nice, I dont mind a hip crowd, we just want a pleasant environment, good food and wines? Knowing this which should we go to for our Steak evening? Again-thank you for all your help, Stuart :>) Tue Jul 14 09:06:16 -0700 2009 4857137 16501 Hypnotic23 12 4857391 either one, tho from what you're saying, maybe grill royal is your better bet. Tue Jul 14 09:49:22 -0700 2009 4857235 116513 linguafood 13 5028765 Well, I leave in 3 weeks for a 5 day trip to Berlin, reservations are all booked just in need for a couple more: Thurs-Entrecote Friday-Grill Royal Sat.-Trattori Papparazzi Pizzeria Thank you linguafood Now my new question, since everywhere I look is a Turkish Kebob spot, are there any good restaurants for Turkish Kabobs worth trying close to me? Again I'm staying at the Estrel Hotel-Berlin and will take the most a 25 minute cab ride. My back up spots to try are: Mr. Hai Kabuki Sushi and Renger-Patzsch... I'll await replies, Stuart :>) Mon Sep 14 10:34:29 -0700 2009 4857391 16501 Hypnotic23 14 5028835 the best döner (which i think you mean by kebab) is to be had at imren on boppstr. in neukölln -- the IMBISS, NOT the sit-down place; for some reason, despite the massively large number of turkish immigrants, really good turkish sit-down food is hard to come by in berlin. or maybe they're just keeping it from us germans '-) it should not be too far from your hotel. kabuki is further away from you, and keep in mind that it is a lunch deal (9.50 for miso soup, three plates, and aycd tea between 12 and 4 pm). it gets _really_ expensive at dinner time. renger-patzsch is always good for regional german grub. can't wait to hear about your experiences!! Mon Sep 14 10:50:22 -0700 2009 5028765 116513 linguafood 15 5028949 What does this word mean or is this the name of the place? the IMBISS Mon Sep 14 11:30:08 -0700 2009 5028835 16501 Hypnotic23 16 5028994 linguafood, knowing I have 2 extra nights for more dinners and you know the area I'm staying in. I like all type of foods, is there a must go to spot you can simply suggest? Thanks, Stuart Mon Sep 14 11:41:39 -0700 2009 5028949 16501 Hypnotic23 16 5029033 oops, sorry. imbiss is the german word for snack bar, or in this case, a kebab shop. imren has two locations on boppstr., and i'd vote for the take-away place. they bake their own flatbread, and the döner is unusually spiced, with hints of cinnamon. nothing else like it in berlin, i think. as for the other two nights, depends on how much money you want to spend. i like pata negra, which is a modern spanish resto in mitte with a molecular theme. not crazy expensive, but also not cheap. go for some of the multi-course options, they're a better deal than ordering à la carte. or you can try your luck at getting a rez @henne, the chicken place in kreuzberg. mmmmmmm fried chicken '-D Mon Sep 14 11:54:51 -0700 2009 5028949 116513 linguafood 17 5029118 Your the best with all your feedback and knowledge for your country, hats off to you! :>) Is this the spot your talking about for fried chicken, is it within 20-30 minutes from my hotel Estrel? http://www.henne-berlin.de Thank you again, Stuart Mon Sep 14 12:21:56 -0700 2009 5029033 16501 Hypnotic23 18 5029244 yep, henne it is. anything that isn't west of charlottenburg should be farther away than 30 minutes from your hotel. as a rule of thumb, most destinations within the city center can be reached within 30 minutes. ok, maybe sometimes 40 min. guess it just has to be worth it, then. and don't think you have to cab everywhere. the public transport system (ubahn/subway & s-bahn/elevated trains) is amazing and pretty easy to navigate, compared to paris or nyc. Mon Sep 14 12:59:25 -0700 2009 5029118 116513 linguafood 19 5038430 LinguaFood- I leave in 2 weeks for this business trip, fun and happy eating! Final question, 90% of the reviews on trattoria paparazzi on the web say its terrible. Please tell me what you like there so much, should we get the pizza or a pasta dish? Reading various reviews the one dish everyone likes is the spinach risotti? Share your thoughts, Stuart Thu Sep 17 18:53:36 -0700 2009 5029244 16501 Hypnotic23 20 5039482 i don't know where you got the bad reviews. some people find the service to be overly cheesy, i personally couldn't care less about that. for apps, i can recommend the tuna carpaccio with fried capers in lemon oil, or the vitello tonnato, or the antipasti plate. never had the pizza, always go for the pasta. i find the malfatti (spinach ricotta "pasta") to be a bit intense, so generally choose any of the other pasta dishes. had fantastic strozzapetri with beans and pancetta recently. i don't think you can go wrong with the pasta, even tho their meat and fish always looks tempting... Fri Sep 18 08:35:46 -0700 2009 5038430 116513 linguafood 1 5045912 A few additional thoughts....perhaps Sale e Tabbachi, Der goldene Hahn, Pappa e Ciccia for italian. Berlin is not a great city for sushi in my opinion. Mon Sep 21 09:04:21 -0700 2009 4848875 1110861 kaesemeister 2 5046152 I've only gone to Goldener Hahn twice = the first & last time. I found it to be loud, overpriced, and bad quality food. Mr. Hai is pretty awesome, as far as sushi is concerned. Not your traditional kinda place, but always good. Mon Sep 21 10:10:16 -0700 2009 5045912 116513 linguafood 3 5109026 LinguaFood- First off, thank you so much since your recommendations have been incredible. I'm typing from Berlin right now and so far have tried 2 of the spots: ENTRECOTE, was simply unbelievable, nice setting and incredible food, they slice this bagette bread first for your table, then we started with some shrimp & scallop skewers which were very taste. My business partner and I split the Chateau Briyian, excuse my spelling, it came with these wonderful peas and potatoe fritte. On top of this we had wonderful wines, for dessert the chocolate lava cake was wonderful. Now tonight we just returned rom ROYAL GRILL, way more elegant but I actually enjoyed Entrecote more. Royal Grills jalapeno bread they bring out was nice and crusty with so much flavor. Of course we had more wine here too. We started out with the seafood sampler and it had everything from oysters, to giant prawns, lobster, crab, tuna ceviche, octopus and more. For my main course I had a filet mignon from Ireland, very nice along with a side of brussel sprouts in bacon and potatoes. For dessert I had the baked apples with ice-cream, a wonderful meal... More to come... Thank you, Stuart Fri Oct 16 15:02:41 -0700 2009 5046152 16501 Hypnotic23 4 5109202 I'm very glad to hear that! Enjoy your coming culinary experiences and continue to share. And if you don't / didn't like something, I want to hear about that as well. Don't be shy! Cheers & guten Appetit. Fri Oct 16 16:36:58 -0700 2009 5109026 116513 linguafood 5 5110976 Just finished dinner at= trattoria paparazzi - husemannstr. 35 this was the first italian restaurant to open in east berlin during the communist era, we really enjoyed this spot and ordered so much food. Of course we started with some nice italian wine, then into the anti pasta appetizer, tuna carmichio, and some facasha bread, excuse spelling. Then for our main course we were hoping for the lamb but they sold out, instead we had 2 dishes we split, the stuffed chicken with buffalo cheese and a wonderful rissoto rice and a penne pasta with meat, wonderful. Then we shared 4 combo desserts, very nice time, thank you Sat Oct 17 16:02:03 -0700 2009 5109202 16501 Hypnotic23