Archive for December, 2016
Worth the waiting time of 30+ minutes: House of Small Wonder (27. November 2016)
Before you enter the “House of Small Wonder” – be aware: You need to be patient! The place is apparently famous for breakfast / brunch and sets a couple of rules: Cash only! No reservations! We agreed to meet at 11:30am and I was there in time so I walked up to the first floor […]
Interesting but not fulfilling expectations: Restaurant Nobelhart & Schmutzig (26. November 2016)
In July, I booked a table for the Restaurant Nobelhart & Schmutzig as I had read about it in the SWISS Inflight magazine and thought it would be the perfect experience. Well, turns out it was interesting but definitely not perfect. The place is rather young and recently got awarded its first Michelin star – […]
Nice place but slow service: Restaurant Alex am Alex (26. November 2016)
The Alex am Alex looked nice from outside like the perfect place to flee from the cold. And the place is actually really appealing, atmospheric, makes you feel comfortable – all perfect. Well, at least one might expect so but then again I was disappointed quite a lot. I mean, there is absolutely nothing wrong […]
A real café with outstanding breakfast selection: Café Einstein Stammhaus (26. November 2016)
If you do not know the Café Einstein Stammhaus you kind of don’t stand a chance of walking into it randomly as it is quite hidden and even from the outside you are wondering like three times if you are at the right place to enter the restaurant. Once in, you experience the feeling of […]
Wait for a decent drink – Harry’s New York Bar @ Sheraton Berlin Grand Hotel Esplanade (25. November 2016)
If you want a non-standard drink like a “Mint Julep” (EUR 10.00) then you have to be patient as it takes them a solid 15 minutes to prepare the drink. I was the first of a group of 6 to order – and I was the last one who got the drink. Even 5 minutes […]
Lovely ‘Russian Mule’ with special audience: Newton Bar (25. November 2016)
I am not exactly sure what a “Russian Mule” (EUR 12.00) is but after ordering a “Moscow Mule”, that is what I got (respectively what was on the bill). The drink is good and really more of a Moscow Mule than anything else. The bar is absolutely crammed on a Friday evening and you have […]
Real Turkish food you only get in Berlin: Restaurant Hasir Ocakbasi (25. November 2016)
To my experience, besides Turkey, there is only one place in Central Europe where you get the real Turkish food experience – Berlin. The Hasir Ocakbasi restaurant offers exactly that: real Turkish food. The place is loud, unorganized, very busy, and the food is delicious. We went for a selection of a couple of different […]
And it remains outstanding: Die Apotheke – infused by Schweppes (23. November 2016)
While I only discovered ‘The Pharmacy’ last week, today obviously the password had already changed. This time it was “Sapor”. After having not an issue finding it, it was clear that I had to go for ‘The Real Experience’ (CHF 18.00) again. You pick the basis – and I went for Vodka again. I absolutely […]
