One of the most frequent questions in our office is: where to eat traditional German food?
First of all, we point that there are different kinds of German food depending on the region. The most popular is the Bavarian one, probably thanks to the famous Oktoberfest, but in Berlin the traditional food is a different, using a lot of potato, asparagus, cucumber, pork, goose and whitefish.
In any case, there are many good Bavarian and Brandenburg restaurants where you can enjoy different specialties.
Here there is a list of some recommended places:
Near Miniloft:
Schwarzwaldstuben: Delicious Southern German food in a nice atmosphere. It is only 10 minutes walking from Miniloft.
Schwarzwaldstuben
Tucholskystrasse 48, Mitte
Clärchens Ballhaus: German food and dance. Every night there is a different dance: salsa, tango, swing... The food is really good but the place is also very interesting. It is one of the few buildings in central Berlin that survived the two wars.
Clärchens Ballhaus
Gipsstraße 11
Alpenstueck: High quality fresh traditional South German food in a charming place
Alpenstueck
Gartenstraße 9
Some touristic places:
Even if the touristic places are not our favorite ones, some of them are actually well-know because they deserve it, also because of their location.
Hofbrauhaus Berlin: A classic Bavarian restaurant with live music and homemade beer in Alexander Platz.
Hofbrauhaus Berlin
Karl-Liebknecht-Str. 30
Augustiner am Gendarmenmarkt: Another Bavarian classic in a must-see area.
Augustiner am Gendarmenmarkt
Charlottenstraße 55
Zum Schusterjungen: If you are visiting Prenzlauer Berg or the Mauerpark, you will find this typical German pub with Berlin-style food.
Zum Schusterjungen
Danziger Str.9
Brauhaus Georgbraeu: Great German food in a comfortable Brauerei house-brewed beers in Nikolaiviertel.
Brauhaus Georgbraeu
Spreeufer 4
Zur Letzten Instanz: The oldest restaurant in Berlin, where Charles Chaplin and even Napoleon ate.
Waisenstraße 14 - 16
Wirtshaus Max und Moritz: If you are visiting Kreuzberg, in one of the most popular streets (Oranienstraße), you can find this charming place with tasty German food and nice service.
Wirtshaus Max und Moritz
Oranienstraße 162
Dicke Wirtin: Going west, visiting the popular area of Charlottenburg, you will find one of the most popular German restaurants. Huge portions, speedy service and delicious authentic German food.
Dicke Wirtin
Carmerstrasse 9
Special recommendations, specialties:
Zur Haxe: Is by far one of the best, traditional German restaurants in Berlin, both in terms of food quality as well as overall experience.
Zur Haxe
Erich-Weinert-Straße 128
Prater: In Prenzlauer Berg, the oldest beer garden in Berlin, nice to sit outside, drink a beer and have a sausage in bread.
Prater
Kastanienallee 7-9
Spätzleexpress: German "fast food", a cheap, quick and convenient plate of spätzle in Kreuzberg.
Spätzleexpress
Wiener Straße 11
Curry Mitte: Last but not least, we could not forget a Berliner specialty: the curry wurst. We recommend you to go to Curry Mitte, not far from Miniloft.
Curry Mitte
Torstraße 122
