I ate some great food on this trip, some of which I’ve already mentioned, but I thought I would pull it together here for future reference:
- House of Small Wonder: Japanese and French plates, usually in a jewel-box location in the Hackescher Markt but temporarily relocated to the courtyard of the beautiful former Jewish Girls’ School complex on Auguststraße.
- Kin Za: Georgian food and wine. The sampler of different spreads (walnut, spinach, beet, etc.) was particularly great. Would love to go back for the khinkali dumplings.
- Ishin: Delicious sushi and udon in a cafeteria-style setting in the museum district. First time I’ve seen an all-female sushi-chef team.
- Café Fleury: Classic sidewalk café at the bottom of the Kastanianallee. Also good coffee in Prenzlauer Berg at Barista and Bonanza Coffee Heroes on Oderbergerstraße, plus Impala (great cake) on Alte Schönhauser Allee.
- The Friday Ökomarkt at Kollwitzplatz: specialty vendors selling bio everything from grilled fish to fresh pasta.
- Kokio: Korean chi-maek and tteokbokki in a cozy setting.
- Zula: incredible hummus and pita along with other Israeli small plates.
- K’ups gemüsekebap: Kebap/döner with roasted veggies. The best of the döner places I tried on this trip.
The Rookery 