As a Brit in Berlin, I often bemoan the lack of sandwich options in the city but the Reuben at Louis Pretty, the latest venture from Oskar Melzer, is spectacularly good. Melzer (formerly of Mogg & Melzer, which is now Mogg) opened his new Kreuzberg restaurant in partnership with brothers James and David Ardinast. Like […]
Mogg – Deli in the former Jewish Girls School
My first impressions when I walked into Berlin’s Mogg & Melzer* were that the room (and it is just a small space) had a stylish clean décor and that it smelt great. *The partnership between Paul Mogg and Oskar Melzer has subsequently been dissolved and the restaurant is now known as Mogg. I first found […]
Luigi Zuckermann – Berlin’s Best Baguette?
Luigi Zuckermann is a great little deli near Rosenthaler Platz that does the most amazing Roast Beef sandwich. It has been one of my go to places for lunch since I moved to Berlin. I’d spotted it when I visited the city on holiday but somehow never found the time to go. I can remember […]
Barcomi’s Deli: Devil’s Food Cake
After a very disappointing trip to the Museum für Kommunikation I needed a pick me up so I went back to Barcomi’s Deli and tried the Devil’s Food Cake. And before you ask, yes it tastes as good as it looks.
Barcomi’s Deli – Lunch in a Berlin Courtyard
Having worked up an appetite walking in the snow I decided that today would be a good day to go back to Barcomi’s Deli. Barcomi’s Deli isn’t the kind of place that is easy to happen upon. It is in a back Hof (courtyard) between Sophienstrasse and Gipsstrasse in the art gallery district of Berlin’s […]
Luigi Zuckermann
I covered a lot of Prenzlauer Berg and Mitte on foot today so had worked up quite an appetite by lunchtime. Unfortunately, it seemed that I wasn’t the only one. Luckily, I found a spot to sit down at Luigi Zuckermann at the second attempt. On my first pass the place was packed so Plan […]