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What and where to eat in Berlin?

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As far as eating is concerned in Berlin one can have currywurst that is a bratwurst covered with ketchup and curry powder. It can be found out at with street vendors through out Berlin. Two most famous Currywurst stands are “Konnopke’s Imbiss” below Eberswalder Strasse U-Bahn station on line 2 and “Curry 36″ opposite the Mehringdamm U-Bahn station in Kreuzberg. And there services are far better than Berlin’s more upmarket eateries. One thing while for eating in Berlin is quite spectacular if is been compared with other Western European capital or German cities. Vegetarians can eat with an ease in Berlin after doing a little research and menu modification. Many kebab restaurants even can have a rather good selection of roasted vegetables and salads. Falafels are also tasty and well suited for vegetarians.

One popular area for eating in the city is Hackescher Markt / Oranienburger Straße. Once it was filled squats some disputed bars and restaurants, however, it has been developed and corporatized. The famous eatery is The “Assel” (Woodlouse) on Oranienburger Straße, furnished with DDR-era furniture, is worth a visit on a warm summer night. For cheap and good food that primarily includes Turkey and the Middle East one can visit around Kreuzberg and Neukölln with their abundance of Indian, pizza and Döner Kebap restaurants. Kastanienallee is also a good place to eat and is quite popular artists and students and has a certain Bohemian charm. Try Imbiss W, at the corner of Zionskirchstraße and Kastanienallee, where delicious Indian fusion food is served and is mostly vegetarian, at the hands of artist-chef Gordon W. Further. Up the street is the Prater Garten, Berlin’s oldest beer garden and an excellent place in the summer. Other than discussed above another most famous restaurants in Berlin are as following:

• Margaux: It is awarded with Michelin star. It is designed in classic elements like black marble floors, gold-leaf ceilings, and well-appointed tables. Its interior impresses upon the best of the eyes too. It serves culinary like foie gras and ravioli “von Kürbis.”

• VAU: This restaurant is loved and liked by business men who love it for its e refreshing decor, creative cuisine and very broad wine list. Its interior is decorated in contemporary style and its courtyard dining provides the optimal experience. There large wooden umbrellas creates the scene for guests to enjoy recluse from their stuffy offices and have advantage of a better dining experience.

• Paris-Moskau: Situated on the northwest side of Tiergarten, Paris-Moskau mixes up Old World elegance and modern-day panache, thus results it into the West Berlin’s unique and upto date dining experiences. The restaurant, constructed in 1898 at signalman’s house is popular for its closeness to lines connecting Paris and Moscow. The famous cuisines here are Limousin lamb with pepper-bean ragout, rotbarbe with pea purée, and chicken prepared in Riesling with vegetable risotto. Its most popular wine list includes bottles from Spain, Portugal, the Rhine Valley, France, Tuscany, and even Australia.

• Sachiko Sushi: It has very trendy and very upscale, sushi lovers to eat here in ambience. The cordial staff at the restaurant serves specialties like salmon skin and shrimp spiced tuna. Without a doubt, Sachiko Sushi is a good food when it comes to provide entertainment to customers at restaurant.

• Restaurant Quarré: Situated at the ground floor of the Hotel Adlon, this delicate restaurant is high prestige among locals as well as travelers with a common interest. It serves global German cuisine at a exotic and elegant atmosphere. A patio seating area opens wide to Pariser Platz, allowing natural light to bathe the main dining room and affording terrific views of Brandenburger Tor. The restaurant opens for breakfast, lunch, and dinner regularly and its Sunday brunch is an unforgettable event.

• Restaurant Maxwell: This is a bit expensive restaurant and has century old Josty Brewery. The restaurant was renovated during mid nineties and was decorated in contemporary artwork by British artist Damien Hirst. This restaurant infact is popular for serving black pepper sauce and vegetable rolls. Other good eating items at the restaurant are grilled sirloin steak with ratatouille and parmesan-crusted breast of corn-fed chicken with black mushrooms and potato-rocket flan. During summer it is popular destination for couples and good wine is also served there.

Drinking and Bars in Berlin

At Warschauer Straße that can be reached through S-Bahn and U-Bahn station Warschauer Straße and precisely Simon-Dach-Straße and around Boxhagener Platz one can have there a good number of bars. Die Legende von Paula und Ben, Gneisenaustrasse 58, U7 Südstern is a small and cosy bar having a large collection of cocktails, spirits and wine. Cafe Einstein is a home grown coffee chain which has nice staff, great coffee and is fairly priced. In particular, the Einstein on Unter den Linden is as far from “junk coffee” as it’s possible to be.

More city has many Irish bars all around as they cater mostly to the Irish construction workers and Germans attracted by Irish music, which is often played in them. The Irish pub in the Europa Center at Tauentzienstraße is famous situated in the basement of a skyscraper; there you will get a big Irish pub and a rowdy crowd on the weekend. And is also been boasted of having the longest bar in entire Berlin.

Some attractive centers of shopping in Berlin

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With respect to shopping Berlin have many places and spots that a shopper would like to revisit again and again. One can get everything that he wishes to buy to desire at shopping malls and markets in Berlin. Here one can have everything from expensive designer labels, to flea and antique markets.  Here something is available for everyone at its shopping markets and places. Some of its prominent shopping centers are as following.

•    Kurfuerstendamm and Tauentzienstrasse: Tauentzienstraße, the extension of Kurfuerstendamm is very attractive shopping space that is extended till an area of a mile and is ideally suited for shopping for family and represent in commodities various styles as well as prize categories. There is located world famous KaDeWe department store on Wittenbergplatz that is known for its Food Halls and international designer labels. Markets toward Ku’damm one will get popular fashion stores like H&M or Zara. Souvenir Shops at the Europa Center and the traditional Café Kanzler on Kanzler with its extensive street views is a place to be worth visiting.  The labels and brands like Tommy Hilfiger, Gucci and Jil Sander one can get at the boulevard on the elegant side streets such as boutiques are elegant side streets such as Fasanenstrasse and Bleibtreustrasse are chic boutiques and specialty stores.

•    Friedrichstrasse: This entire area was revived just after demolishing   of Berlin war and has been transformed into an area with expensive office buildings and some greater opportunities for shopping and other curricular activities. There on the market remains stretch under Unter den Linden and Leipziger Strasse, Friedrichstrasse offers quite a remarkable selection of the expensive ones among the retail chains. Especially in the shopping mall, never really busy inside you have a very calm and easy going shopping experience. More attracting center, Galeries Lafayette, a branch of the French chain of department stores. Right east of the place there is situated Gendarmenmarkt square. There one can find out equally expensive café’s and restaurants, therefore it is equally calm.

•    Alte Schönhauser Strasse,  Neue Schönhauser Strasse,  Münzstrasse:
East of upper Friedrichstrasse and Northwest of Alexanderplatz there is situated Berlin’s most recognized and attractive shopping area.    It is situated at the oldest part of cities close to Hackescher Markt that offers many funky boutiques and other interesting stores. There are also many café’s and bars in the area to take break from the shopping. In recent times many flagship stores of brands like Acne Jeans, Fillipa K, A.P.C., Adidas Originals, Hugo, Boss Orange etc. has open their shops in the area.

•    North of Torstraße Area around Kastanienallee:
There a number of new stores have been cropped up in this area and presents their own respective brand. The most known stores are Thatchers or the latest opening INAT on Schwedter Strasse 22. INAT fashion store is distinct from other Berlin based designer labels as their fashion creates a simplistic and elegant collection for women that offers many possibilities to combine various outfits.

KaDeWe: The  shopping sprees of Berlin is  incomplete unless a visit to KaDeWe is to made that is the biggest departmental store on the European continent and has world’s best and biggest food court covering the entire 6th floor. Its food court is rich and vast with exotic Chinese food where a huge opportunity is provided to a diner to select from a wide variety of food items.

•    Galeries Lafayette Berlin: It is a famous French departmental store located on Friedrichstrasse.  Here you can get fashion and fine food in a structure made up of glass. The fashion article here is more attractive for ladies.

•    Galeria Kaufhof Alexanderplatz: Completely renovated this is a very attractive and large departmental store. Here at the store one can have all the necessary and top brands for shopper’s paradise and luxury. Its food hall is indeed is very luxurious and one can get it at Alexaderplatz.