Well lit and airy (for Berlin), this L-shaped bar competes with Schwarzsauer to be the primary Kastanienallee hangout. The food, an odd mix of Asian and Italian, is generally...
Kastanienallee 49Most Indian restaurants in Berlin seem to offer more or less the same menu. This one can be forgiven, as it was the first to open. More than 20 years later, it's still one of...
Grolmanstrasse 51This Mongolian restaurant is off the beaten path but worth seeking out: the ample helpings of rice, fried beef and vegetarian dishes can fuel hordes. One delicacy is the...
Bornholmer Strasse 10Well-run and friendly bar where the staff are expert cocktail-shakers, the music's hip and tasteful in a trancey kind of way, and the back room, equipped with a sushi bar, is a...
Arndtstrasse 25Roomy but crowded, with a constant stream of happy hour-style discounts (starting at €5.50), this is probably the best money-for-quality sushi deal in Berlin. The fish is...
Mittelstrasse 24It's the quality of the ingredients at this Japanese that makes the food special. And it isn't just fish in the sushi rolls: one maki is filled with chicken, mandarin oranges...
Gippstrasse 3Something of an institution, serving fresh and tasty Vietnamese soups and noodles. A couple of daily specials supplement a handful of regular dishes. Once you've tried the...
Alte Schönhauser Strasse 46Hidden in a pleasant courtyard off busy Rosenthaler, with tables outside in summer, this is a fashionably minimalist place to see, be seen and eat modern Asian food. Japanese...
Rosenthaler Strasse 38Vogueish eau de Nil and orange interior for a New Agey selection of pan-Asian rice paper rolls, noodles, meat- and fishballs, and soups. Fast food with no artificial...
Auguststrasse 50This was Berlin's first kaiten (conveyor belt) sushi joint. It's invariably packed with upmarket thirtysomethings, plucking the scrummy morsels as they circumnavigate a chrome...
Grolmanstrasse 47Quick, fresh Japanese food and intense flavours in a well-lit modern interior spread over two floors. The sushi is masterful but you can also enjoy standards such as tempura...
Bergmannstrasse 89Stands out for its sashimi, made with very fresh- tasting tuna or salmon, and California maki, rice rolls with crabmeat and avocado rolled in red caviar.
Kastanienallee 24Not the easiest place to find, Sushi Express is under the courtyard of the Sony Center in a passage to the S-Bahn, accessible from a stairway next to the video display for the...
Potsdamer Platz 2Fashionable folk cluster at Good Friends around the corner, but the Chinese food is actually far better and more authentic here. The room - a peaceful, semi-circular pavilion...
Uhlandstrasse 194