Amsterdam
Berlin
Meatballs
€15
(
15
Warmoesstraat, tel: 020 737 1250
)
This
new restaurant may do exactly what it says on the tin, but
none of its produce comes from one. Instead you'll find juicy
prime mince served with an array of inventive sauces and
there are some surprising vegetarian options too.
Bord'Eau
Exclusive
(
2
Nieuwe Doelenstraat, tel: 020 531
1777
)
Part of the famed Hotel De L'Europe so beloved of the
city's favourite booze hero Freddie Heineken, this exquisite
new French restaurant overlooking the Amstel River has
already set tongues wagging about Michelin stars.
Geisha
(
106
Prins Hendrikkade, tel: 020 626 2410)
Barely
noticeable from the waterside road leading from Centraal
Station, this huge Japanese-themed bar and lounge has a
fabulous speakeasy vibe.
To see one of Amsterdam's most up-and-coming
neighbourhoods, check out the blustery
Zeeheldenbuurt
where new restaurants, like sausage
sensation Worst Wijncafe, are luring centre-dwellers
waterside.
deworst.nl
mark smith
Hudson's Cakes
€15
(
1
Boppstrasse; tel 157 76827829
)
In
the middle of hipster Kreuzberg, this pleasant corner cafe
run by an affable British couple sells delicious English-
style cakes, scones and biscuits. It also serves homemade
sandwiches made just the way they should be.
Lucky Leek
€30
(
46
Kollwitzstrasse, tel: 030 6640 8710
)
Like the sound of spinach risotto with candied cashews
and beetroot biscuits? Then why not "pig out" at Berlin's
latest animal-product-free restaurant.
Brut Bar
(
68
Torstrasse, tel: 179 5300226
)
A cosy yet
stylish little bar with a woody, do-it-yourself feel serving
aperitifs, wines and cocktails. Nibble on a selection of
French and German delicacies.
Potsdamer Platz
The sparkly new downtown
neighbourhood is a bit of a windswept concrete jungle. But
it offers plenty of indoor activities for a cold day, from the
German Film Museum to an underground Legoland for the
kids.
potsdamerplatz.de
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