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This is Berlin’s top gourmet Italian [address]. Ana and Bruno Pellegrini have made a [name] for themselves as the most hospitable hosts in their exquisite restaurant, serving the most exciting Mediterranean cuisine. Under chef Andrea Girau, hearty pasta has been replaced by a lower-carb avant-garde approach, with wonderfully fresh, seasonal ingredients. For a pasta course, try the pumpkin tortellini. Most of the menu is made of fish and meaty delicacies, such as a breast of wild duck with Trentino apples, purée of celery and Vahlrôna chocolate. We also love the risotto with scallops—melts in the mouth. Molto delicioso! Four-course meals for €67.
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The Gendarmenmarkt area had little to offer to the hungry visitor—besides posh establishments and tourist traps—until Galeries Lafayettes opened its own bistro last year. After some shopping on Friedrichstrasse, make a well-deserved stop for a gigantic croque monsieur (with unrivalled pain Poilane), quiche Lorraine and a glass of excellent house red or a business lunch for €10.50, including wine and coffee. We recommend it to anyone looking for a good value authentic meal in an unpretentious atmosphere.
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This ample and elegant art nouveau styled restaurant is the ultimate canteen for some of Berlin’s most influential A-list TV stars and former chancellor Gerhard Schröder himself. The cuisine is high-quality French-German, including several dishes with fresh fish, veal and some of Berlin’s best (and most tender) beef classics, including the famous Kobe beef. The imminent arrival of yet another VIP only serves to enhance the experience. Reservations essential.
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Exquisite and, considering you’re eating at the Ritz-Carlton Berlin, exceptionally well-priced, with main dishes averaging around €17. Chef Thierry Marais has developed a mostly traditional menu including dishes such as sea bream fillet on sautéed spinach with chickpea flour and fresh pasta au pistou (the French pesto), both delicious.
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Unfussiness is the theme here, from the uncomplicated decor and friendly, casual service to the dishes made with fresh, high-quality seasonal ingredients. What more could you ask for? You’ll dine on some of the city’s best pizzas, delicious salmon tagliatelle in a lobster and crab sauce plus some slightly more inventive dishes such as ricotta-filled squid.
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