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Berlin home cooking at the city's oldest restaurant, since 1621

⚠ Closed Sun; weekday dinner only

Hours: Mon–Thu from 17:30, Fri–Sat from 12:00 (kitchen break 15:00–17:30), closed Sun (official)
Budget: Check prices at the shop
Address: Waisenstraße 14–16, Mitte (beside a fragment of the medieval wall)

The official site calls it Berlin's oldest restaurant and dates it to 1621. It's a low old house on a narrow lane beside a surviving chunk of the medieval wall, wood-panelled inside and split into small rooms. Chef André Sperling cooks regional Berlin food with local suppliers like Brandenburg herb farms and Müritz lake fishermen. From 11 November it serves roast St Martin's goose, also to take away (official). The menu changes with the seasons and no fixed price list is published.