1| Remember these scones? Jim and Katie have a cafe now, called Hudson's. Imagine those scones straight out of the oven, cooling on a metal rack, calling your name. Yum. Boppstraße 1, Berlin-Kreuzberg (map). Open Tue-Sun noon-6:30pm.
2| Alpenstueck's bakery/cafe is a little stuffy, and their service is a little scatty, but the sourdough bread they sell is pretty good. Next time I'm grasping for a place to suggest meeting in Mitte, I might try their lunch. Schröderstraße 1, Berlin-Mitte (map). Open Mon-Fri 7am-7pm, Sat-Sun 9am-6pm.
3| I'm not saying you should go out of your way to try Chraazan. Still, this Afghani restaurant on a quiet Wilmersdorf street was better than I expected. I ordered aaschak, a dish that combines leek-stuffed steamed dumplings, yellow lentils in tomato sauce, garlic quark and a generous dusting of dried mint, and I ate every last bite. Bamberger Straße 49, Berlin-Wilmersdorf (map). Open Tue-Sun noon-11pm.
love the photo sequence!
Posted by: paul | 03 March 2011 at 06:42 PM
Oh my goodness, how funny: Chraazan is on the block I grew up on! You have no idea how many times I've passed it over the years and wondered... :)
Posted by: Luisa | 03 March 2011 at 06:42 PM
I'm always impressed by everything you do. I'm dying to check out Hudson's and some good sourdough bread would set me up for the weekend.
Posted by: Vanessa | 03 March 2011 at 08:00 PM
loving the 3rd photo down- the interplay between branches & shadows is great!
Posted by: jonquil | 04 March 2011 at 03:58 PM
you always do the most lovely things!
p.s.: now i'm craving sourdough bread...
Posted by: Kristina - no penny for them & mostly berlin | 04 March 2011 at 09:34 PM
Paul, thank you!
Luisa, this made me laugh. I wish I'd known!
Vanessa, I know, this is the weather for adventures.
Jonquil, I seem to take these photos every spring. There is something about the intense sun and bare branches.
Kristina, me too!
Posted by: Berlin Reified | 08 March 2011 at 08:27 PM
We really like Chraazan, and now that the weather's getting nicer, we *do* go out of our way (on bikes) to get there. Service can be a bit slow but food is excellent, comparable to Afghan restaurants in NYC and London, IMHO...enjoyed your photos, also.
Posted by: MissGivings | 28 March 2011 at 02:18 PM
MissGivings, I'm so glad you think so! I liked it too -- my dish so unfamiliar and delightful -- but am wary of talking things up too much and exposing innocent restaurants to snarky Qypers...
Posted by: Berlin Reified | 30 March 2011 at 04:32 PM