This small and cozy restaurant on the banks of the river Spree owes its name to the great German poet, who ran the Berliner Ensemble at the Theater am Schiffbauerdamm in the vicinity.

This restaurant bar, with its old fashioned style reminiscent of a French bistro, is an enigma for every visitor. Why is a table so sought after here?

The owner Alexander Schmidt-Vogel was a top manager in New York, but his dearest wish was to bring the genuine NYC atmosphere to the German capital of Berlin.

Close to the giant new Federal Ministry of the Interior, this little 19th- century half timber house looks like a doll’s house.

If you want to resort to a place of privacy, where neither colleagues nor reporters will cross your way, we recommend this restored old tollhouse.