Austrian

The marbletop tables, dark wooden furnishings, graceful brass coat stands, and plush velvet benches provide Viennese ambience at student prices. An oasis of comfort amongst the sterile architecture of the Technical University across the street, the café offers affordable breakfast, so splurge and sip a Kir Royal alongside your croissant. Menu also includes cheap lunch and dinner options and changing weekly specials. Hardenbergstr. 10, U-Bhf Ernst-Reuter-Platz or S+U-Bhf Zoologischer Garten, Tel 312 2644. Daily 9:00-1:00 www.cafe-hardenberg.de

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Jolesh’s ambitious menu challenges traditional Austrian cuisine with a most creative, Asian twist. The Caesar salad with its unctuous dressing and generous slices of chicken breast is impeccable. The Wiener Schnitzel, with a refreshing potato and cucumber salad, is a bestseller and the Uckermark medallions of veal, served with potato mousse and fried
asparagus, are delicious. The most startling concoction in this tasteful yet unostentatious establishment is the mini steak tartar, accompanied by smoked bacon in a dark sweet sauce./IV Muskauer Str. 1/corner Zeughofstr., U-Bhf Görlitzer Bhf/Schlesisches Tor, Tel 6123 581, www.jolesch.de, Mon-Sun 10:00-1:00, main courses 6.20-17
euros, credit cards accepted

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At this Austrian restaurant, you’ll be served the most delicious Wiener Schnitzel made with organic, free-range veal (read: happy baby cows). A favourite with regulars. Kantstr. 153, Charlottenburg, U-Bhf Kurfürstendamm, Tel 313 3162,www.ottenthal.com, daily 10:00-1:00, 17.50 euros, credit cards accepted

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