Russian

A stylish Russian café inspired by the first man in space, Yuri Gagarin. Daily specials, delicious borscht (beetroot soup), Russian beer and a huge Sunday brunch buffet.

Pasternak restaurant directly next door is pretty much an upscale, old-fashioned version of the café.
Knaackstrasse 22-24, Prenzlauer Berg. U-Bhf Senefelder Platz, Tel 030 442 8807www.restaurant-pasternak.de

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From Moscow with love: café-bar popular day and night serving speciality food and drinks – Russian beer, blinis and borsch.
Weinbergsweg 25, Mitte. Tel: 448 72 86 Mon-Sat 9.30-2am, Sun 10am-2am.
www.gorki-park.de

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Once situated on the far edge of West Berlin near the Wall, the little half-timbered building housing Paris Moskau is now a brief stroll from the new central station. What pleasures await diners? A la carte dishes includes delicious seafood and fish starters, like marinated tuna with grapefruit and aged balsamic. The menus range from affordable 36/37-euro three courses to an exclusive four-course including wine (83 euros) - all exquisite. Food-lovers in the know dine here, in the altogether refined but unostentatious atmosphere of the beautiful outdoor patio. The discreet charm of food luxury. Alt-Moabit 141, S-Bhf Hauptbahnhof, Tel 394 2081, www.paris-moskau.de, daily 18:00-late, Mon-Fri 12:00-15:00, main courses 20.50-24 euros, cash only

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Dedicated to the screen classic Battleship Potemkin by Sergej Einstein, Russian culinary specialities worth taking your seats for.
Viktoria-Luise-Platz 5, Schöneberg, Tel: 21 96 81 81. From 8am-1am.

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Dating back to the days when East Berlin had cosy ties with the farthest-flung corners of the Soviet empire, Berlin’s one and only Tajik tearoom lets you lunch cross-legged and shoeless in the exotic and beautifully decorated premises. Enjoy Russian soups (3.20 euros) and pelmeni (meat-filled raviolis, 8.80 euros) and dozens of tea blends (served by
samovar, if you wish) with biscuits. Tucked away on the first floor of a Prussian palace, just behind the Neue Wache, this is one of Berliners’ favourite secret tips in the touristy Museumsinsel area. Am Festungsgraben 1, S-Bhf Hackescher Markt, Tel 204 1112, Mon-Fri 17:00- 24:00, Sat-Sun 15:00-24:00, lunch 3.20-8.80 euros, cash only

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