Berlin - Post Report Question and Answers

What typical restaurants, food delivery services, and/or takeout options are popular among expatriates?

As a rule, food offerings are more diverse and of higher quality as you move from the edge of the city in toward the center. In the suburbs (where family Embassy housing is located) in-person dining centers on German/Biergarten and Italian options; delivery and takeout options are somewhat limited. There are one or two decent pizza delivery places, one particularly good Vietnamese place, and a lot of other assorted German and Italian options. - Aug 2023


The Stadtvillas and those further out have very limited food delivery or close by options for take out. There are two restaurants in easy walking distance from the Stadtvillas but neither is family-friendly. We haven't found as many good restaurants in Berlin, as we've found in other cities. The best places that give Berlin it's hip reputation are a 45+ minute drive from the Stadtvillas. - May 2018


You can find everything in Berlin. Food delivery services are increasingly popular, but still limited at the suburban properties. - Feb 2018


We have Tony Roma's, McDonald's, Pizza Hut, Dominoes Pizza, scores of good Chinese and sushi restaurants. Most of the usuals and a Starbucks everywhere if you want that. But other than perhaps once a year, you'll love the traditional German restaurants, sidewalk cafés and eateries. Berlin is a foodie town with great wines and beers, coffee shops and ethnic eateries. - Jan 2018


KFC, McDonald's, Vapianos, Pizza Hut, Burger King, Subway are all in-town. At the larger malls in the city are even more local fast-food places. - Jul 2015


Fast food isn't like it is in the US. German "Fast Food" usually consists of pastries, European style sandwiches, pseudo-turkish cuisine, or bad Asian noodle-based foods as exemplified by the "Asia Snack" and "Viet-thai box" vendors around the city. You need to keep this in mind. If you like it, then you will be fine. Otherwise, you will need to remember to pack your own food. As for other food: for the best results stick to German food. Few Asian places, and they are bad. Germans can't do steak properly. Russian and other Eastern European cuisine is available and possibly of better quality then other nations' cuisines here. Going out is expensive. This makes eating at home an attractive choice. - Aug 2013


McDonald's, Burger King, KFC, Subway, Domino's, etc. There are restaurants and food stands covering a wide range of tastes. Sit-down restaurants are generally expensive and slow. Outdoor beer gardens are plentiful in the warmer months. - Dec 2011


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