One of the very few remaining retro pubs of East Berlin. "Retro" however is misleading - this pub…read moredoesn't use retro decor to appear old, this place has actually been around forever and interior-wise nothing much has changed. Typical for an old "Berliner Kneipe" is cheap beer "vom Fass" (draft), cheap Schnapps (try the 1 Euro shots of Kirsch-Wodka), and a smoker-friendly environment. Usually the patrons are as old as the pub and come here on a daily basis but since this place is located on the busy intersection of Danziger Str / Greifswalder Str the crowd is very mixed. Get a Schultheiss Bier for 2.30 Euro, a shot of cheap Schnapps, and chat with the friendly bartender or come for Bundesliga/Championsleague screenings. That place gets packed! Since it's a smoker-friendly pub they stopped serving food, which is a bummer. German rules, really.

This lovely place will take you back to the eastern european 80's in a split second. We went there…read moreafter work on a Tuesday and I can clearly say that there were no hipsters there at all, even though this being right in a large intersection in hipster-ville, Berlin. Average customer age must have been around 50, our group bring it down by at least 5 years. :) One large beer is less than 3 euros, not a feat often found in this area nowadays.

My buddy and I ate here several times. Good variety of German grub with different lunch specials…read moreeach day. The food was good if not exceptional. Even though, they call themselves a restaurant I think people come here for the bierhaus aspect. Among the dishes we tried and liked were the pig knuckles, the combo meat plate (which they strangely named as the "sauerkraut plate"), the currywurst, and the schnitzels. We thought it would be funny to try the English Breakfast at a German restaurant but we could never wake up in time for breakfast.

Xantener Eck was the site of my first German meal upon arriving in Berlin during my latest trip…read more Though it was a comp'd business meal, this place is a decent introduction to German cuisine for first-time and been-away-awhile-but-back-for-the-good-stuff tourists. They were able to accommodate our group of ~15 and had a fair number of patrons were having dinner as well. Though dishes were pre-ordered I glanced at their American/British menu and made a mental note that they serve steaks here, cooked to your choice of "English," "Medium," or "Well done." I'm not sure what our order was called on the menu, but I'll refer to it as their "banquet menu plate," which was basically a two-course meal with a selection of different cuts of meat. The majority was pretty much good ol' German pork sausage, each one known from a particular region of the country. The starter salad tasted good and reminded me of the vinegar-y dressings typical to German salads (they skimped ingredients on mine though compared to all my neighbors' bowls). The main plate's largest sausage was Berlin's signature Currywurst drenched in sauce. Overall, the presence of so much meat to potato ratio would be a bit heavy for some, but it was nice to sample everything. As for my included beverage, I was excited about finally having a beer from a German tap and ordered Weissbier. To my disappointment, whoever filled my glass put the wrong stuff. I was served Helles in a Weissbier glass...wrong on so many levels and shocking for a place that should, out of anything in the world, get beer right. At least any beer is better than none, and I still chugged it. So in summary: Good food Questionable service Tip: They have free postcards for customers at the bar. They're plain, but if you want to make your friends jealous and prove you enjoyed a German beer, grab a couple and send them out!