Other, Review 2652, I Due Forni, Germany, Berlin, Shannon from CA
I Due Forni

Thanks, Shannon!

I think Shannon was in Berlin in the winter. We ate at I Due Forni in August. I agree with her review except that it was not frenzied sitting at the outside picnic tables in August.

By the way, I know feel better about not writing reviews or a trip report yet.

Oh, come on! All the way to Berlin and the best you can do is a pizza joint ?

Or there any other great restaurants in Germany? Once in a wihile I go there. Somewhere in the NRW area.

There are a slew of good restaurants in Germany. Stay on the edge of your seats for more information on that one. Charlie, I will ask my girlfriend in Köln for some NRW (Nordrhein Westfallen) recommendations for you.

Keith, I hope you'll write a review of I Due Forni... I am sure a summer visit was very different. It must have been really great to eat outside there.

Kevin, the pizza at I Due Forni rivaled some of the pizza I've had in Italy!

Berlin has a gazillion restaurants, from Thai to Sushi to American, even. It is definitely a worldly city when it comes to dining (though perhaps they have not mastered Mexican food quite yet. )

Shannon:

I plan to write a review of I Due Forni, a review of the Shoenhouse Apartments where we stayed, a trip report, and maybe a few other reviews, but I'm having trouble getting motivated.

One interesting thing about Prenzlauer Berg was the relative absence of German restaurants -- French, Italian, Turkish, Greek, Indian, Chinese, even American -- but not many German restaurants.

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One interesting thing about Prenzlauer Berg was the relative absence of German restaurants -- French, Italian, Turkish, Greek, Indian, Chinese, even American -- but not many German restaurants

THis is true of many of the sophisticated inner cities of Germany. In order to try excellent German food, it is often better to go into the smaller towns and into the countryside. Germany in general has become so multicultural that almost every kind of food imaginable is available in large cities.

In Berlin in two weeks I ate: Mexican, Thai, Spanish, Vietnamese, Tex-Mex, Turkish, American, Italian, Chinese, and British. I just know I am forgetting something.

I can't think of any other place where I ate so many different cuisines. Except for San Francisco, but that took fifteen years.

I should have added to the above: the exception is Bavaria. In Munich you get German food, of course.

We will be in Berlin in May -- can anyone suggest a few must-do restaurants for us. Eating is always a big part of our vacations, so we would love to hear some recommendations. Thanks.

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Berlin in May -- can anyone suggest a few must-do restaurants for us.

I'd suggest starting a brand new topic with this in the header. It may get buried in this discussion. Also, if you look here, you'll see some trip reports with time spent in Berlin (two totally dedicated to Berlin) - could be worth a read: Germany Trip Reports