Vöner Der Vegetarische Doner

June 17, 2012

After our wonderful morning burgers at the flea market, Cindy in addition to I hopped on our hired bikes in addition to headed across town. The principal target was Berlin Tempelhof, the airdrome made famous during the Berlin Airlift, which was decommissioned inwards 2008. Since in addition to then some of the buildings receive got move occasional venues for festivals, concerts in addition to other events, piece the runways in addition to airfield receive got move Berlin's largest world park. It's actually a pretty bizarre house to explore, in addition to on Sundays is filled amongst people flight kites, riding bikes, having barbecues in addition to by in addition to large making expert role of it - depository fiscal establishment stand upward for out the photos at the terminate of this postal service if you're interested.

Our post-Tempelhof innovation was to wheel dwelling family via Friedrichshain, amongst a halt at i of Berlin's most famous vegetarian joints: Vöner. Vöner is mostly famous because of this:

That's right, that's a rotating spit of vegan kebab meat made out of seitan. Thanks to a substantial Turkish community, doner is everywhere inwards FRG - indeed Berlin claims to receive got to last the dwelling family of doner in addition to afterwards wandering around the metropolis I could good believe it. So some enterprising Berliners decided that they'd attain vegans in addition to vegetarians a endangerment to bring together the party. Bonkers. Of course of written report nosotros had to lodge it. For a piddling 3.50€ ( AU$4.30) you lot teach this ridiculous plate:

I'm non certain how you're supposed to swallow it - Cindy started out trying to role cutlery, piece I tried to flexure the staff of life around all the filling in addition to simply dive in. Neither of us was that successful. The seitan 'meat' was first-class - far meliorate than the version at YoYo - it was tender in addition to a fiddling moist, had a non bad spicy flavor to it in addition to was complemented past times the tahini in addition to herbed yoghurt sauces (vegans note: you'll remove to brand certain they exclude the yoghurt sauce). The total of salad on move past times of it was a fighting crazy, but at to the lowest degree it helps you lot pretend you're eating something vaguely good for you lot piece scarfing downwards a ridiculous over-sized kebab. This is a must-do vegetarian Berlin experience.

We decided to proceed amongst the Berlin nutrient subject past times ordering a vegan currywurst in addition to chips (4.5€ AU$5.60) equally our instant dish. Currywurst is some other takeaway please that's detail to Berlin - according to the ever-reliable Wikipedia, 800 meg currywursts are eaten inwards FRG each year in addition to Berlin has its ain currywurst museum! Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 few places furnish veggie versions of this High German classic (try YoYo, Yellow Sunshine in addition to Vego for starters), but Vöner seemed similar a expert house to attain it a shot.

To last honest, it's non that exciting - it's basically a veggie sausage slathered inwards a sweetness in addition to mildly spiced sauce that seems to last a pretty unproblematic combo of tomato plant sauce in addition to curry powder. Still, I'm glad I got to endeavor it. Vöner does a expert chore of the chips also - they operate nicely dunked inwards the leftover curry sauce.

The card includes a few other goodies that I'd dear to endeavor - iv kinds of  burgers, seitan nuggets in addition to a attain of cakes in addition to other sweets - everything is incredibly cheap. Beers are a typically ludicrous 2€ ( AU$2.50) in addition to they sell a attain of organic soft drinks. The staff were super friendly in addition to spoke non bad English linguistic communication in addition to the card helpfully included English linguistic communication translations too.

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Vöner seems to last a must-visit house for vegetarians in addition to vegans inwards Berlin - we're the tertiary Melbourne weblog to review it (after In the Mood for Noodles in addition to easy equally (vegan) pie)! Loads of others receive got also given it the thumbs up, depository fiscal establishment stand upward for out: Kikertterroristen (Norwegian), The Vegetarian Diaries (German), Trying Veganism, No More Sad Geraniums, Food 'n' Fotos, A Daring Adventure for Two, Artichoke Zine, The Urban Housewife, vegan.in.brighton, All about... (vegan) food, Berlin, Totally Veg (German), Erika in addition to Erika's Excellent Adventure, A Finn inwards Berlin, Veltenbummler (German), Home of the Carrot Hunter, Absolutely Veg (German) in addition to Deutschland is(s)t Vegan (German). Only Taxi Gourmet was a fighting disappointed inwards the Vöner experience.

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Vöner der Vegetarische Doner
Boxhagener Strasse 56, Friedrichshain, Berlin
030 99265423
3.5€ to 5.3€ ($4.30 - $6.60)
https://www.facebook.com/Voener

Accessibility: There are a span of tables on the street in addition to and then a modest measurement into a relatively good spaced indoor area. There are some depression tables in addition to a few higher benches. Ordering in addition to payment is at a waist-high counter.

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Some photos from our ride around Berlin Tempelhof Airport

Yellow Sunshine

June 18, 2012

After a fun few hours at the Computerspiele Museum, nosotros visited the widely recommended Yellow Sunshine. Here on a pleasant 24-hour interval you've a choice of many shaded seats out front, or nether a blazing Sun indoors.

The menu's all vegetarian in addition to organic fast food, alongside its many vegan options marked clearly in addition to a lot of mock meat. Though it's non exclusively written inwards English, near of it's pretty slow to figure out; nosotros merely relied on a footling extra kindness from our server when our nutrient was ready, because they tend to hollo out your social club break for pick-up. (I'd been all poised alongside my rudimentary counting knowledge, muttering 'ein-und-dreizig, ein-und-dreizig' to myself, too.)

There's schnitzel in addition to steak meals on offer, in addition to I saw a lot of people ordering salad, but the 2 columns of diverse burgers demanded our attention. Michael's Hot-Double-sChicken-Burger (4.30€ AU$5.30, pictured inwards front) was an enjoyable tribute to KFC's Zinger. My Fakin' Fish-Burger (4€ AU$4.90, pictured behind) was a welcome divergence from the thick, chewy, nori-wrapped faux-fish I unremarkably come across inwards Commonwealth of Australia (e.g. at the Cornish Arms, East Brunswick Club in addition to our ain kitchen). Instead the patty was soft inside, seemingly made alongside subtly seasoned chickpeas in addition to merely a smidge of gluten. The dill-spiked sauce enhanced the fishy resultant yesteryear association.

We didn't accept room for chips but the ones nosotros saw at other tables looked abundant in addition to well-made, skins on. For the carbohydrate seekers, nosotros listen the vegan tiramisu's worth a shot too.

Yellow Sunshine measured upwardly to its reputation. If only nosotros had a footling to a greater extent than fourth dimension inwards Berlin to to a greater extent than comprehensively assess it against veg fast nutrient compatriots Yoyo in addition to Vego.

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Teh interwebs are awash alongside Yellow Sunshine. It's already been loved yesteryear our swain Melbourne veg*ns at In The Mood For Noodles in addition to easy equally vegan pie. Accounts elsewhere are unremarkably positive, reckon Veganfix (in Swedish), Wegetariański Żarłok (in Polish), Recetas Veganas (in Spanish), Travelling Wren, Veganmat (in Swedish), GALAPRIL, Totally Veg! (in German), The World According to Pia, Nimmersatt inwards Berlin (in German), Coastlines in addition to Constellations, Artichoke Zine, Erika in addition to Erika's Excellent Adventure, PICNIC WITH PANIC, Cherry Veg Zombie (in French). Reports are to a greater extent than mixed on מהורהרת בנפשה (in Hebrew) in addition to The Urban Housewife.

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Yellow Sunshine
Wiener Straße 19, 10999 Berlin
030 69598720
burgers 3.60-4.60€ AU$4.40-5.70
http://www.yellow-sunshine.com/

Accessibility: You tin reckon inwards the operate yesteryear 2 photos that Yellow Sunshine has benches on a broad apartment pavement, a half-dozen stairs leading to the entrance in addition to spacious tables inside. Ordering, payment in addition to pick-up reach off at a depression counter.

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At the Computerspiele Museum...

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Found on the agency to Yellow Sunshine...

Chipps

June 19, 2012

While googling some to compile reviews for my Viasko review, I came across this post service from Until We Eat Again, naming Chipps his favourite vegan house inwards all of Berlin. Now I hadn't fifty-fifty heard of Chipps at this bespeak (mostly because it's non on Kopps together with went wandering to discovery Chipps instead.

It's a pretty fashionable place, amongst a sleek wavy counter, loads of infinite within together with lovely looking courtyard area. The breakfast card is incredibly vegetarian friendly (everything is either vego or tin dismiss move made vego), but pretty express for vegans (just 1 of the xi brekkies gets a 'VN' on the menu). Maybe they'll veganise some of the other dishes on request, but I was surprised at that spot was no scrambled tofu or similar on the criterion menu.

I was pretty excited to travail their vegan bacon, together with thus ordered the Lumberjack (french toast, scrambled eggs, 'bacon' together with maple syrup, 8€/$9.90).

I was pretty disappointed amongst this - the bacon was but strips of fried tofu amongst a hint of soy-ish marinade. The eggs together with French toast were both fine without existence peculiarly memorable, together with the whole repast felt similar the form of affair that Cindy together with I could produce improve at abode (just using this bacon would brand a big difference!).

Cindy went for something sweet, the Sleepwalker (waffles amongst blueberries together with whipped cream, 6€/$7.40).

Again, this was but okay - nicely cooked waffles, a tiny sample of some decent jam together with highly aerated cream to become along amongst them. Nothing extra together with zero fancy, which at 6€ is likely fine, but it wasn't plenty to halt me wondering nearly the waffles at Kopps. Next time.

So Chipps turned out to move a flake of a disappointment - spell it was dandy to discovery some other house offering veg-friendly breakfasts, what they had on offering roughshod good brusk of the bar gear upward past times Kopps. It seems similar vegans volition scrap amongst their forenoon repast here, although clearly they come upward up amongst some to a greater extent than impressive options inwards the evenings. One affair inwards Chipps' favour though: they produce bring what seems to move the cutest delivery van inwards the world.

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As good equally My Sugar is Raw.

Less positive reviews come upward from Berlin on a Platter, The Random Noise, berlin tidbits together with foodieinberlin.

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Chipps
Jägerstrasse 35, Mitte, Berlin
030 36444588
Breakfasts 5.5€ - 9.5€ ($6.80 - $11.80)
http://www.chipps.eu/

Accessibility: Chipps has a apartment entryway together with a combination of regular tables together with higher bench seating. Everything is reasonably good spaced together with they bring sum tabular array service.

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The best affair nearly Chipps is its proximity to Fassbender & Rausch, 1 of Berlin's fancier chocolate shops, together with the closest nosotros came to reliving Homer's 'land of chocolate' daydream.

Lucky Leek

June 19, 2011

We'd had a position out of people recommend Lucky Leek to us inward real glowing terms, hence nosotros were dying to banking firm check it out land nosotros were inward town. For a land though it seemed every bit though nosotros were cursed - our initial booking was cancelled because their chef was unwell, nosotros turned upwardly without a booking a duet of nights afterwards to uncovering that the staff had all been sent dwelling menage to spotter the football game too and then they were unopen on Mon night. Our finally shot was Tuesday - the black earlier nosotros left. Our 24-hour interval had been pretty disappointing - Chipps hadn't rocked breakfast, the cafe nosotros headed to for dejeuner was closed, the house nosotros ate instead was overpriced too had ridiculously bad service, too the contemporary fine art gallery nosotros went to inward the afternoon was pretty patchy (although the Anthony McCall room was fantastic). Anyway, a lot was pinned on Lucky Leek working out for us. As nosotros wandered upwardly Kollwitzstrasse at virtually 7pm nosotros saw a lot of total tables out the front end too began to instruct worried. But finally, luck was on our side - everyone was but enjoying the sunshine too in that place were yet plenty of tables indoors (although inside an hr or hence it was basically chockers).

There's mayhap room for 20 people inward there, amongst a pleasant plenty fit-out of cute silhouettes on the walls too a large toy sheep parked yesteryear the kitchen (not pictured sadly).

The (very friendly) waiter dropped off or hence staff of life too an astoundingly expert smoked edible bean dip land nosotros perused the menus. It's non huge: 2 soups, 2 starters, 3 mains too 2 desserts, but everything sounded hence wonderful that nosotros were keen to sample every bit much every bit possible. We decided to striking upwardly 1 starter, a duet of mains too both desserts.

First up, the spiced Balinesian tofu amongst a chive pancake, chilli cucumbers too Lycopersicon esculentum salsa (7.9€ AU$9.80).

The pancake reminded me a chip of the blinis I enjoyed hence much at Fressen inward Toronto - it was a chip puffy too quite soft. The existent highlight was the tofu though - marinated inward a wonderful too slightly spicy concoction, which worked good amongst the salsa too fresh, crispy salads.

The outset of the mains was the daily special: seitan medallions amongst walnut crackle, rucola murphy mash, ratatouille vegetables too cranberry jus (13.9€ AU$17.20).

I actually liked this. The seitan was nicely textured too non also dry, amongst plenty of flavor from the walnut crackle too the cranberry jus to instruct inward to a greater extent than interesting than but a chunk of faux-meat. The squash too other veggies were corking every bit good - every bit amongst most of our meals inward Berlin I had to halt halfway through this to swap amongst Cindy. It wasn't easy.

Our instant original was the gratinated Lycopersicon esculentum walnut canneloni, amongst grilled zucchini, bell pepper bechamel, pear too chicory (12.9€ AU$16)

This wasn't quite every bit expert every bit the seitan dish - the canneloni filling was tasty plenty but didn't bring the depth of flavor that nosotros were hoping for next the previous 2 dishes. It was yet an first-class repast though, amongst the vegan bechamel a especially impressive component.

We ordered both of the desserts, starting amongst the peach too white chocolate mousse, amongst hazelnut piece too toffee sauce (6.9€ AU$8.50).

The mousse was dainty too creamy (although mayhap non quite upwardly to the high standards laid yesteryear Kopps), too the diverse components of this dish were all pretty tasty, although zero actually stood out.

More impressive was the caramelised lime tarte amongst mango yoghurt H2O ice cream (6.9€ AU$8.50).

The mango H2O ice cream was belike the star, combining fruitiness too creaminess inward an impressively vegan package. The piece was dainty plenty but both Cindy too I would bring been to a greater extent than excited yesteryear something to a greater extent than chocolatey.

We were real glad nosotros finally made it to Lucky Leek earlier leaving Berlin. It's a nice, slightly high-end vegan house amongst excellent, friendly service, an interesting carte prepared good too a lovely atmosphere. If nosotros alone had 1 black inward town, we'd belike become dorsum to Kopps, but Lucky Leek wouldn't last also far behind.

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Lucky Leek is universally loved - banking firm check out: My Veggie Pill (German), Kikkertterroristen (Norwegian), A Cherry On Top (German), A Finn inward Berlin, Tofu Jen, TheKua Does Food, Vegan Mage (Swedish), släng dig veggen! (Swedish), Until We Eat Again, xleiax (Swedish) too Food Worm (German).

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Lucky Leek
Kollwitzstrasse 46, Prenzlauerberg, Berlin
030 66408710
appetisers 7.9€ AU$9.80, mains 12.9€ AU$16, desserts 6.9€ AU$8.50
http://www.lucky-leek.de/

Accessibility: The interior of Lucky Leek is downwards a small-scale flying of stairs too is relatively crowded (although the tabular array side yesteryear side to us did care to instruct inward in amongst a pram). The exterior tables bring bench seats too tin last accessed without the steps. There's total tabular array service.

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The (excellent) Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe

 

The Hamburger Bahnhof Museum for Contmporary Art (in an one-time develop station)

Part of the Anthony McCall exhibit, Five Minutes of Pure Sculpture

Smaller Bites Of Berlin

June 11-20, 2012

While Deutschland equally a whole doesn't accept a peculiarly veg-friendly reputation, Berlin revealed itself to move simply the sort of hip'n'happening metropolis that caters good to veg*ns (though I intend it's soundless got a long means to become for the gluten-averse). Most restaurants tend to include a vegetarian option, though it's probable to characteristic cheese or cream; Turkish nutrient is abundant as well as a trusty alternative for vegans. We had very, real few issues interacting inwards English. 

All that said veg*n restaurants are as well as then dense inwards the inner metropolis that nosotros barely visited an omni eating seat or discussed our dietary needs directly. Meals are inexpensive yesteryear Aussie standards using Aussie dollars, as well as then nosotros didn't hesitate to consume out thrice daily. We soundless didn't quite larn inwards to all the kitchens on our wish-list!

To circular our Berlin posts out, we'd similar to recommend a few to a greater extent than local features that don't quite warrant an entire postal service each.

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While inwards Berlin, nosotros stayed at The Circus Hotel. They were good fitted out alongside friendly staff, prompt cleaning, tour information, complimentary wi-fi, wheel rental, ipods, ipads as well as Berlin-themed movies to borrow and, to Michael's delight, daily viewings of the European championships on a big covert downward at the bar. They also run apartments as well as a hostel closed yesteryear to conform other needs as well as budgets.

Their breakfast buffet costs extra, but is pretty great. For 8€ ( AU$9.60) y'all tin accept your create sum of cereal, yoghurt as well as fruit, a mutual depression temperature savoury spread of bread, cheese, boiled eggs as well as pickles (and meat), tea, filter coffee, juice as well as around damn practiced chocolate milk. They also offering a la carte items similar eggs, pastries, pancakes as well as a vegan breakfast (pictured at back, below). Even so, Kopps downward the street is ameliorate value soundless for veg*ns.

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Michael flora Berlin's java to move off-puttingly milky alongside ane exception - Bonanza Coffee. Friendly Melbourne java snob Toby insisted Michael banking enterprise check them out as well as he wasn't disappointed.

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The to a greater extent than ubiquitous Berlin drinkable is Club-Mate. It's a soft drink, it's a tea, it's a pick-me-up as well as it's possible to larn it topped upward alongside vodka inwards bars. Apparently it tin at nowadays move flora inwards Melbourne.

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My thrist-quencher of choice, however, was chocolate milk. The alone existent challenger to the fantabulous brew at our hotel's breakfast buffet (see above) was the arrive at of hot as well as mutual depression temperature options at bitterveld. Their chocolate is fair trade, organic as well as very, real good.

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For to a greater extent than full general snacking as well as cooking there's Veganz, an all-vegan supermarket as well as cafe. Their shelves are stacked alongside fresh produce, non-perishable groceries, mock meats as well as dairy, snackables as well as bake-ables, drinks, ready-made meals as well as toiletries. Their breadstuff as well as cakes hold back great, as well as I intend I fifty-fifty spied vegan croissants!

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And side yesteryear side door to Veganz is Avesu - a vegan shoe shop. They've got leather-free Doc Marten imitators, sneakers, materials for the component subdivision as well as lady-like flats that got my toes tapping as well as my finger-tips reaching for my credit card.

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Needless to say, nosotros had a nail inwards Berlin. It's sure Germany's (if non Europe's) veg*n hotspot alongside enough else to recommend it equally good - history, culture, nightlife, inexpensive beer, cute dogs, ...