The Best Culinary Destination Abroad: The Best of Stay, Stray, Play and Feast

The Best Culinary Destination Abroad: 

Berlin, Germany

The Best of Stay, Stray, Play and Feast

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Germany has never been renowned

as a great European culinary destination,

…but unexpectedly my family had the most

wonderful gastronomic experience in Berlin.

While we enjoyed the Hotel Indigo’s

delicious spread in their breakfast buffet…

…of fresh and smoked Pink Salmon and 

various European Cheeses,

we rarely dined in the hotel.

 

When we travel, we let the kids sleep early

and we have always avoided dining out at night,

so we always have our dinner in our hotel room,

 

…but we stayed in a rather cramped hotel room

so we avoided the discomfort of dining in room dining.

 

That was a blessing in disguise-

as we were able to sample most of Berlin’s

culinary treasures during our one week stay.

We feasted on their Oktoberfest street food

 

 

…from their freshly baked pretzels…

…and the sweets 

and candied apples.

 

We never appreciated DunkinDonuts

 in the Philippines maybe because

of the very hot and humid weather…

…but it is a haven in Berlin during

the biting cold autumn weather with

temperature that goes as low as 5 degrees.

Their sugar raised donuts, muffins

and hot black coffee offered a great

comfort on the cold autumn weather.

We also even enjoyed kiddie treats

at the Kindermuseum MachtMit,

 

 

…and they tasted very good 

...and boosted the kids’ energies to explore 

and enjoy the museum’s unique 

giant vertical maze.

 

We were also able to enjoy Wandel

a wonderful budget restaurant.

 

 

It was located right infront of our hotel

where we could have a complete meal

for 4 persons for less than 18 Euros.

There is also abundance of Asian Restaurants 

like Jolly Asian Restaurant 

....located right in front

of the Pergamon Museum 

at the Museum Island.

It serves authentic Asian and Vietnamese cuisine

the satisfied our craving for our staple rice meal,

…and Shi Mai Vietnamese Restaurant-

...that offered not only the filling Asian dishes

but also the renowned Oriental hospitality.

 

We also enjoyed dining the hip Carambar

right at the heart of Alexanderplatz.

 The upscale restobar  serves

 perfectly cooked juicy steaks…

…huge delicious burgers,

…great pasta dishes,

…and delicious soup starters.

Two of the best culinary experiences we had

in Berlin were at the  Alt Berliner Beirsalon,

…and the Telecafe or Restaurant Sphere 

 at the The Fernsehturm  or Berlin TV Tower.

T he  Alt Berliner Beirsalon serves

some of the best German Sausages,

....and the best of German cuisine,

…in an authentic German Pub setting,

…that sent my young son dancing  on stage

accompanied  by bouncy German folk music.

And of course the formal dinner at

the slow spinning 

Telecafe in Berlin TV Tower,

…was a perfect finale to our week long stay

at the beautiful city of Berlin.

it is where you get to enjoy

the 360 degree view of the city

while dining on a revolving restaurant.

It gives you the nostalgic feeling of seeing

things you did and places you've visited in the past

passing right before your very eyes.

 

 

For Stay, Stray, Play and Feast,

and based on  our experience, Berlin

is the  Best Culinary Destination Abroad

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