The coffee is expensive, it’s full of tourists, and it’s next to the fortress-like US embassy. But Cafe Einstein is still the best place to hang out and watch the world go by while sitting on the pavement of Berlin’s most famous avenue. Good food, too. My favourite dish is Tafelspitz, beef served with horseradish. Gerhard Schröder Germany’s (soon to be ex-) chancellor comes here sometimes with his wife, Doris.
Unter den Linden 42; Tel: 030 2043632; www.cafeeinstein.com/
Kurfuerstenstrasse 58, D-10785 Berlin
Phone: +49-(0)30-2615096