Fodor's Expert Review La Soupe Populaire
Editor's Note: This location is no longer in operation.
Berliners love glamorous ruins, and Bötzow Brauerei, the old brewery complex that houses this restaurant, is one of the most evocative settings around. Local chef Tim Raue serves reinterpreted Berlin classics in the soaring industrial space, where culinary art and fine art come together---the ground floor houses a gallery of work by rotating artists-in-residence. Upstairs in the airy open restaurant, decorated with vintage furniture, highlights on the menu include the Königsberger Klöpse—meatballs served with potato mash, which Raue served President Barack Obama on his visit to the German capital. Finish with the Bienenstich (literally "bee sting") cake, a classic German dessert with a crisp honey-almond topping. Here, it comes with a little chocolate bee perched on the plate.
