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Tips for delicious vegan and vegetarian winter menus

Delicious bowls, tapas and home cooking

Vegetarian and vegan food in Berlin
vegan food © Getty Images, Foto: Westend61

Numerous restaurants and cafés in Berlin make it clear that vegan and vegetarian cuisine has many fans and more and more are joining in. The rethink in favour of a health-conscious diet can be felt everywhere. From small, cosy burger joints to elegant restaurants, various establishments in Berlin serve vegetarian and vegan cuisine. We have put together some tips for you here. Treat yourselves.

Tip 1: Try vegan tapas at Alaska 

Tapas
Tapas © Schnitzelei Mitte, Foto: Jancintha Nolte

At Alaska you can sit comfortably on the sofas and armchairs in friendly colours and enjoy Spanish tapas and classics such as tortillas, Piemont de Padron and croquetas, as well as vegan salmon made from carrots and foie gras. From 6 pm during the week, you can also enjoy special tapas creations in the after-work tapas and cocktails and fine wines at any time.

Where: Reuterstraße 85, Neukölln
When: Tuesday to Thursday 6pm - midnight, Friday to Saturday 6 pm - 3 am

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Tip 2: Feast from the vegetarian buffet at the Seerose

Food served
Food served © iStock.com/brebca

A stylish ambience with antique furniture, classical music in the background and a daily changing selection of vegetarian and vegan dishes awaits you at the Restaurant Seerose. In addition to the lush salad buffet, for which the restaurant is known, you will find a wide range of sweet and fruity cakes. 

Where: Körtestraße 38, Kreuzberg
When: Monday to Saturday 10am - midnight, Sunday and public holidays from 12pm - 11pm

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Tip 3: Experience creative cuisine at Cookies Cream

Vegetarian restaurant with star cuisine: fermented cucumber with Pave Blanc
Dishes at the restaurant Cookies Cream © CHG GmbH

The varied vegetarian cuisine at Cookies Cream offers you a great tasting menu that you can expand to six or seven courses as you wish. And each menu is accompanied by matching wines or non-alcoholic drinks.

Where: Behrenstraße 55, Mitte
When: Tuesday to Saturday 18.30 - 11 pm

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Tip 4: Home cooking interpreted vegan at Das Försters

Weihnachstsessen
© Getty Images, Foto: Halfpoint

Here, the classics of German home cooking are interpreted vegan for you - 100% vegan. Here, too, attention is paid to regional and seasonal products. The ingredients at Försters are sourced from organic suppliers in Berlin and vary depending on the season. Delicious vegan cakes and tarts sweeten the visit.

Where: Dunckerstraße 2A, Prenzlauer Berg
When: Monday to Friday 4 - 11 pm

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Tip 5: Choose healthy food at Superfoods & Organic Liquids

Superfoods & Organic Liquids acai bowl, salad, goji berries, Zoodles
Superfoods & Organic Liquids Berlin © SUPERFOODS & ORGANIC LIQUIDS

Whether breakfast or lunch - at Superfoods there is everything for the healthy soul: For example, avocado toast with gluten-free, low-carb grain bread or spelt flour bagels. A sweet alternative is the chia or acai bowl with delicious toppings such as cocoa nibs. For refreshment, there are also cold-pressed juices and smoothies.

Where: Schlüterstraße 37, Charlottenburg
When: Monday to Saturday 11am - 7pm, Sunday 11am - 6pm

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Tip 6: Philosophise at Oukan Dining

Restaurant Oukan in Berlin
Restaurant Oukan in Berlin © Nils Hasenau / Oukan

Vegan, Japanese cuisine inspired by the centuries-old Shōjin Ryōri tradition, i.e. Japanese Buddhist temple food. Oukan Dining also serves selected wines and cocktails and, of course, special Japanese and Asian teas.

Where: Ackerstraße 144, Mitte
When: Tuesday to Saturday 6 - 11 pm

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Tip 7: Eat seasonal, sustainable and creative

Sustainable Berlin Visit: FREA - vegan zero waste restaurant
Sustainable Berlin Visit: FREA - vegan zero waste restaurant © © FREA

"Full Taste. Zero Waste." is the motto of the Frea. Awarded the Green Star of the MICHELIN Guide, you can look forward to refined and refined vegan dishes, with all ingredients coming from organic, seasonal and regional cultivation. The menu includes homemade sourdough bread and pasta with pumpkin and mushrooms and chocolate or hazelnut milk made in-house.

Where: Torstraße 180, Mitte
When: daily from 17.30 to midnight

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Tip 8: Momos - feast on organic veggie dumplings

Momos Restaurant: Table set with vegetarian dumplings
Momos Restaurant: Table set with vegetarian dumplings © Foto: Zhong To

The restaurant Momos has been run by two young men since 2013. They attach great importance to freshness and organic quality. There are a total of eight different savoury fillings and a sweet banana filling for the dumplings. All dumplings are vegetarian or vegan. You can either order them in a soup or enjoy them with one of the three dips.

Where: Chausseestraße 2, Mitte
When: Monday to Saturday 12 to 21.30 pm

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Tip 9: Experience Israeli-Palestinian cuisine at Kanaan

Israeli-Palestinian restaurant with pita, hummus and burger
Dishes of the restaurant Kanaan © Kaanan, Foto: Sully Salama/Instagram @tidbits photography

Kanaan is a vegan-vegetarian and Israeli-Palestinian restaurant. It offers a delicious selection of fresh salads, hummus dishes with various toppings, falafel made according to a family recipe, veggie burgers, veggie kebabs and home-made baked goods.

Where: Schliemannstraße 15, Prenzlauer Berg
When: Monday to Friday 12 - 10 pm, Saturday and Sunday 11 am to 10 pm

more info on kanaan

Tip 10: Enjoy sustainable Eat-Easy-Cusine at Bonvivant

Bonvivant Cocktail Bistro: Table from above
Bonvivant Cocktail Bistro: Table from above © Foto: Caitlin Collins

Unusual cocktail creations, even with a shot of spirulina, beetroot or pumpkin seeds, are just as popular at the Bonvivant as the restaurant's fine cuisine. Awarded a star in 2023, chef Nikodemus Berger conjures up delicious menus and also offers a selection of vegetarian and vegan options

Where: Goltzstraße 32, Schöneberg
When: Tuesday 6pm to 1am, Wednesday to Saturday 10am - 3pm and  6 pm to 1 am, Sunday 10 am to 3 pm

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Tip 11: Dine vegan in the country

Lucky Leek
© Sebastian Happe-Hartanto

Asian and vegan - they go well together. In addition to a large selection of soups, rice dishes, noodles and Vietnamese tapas with vegan breaded chicken or vegan crispy duck, you will also find dishes with seitan or tofu on the menu in the Vegang. You will also find homemade drinks with aloe vera or the Triple Pash. Enjoy the stylish details in a cosy atmosphere
 

Where: Kantstraße 33, Charlottenburg and Oderberger Straße 51, Prenzlauer Berg
When: Monday to Sunday 12pm to 11pm

More info about the Vegang

Catrin Linde

Catrin

lives in Berlin for over 20 years and loves to travel the city. Preferrably by bike, she discovers the most exciting and interesting sides of Berlin. Across the city, across country and also off the beaten track. All posts