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Berlin
Feb 10, 2011 8:29:24 GMT
Post by Silly Yak on Feb 10, 2011 8:29:24 GMT
Posted by Tracey Thought I'd let you know that I have just come back from Berlin and had absolutely no problems with the food (which was lovely). People knew what I meant as soon as I told them that I could eat no gluten (the same word in German, luckily!). I found it easier to eat there than sometimes in the UK. The hotel we stayed at was the Golden Tulip Residenz Hotel. I emailed them before I went and they supplied me with gluten free bread and biscuits for breakfast. Couldn't recommend them enough. Hotel Golden Tulip Meinekestrasse 9 10719 Berlin 00 49 30 884430 Four star hotel. Booked on venere.com www.berlin.the-hotels.com/golden ... -hotel.htm
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Berlin
Feb 10, 2011 8:30:51 GMT
Post by Silly Yak on Feb 10, 2011 8:30:51 GMT
Martin, Berlin on 6/1/2006
......Germany, compared to the U.K., is a disaster zone for coeliacs. (The words of the Gastroenterologist here, not mine!) I'm not sure if this is due to the reported lesser incidence of the problem in Germany or that they just haven't got it together yet. The German equivalent of the U.K. 'Bible' comes in two thick volumes and is like a telephone directory! It is almost impossible to find a particular product in the tome due to the absurd way it is indexed. This is why I always travel to England with an almost empty suitcase and return with it full of goodies! Eating out here is extremely difficult, but one or two places have responded to my requests and we tend to frequent these restaurants when dining out.
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From Liz
We've visited Berlin a couple of times in the last year and plan to go again, just because we like it so much. I'm not normally keen on cities but I just love the old East Berlin. We solved the eating out problem by eating at an Indian restaurant every night where the owner's wife spoke very good English, but I was stumped when it came to buying supermarket food for snacks etc when out and about - I ended up eating almonds (which were much nicer than the ones you get in Tesco!) and fruit - I certainly couldn't find any 'free from' sections, but possibly that is because I hardly know any German! Any tips for food shopping? ********************
From Martin
The supermarkets here are not good compared to, say, Tescos. Try the Reformhaus chain which has a fair selection of things. I use the one near me a lot. Also, try the Blockhaus steak house chain. (One on the K'damm) Without doubt the best steaks in Germany and if you have the steak with jacket potato and butter you should have no problems.
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Berlin
Feb 10, 2011 8:31:16 GMT
Post by Silly Yak on Feb 10, 2011 8:31:16 GMT
From Jane
GF board
.....I think eating out's getting a bit easier - I found a couple of good places to eat out recently - the restaurant in the Hamburger Bahnhof gallery - think it's called Sarah's, where they were happy to adapt dishes for me or recommend what was naturally gf and the cafe at the communication museum. Also Janny's ices - sold throughout the old East - including Alexanderplatz..... are supposed to be flour free _ I've eaten them regularly without problems.(but do remember to remind them not to put a wafer in). ....By the way I was advised NOT to say I was coeliac or that I couldn't eat flour. Both statements were routinely met with blank incomprehension. What really works is to say "I have an allergy and then elaborate". For some reason that works!
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Berlin
Feb 10, 2011 8:31:38 GMT
Post by Silly Yak on Feb 10, 2011 8:31:38 GMT
Indian Restaurant in Berlin Posted Liz on 20/2/2006, 7:03 pm
GF board
The Indian restaurant we ate at both times we visited Berlin is on Immanuelkirchstrasse, which is off Greifswalder Strasse in the Prenzlauerberg district. The owners, Barak and Nirmal (probably haven't spelt that right!) are very friendly. Nirmal comes from Coventry and so speaks English. Barak does the cooking, which is excellent!! Both are very obliging when it comes to special diets and Barak will adapt menu items to suit. If anyone does go, Nirmal and her children really miss Walkers salt & vinegar crisps which you can't get in Germany!
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...and remember, for those of us who don't like Indian food.... The 'Blockhaus' steakhouse restaurants offer the best steaks in town, served with a baked potato and fresh salad. There is one on the K'damn.
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Berlin
Feb 10, 2011 8:31:12 GMT
Post by Silly Yak on Feb 10, 2011 8:31:12 GMT
Re: GF food in Berlin Posted by David McIlfatrick on 21/2/2006 GF board Was in Berlin last December and didn't run into many problems eating out. Had a few Bratwursts from the stalls at the Xmas markets and a really good meal at this place which had no problems with the GF questions. Link: www.kneipen-suche.com/berlin-la_ ... -4407.html ******************************* Gluten Free in Berlin Posted by janepotts on 6/11/2009 … Do you speak German? If so the restaurant in Galeria Kaufhof at Alexanderplatz has a buffet - a range for every taste. Gluten free is not labelled but staff know what is ok and will take you round showing you what you can/can't eat. Janny's Eis - also in Alexanderplatz - has icecreams - all flavours are gf - but you want it in a "Becher" and "ohne Waffeln". Most museum cafes can advise - avoid the Pergamon cafe. *********************
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Berlin
Nov 5, 2015 9:59:21 GMT
Post by karen21 on Nov 5, 2015 9:59:21 GMT
We stayed at Adina Apartment Hotel in Kreuzen Strasse (near Statmitte tube and near Checkpoint Charlie) in Berlin. We had a full kitchen including fridge, freezer, microwave, cooker, toaster and kettle. There was a Lidl across the road (no freefrom section that we could see but good for basics and the ingredients had allergens in bold). We took our own GF rolls, bread, chewy bars, cakes, cereal and some sauces.
We ate out at Das Meisterstuck near Hausvogtei-platz and statdmitte tube stations. Most of the sausages are GF (the restaurant mainly does sausages). Also, we had rosemary potatoes and vegetables.
We found lots of GF food at a health food shop at Freidrichstrasse Station and also on floor 6 of the Ka De We department store (largest department store in Europe).
You can also have burgers (without the bun) and fries in McDonalds. There are quite a few McDonalds in various places, mostly big stations.
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