Food
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University Cafeteria
Lunch
The organising team recommends to take lunch at the Humboldt University Mensa which is located in a tent just outside the main building. For Saturday and Sunday,you can buy lunch with the lunch voucher (which we will sell at pre-registration) for 7,50 EUR and you will get a main dish, salad buffet and a cold drink. During the week, from Monday to Friday, you will be able to buy lunch for 2.50 to 4.00 with the Mensa card which you can also get at the registration/info desk.
Please note that you won't be able to buy food at the university cafeteria with cash.
- Tent Cafeteria is on ground level outside of the building.
Saturday 06. August. 2011
| Time | Venue | Menu/Price |
|---|---|---|
| 09.00 - 11.30 | Audimax(conference room) Lounge | Coffee/soft drinks/€1 |
| 12.30 - 14.00 | Tent Cafeteria with Voucher | Pasta, Salad buffet, 1 drink/€7.50 |
| 15.50 - 16.40 | Audimax(conference room) Lounge | Coffee/soft drinks/€1 |
Sunday 07. August. 2011
| Time | Venue | Menu/Price |
|---|---|---|
| 09.00 - 11.30 | Audimax(conference room) Lounge | Coffee/soft drinks/€1 |
| 12.30 - 14.00 | Tent Cafeteria with Voucher | Stir-fried rice, Salad buffet, 1 drink/€7.50 |
| 15.50 - 16.40 | Audimax(conference room) Lounge | Coffee/soft drinks/€1 |
Monday 08. August. 2011
| Time | Venue | Menu/Price |
|---|---|---|
| 09.00 - 11.30 | Audimax(conference room) Lounge | Coffee/soft drinks/€1 |
| 12.30 - 14.00 | Tent Cafeteria with Cafeteria Card (chargeable) | Various |
| 15.50 - 16.40 | Audimax(conference room) Lounge | Coffee/soft drinks/€1 |
| 08.00 - 14.30 | Tent Cafeteria | Coffee/soft drinks/snack bar |
| 10.00 - 15.30 | Cafébar (East-wing building) | Coffee/soft drinks/beer/snack bar |
Tuesday - Friday 09 - 12. August. 2011
| Time | Venue | Menu/Price |
|---|---|---|
| 08.00 - 14.30 | Tent Cafeteria | Coffee/soft drinks/snack bar |
| 09.00 - 16.30 | Cafébar (East-wing building) | Coffee/soft drinks/beer/snack bar |
| 12.30 - 14.00 | Tent Cafeteria with Cafeteria Card (chargeable) | Various |
Restaurants and cafes close to conference venue
Desktop Summit will be held in the center of Berlin where many restaurants, diners and cafes are around. Here is a list of some small restaurants around the conference location.
| Name | Address | Category | Price range | Veggie friendly | Good for groups | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tent Cafeteria | Within Humboldt University | Various/Buffet | 7-8 € | Yes | Yes | The cafeteria of Humboldt University will prepare special meals for Desktop Summit on weekends (also open during the weekdays). It will be three course meal and drinks are inclusive. |
| Dada Falafel | Linienstraße 132 10115 Berlin-Mitte |
Middle-eastern | 3-10 € | Yes | No | Vegans have to ask for sauce w/o yogurt. |
| Babel | Kastanienallee 33 10435 Prenzlauer Berg |
Middle-eastern | 3-9 € | Yes | No | Best falafel in Berlin according to this list. |
| La Mano Verde | Kempinski Plaza
Uhland Straße 181 10623 Berlin Kudamm |
Vegan | 7-18 € | Yes | Yes | Vegan food specialist |
| Suppen Börse | Dorotheenstr. 43 10117 Berlin |
Soups | 2-5 € | Yes | No | Has a vegan soup option (this week it's soup #5 on the weekly menu) |
| Samâdhi | Wilhelmstraße 77
10117 Berlin - Mitte |
Vegetarian/Southeast Asian | 10-15 € | Yes | Yes | |
| Good Pasta | Reinhardtstr. 11 10117 Berlin |
Pasta/Italian | 4-9 € | Yes | ||
| Belegschaft | Am Checkpoint Charlie
Zimmerstraße 23
|
Sandwiches/Soups | 4-7 € | Yes | Yes | Organic Food Restaurant |
| Otito | Leipziger Straße 30
Ecke Friedrichstraße 10117 Berlin |
Vietnamese | 5-15 € | Yes | Yes | |
| Izumi Sushi | Kronenstrasse 66
10117 Berlin |
Japanese | 10-25 € | No | Yes | Sushi Bar |
| Deponie N° 3 | Georgenstrasse 5
Berlin |
Berliner | 5-10 € | No | Yes | German/Berlin food |
| White Trash | Schönhauser Allee 6-7
10119 Berlin |
American | 7-20 € | No | Yes (reservation might needed) | with Bands playing music
Open from 12pm on weekdays, 18pm on weekends |
| Alvis | Albrechtstraße 8
10117 Berlin |
German | 4-17 € | No | Yes | Special lunch menu available(12.00-15.00) |
| asiagourmet | Inside train station Friedrichstraße
10117 Berlin |
Vietnamese | 4-8 € | Yes | No |
For Vegans and Vegeterians!
Berlin has quite a lot of 100% vegan / vegeterian restaurants.
Follow the link here and the web site has lists of vegan and vegeterian restaurants.
- 5 stars mean 100% vegan food restaurants.
- 4 stars mean vegan and vegeterian foods are both served and vegan menus are declared as vegan food.
- 3 stars mean vegan and vegeterian foods are both served but on menu not declared as vegan food.
- 2 stars mean omnivorous and vegan foods are served and vegan menus are declared as vegan food.
- 1 star mean omnivorous and vegan foods are served but vegan menues are not declared as vegan food.
There also a new completely vegan supermarket at called Veganz. For the location go here.
German Cuisine
Would you like to also try some German food? The following is the list of several German food restaurants that you might want to try out.
For main menu price starts from €7.00. Also buffet is available and the price range is €18.00 - €20.00.
- No credit cards accepted
Oranienstrasse 162 10969 Berlin
Tel (0)30 695 15 911
- Open everyday from 17.00.
Lunch and Dinner served and on Saturdays and Sundays breakfast menu is available. The price varies, more details on their website.
Marianne Platz 2 10997 Berlin
Tel +49 (0)30 600 318 600
- Open from Tuesday to Sunday from 11.00.
Lunch menu available and price starts from €4.00 to €10.00.
Gipsstraße 11 10119 Berlin
Tel +49 (0)30 28 09 38 40
- Open everyday from 12.00
Southern German traditional food is available. The size and price vary.
Wiener Str. 14a 10999 Berlin
Tel +49 (0)30 69 53 44 63
-Open everday from 12.00 to 22.00.
Southern German food is served.
Tucholskystr. 48 10117 Berlin
Tel +49 (0)30 28 09 80 84
Currywurst (typical Berlin-style sausage)
Currywurst is a sausage with tomato sauce and curry powder. It is well-known 'Berlin' food and it's delicious and inexpensive! We recommend some currywurst diners below.
It is located directed at the entrance of U-Bahn Gesundbrunnen. The sausage and the sauce are both made with it's own recipe and it is absolutly delicious!
Badstr. 1-5 13357 Berlin
Tel +49 (0)30 49 41 41 4
- Open on
Mon-Fri 6.00 - 24.00 Saturday 9.00 - 24.00 Sunday 9.00 - 20.00
Schönhauser Allee 44B 10435 Berlin
Tel +49 (0)30 442 77 65
- Open on
Mon-Fri 10.00 - 20.00 Saturday 12.00 - 20.00 Sunday closed
Mehringdamm 36 10961 Berlin
Tel +49 (0)30 2517 368
- Open everyday 09.00 - 05.00
Currywurst Museum
The currywurst even has its own museum! The museum gives information on the history, smack culture, ingredients, spices and ecology and fast food. You can also try different kinds of currywurst in the museum with snackticket.
Schützenstraße 70 10117 Berlin
- Open everday 10.00 - 22.00 (last entry 20.00)
- Entrance fee: €11.00 (discount is available for students, disabled, senior citizens), free entrance for children below age 6
- Snackticket: €13.90 (also group discount is available when booked in advance)
