Eating Kosher in Berlin
For those of you who keep kosher, we're happy to provide a list of the various (although not many) places in Berlin that offer kosher meals/food, divided into two sections: “Restaurants and Cafés” and “Kosher Groceries”.
Some general remarks:
Just like in other countries, there are different kosher certificates used by different businesses, issued by different rabbis or organizations, not necessarily local (some owners prefer to be in contact with Israeli rabbis rather than with those based in Berlin). We don't take sides, so to keep things simple, this list is based on the owners' own statements. If you want to go into the fine details, you can contact the owners directly, using the details provided here. Please always check the kosher certificate yourself to make sure it's still vaild.
You'll find some restaurants and cafés on this list that are open on Shabbat. That's because the owners aren't Jewish and the food has just recently been certified kosher to give the few observant Jews in Berlin more options. This means that some food or drinks in these places aren't kosher (e.g. they might also sell non-kosher wine), so you should check the kosher certificate or ask the staff.
The phone numbers are written with Germany's international prefix for you to call from abroad. If you're calling from Germany, it's just 030 and the restaurant's specific number.
The train stations are often named after adjacent streets, so don't be confused when they don't have the same name as the restaurant's streets. The stations are termed U for the U-Bahn lines and S for the S-Bahn lines.
The sites and attractions listed as adjacent are meant to help you know what kind of kosher places are around you while you're touring the city, so you won't have to travel especially to these places just to have a quick bite or buy some kosher snacks.
We keep closed places listed here as well. The reason is that many people read about them elsewhere, e.g. in old books. This way, they can know that information is outdated.
For your convenience, we created Google maps marking the various businesses. We use blue markers for the active, red for the inactive businesses.
1. Kosher Restaurants and cafés
L'Chaim
Used to be called “King David", “Milo”, and “Gadya” (same location, different owners)
Address: Münstersche Straße 6, inside the Chabad house
Borough: Wilmersdorf
Nearby sites: No special attractions but the backside of the Ku'damm avenue is not far
Closest train station: U Konstanzer Straße
Phone: +49-30-21913624 or mobile: +49-163-8973028
Website: https://www.chabadberlin.de/templates/articlecco_cdo/aid/588568/jewish/Restaurant.htm
Our personal remark: Good food, fleischig, for reasonable prices
Eivgi's
Address: Belziger Straße 75
Borough: Schöneberg
Nearby sites: The Bavarian quarter, Schöneberg's city hall (where Kennedy held his speech in 1963)
Closest train station: U Rathaus Schöneberg
Phone: +49 177 5034310
Website: http://www.eivgis.com
Our personal remark: Authentic oriental (sephardi) cuisine, fleischig, inexpensive, good for lunch
Bobbe
Address: Motzstraße 91
Borough: Schönberg
Nearby sites: The Bavarian quarter
Closest train station: U Güntzelstraße
Phone: +49-30-21966922
Website: https://www.bobbe.berlin/
Our personal remark: Trendy atmosphere, fleischig, Israeli-oriental cuisine
Hummus & Friends
Please note: It's open on Shabbat, but they have a certificate that the food is kosher. The restaurant is owned by two partners, one of them is Jewish, the other is not. Halachically, the non-Jewish partner is the one who owns it on Shabbat.
Address: Oranienburger Straße 27
Borough: Mitte
Nearby sites: The so-called "New Synagogue"
Closest train station: S Oranienburger Straße (another option: S Hackescher Markt)
Phone: +49-30-55471454
Website: http://hummus-and-friends.com/
Our personal remark: This is a subsidiary of a restaurant well known in Tel-Aviv
Beth Cafe
Address: Tucholskystraße 40, in the building of the separatist Jewish community Adass Yisroel
Borough: Mitte
Nearby sites: within the Jewish quarter
Closest train station: S Oranienburger Straße
Phone: +49-30-2813135
Website: http://www.adassjisroel.de/en/beth-cafe
Our personal remark: Plain, but does the job if necessary. Dairy. You can also buy a few kosher groceries there.
Balabait Eatery & Deli
Address: Gleimstraße 42
Borough: Prenzlauer Berg
Nearby sites: Mauerpark
Clostest train station: S + U Schönhauser Allee
Phone: +49-30-54807406
Website: https://www.instagram.com/balabait.berlin
Our personal remark: Great for lunch, everything is parve. Same owners as Balaboosta and Kosher4All.
Balaboosta Bakery
Address: Waitzstraße 13
Borough: Charlottenburg
Nearby sites: The Kurfürstendamm Avenue
Closest train station: U Adenauerplatz
Phone: +49-30-23134938
Website: https://www.instagram.com/balaboostabakery/
Our personal remark: Good for breakfast and lunch, everything is parve. The bakery/café is connected to the Kosher4All grocery store (see below)
Good morning kosher chalav Israel
Address: Brandenburgische Straße 22
Borough: Wilmersdorf
Nearby sites: The Kurfürstendamm Avenue
Clostest train station: U Konstanzer Straße
Phone: +49-170-4895962
Website: none
Our personal remark: Good for breakfast, they also sell fresh chalav Israel products.
Kiez Vegan (Kreuzberg)
Please note: Non-Jewish Owners, therefore open on Shabbat. Not Kosher for Passover. Only their restaurant in Kreuzberg (Körtestr.) has a kosher certificate, NOT the one in Friedrichshain (Warschauer Str.).
Address: Körtestr. 22
Borough: Kreuzberg
Nearby sites: Fraenkelufer Synagogue
Closest train station: U Südstern
Phone: +49-176-22781691
Website: https://kiezvegan.net
Our personal remark: Fresh and healthy vegan food
Unser Café
Please note: Non-Jewish Owners, therefore open on Shabbat. Bakery products at both locations are certified kosher excluding Passover. They have a list of kosher products at the cafés.
Address 1: Dänenstraße 14
Borough: Prenzlauer Berg
Nearby sites: Mauerpark
Closest train station: S + U Schönhauser Allee
Address 2: Weisestr. 15
Borough: Neukölln
Nearby sites: KINDL Center for Contemporary Art, Tempelhofer Feld (former airport Tempelhof)
Closest train station: U Boddinstraße
Phone: +49-30-34394518
Website: https://www.unser-cafe-berlin.de/home-eng
Our personal remark: Great Portuguese pastries and fresh bread rolls
Süßfein (Ice Cream)
Please note: Non-Jewish Owners, therefore open on Shabbat. Both locations are certified kosher.
Address 1: Brunnenstraße 156
Borough: Mitte
Nearby sites: Kahal Adass Jisroel, Berlin Wall Memorial
Closest train station: U Bernauer Straße
Address 2: Rykestraße 50
Borough: Prenzlauer Berg
Nearby sites: Rykestraße Synagogue, Jewish Cemetery Schönhauser Allee
Closest train stations: tram M10 Marienburger Straße, U Senefelderplatz
Phone: +49-30-81722521
Website: https://suessfein-berlin.de
Our personal remark: Excellent handmade ice cream, dairy and vegan options
Brammibal’s Donuts
This very popular local vegan Donut Shop and Café with six different locations has recently been certified kosher. Please note that it’s not kosher for Passover, some seasonal donuts might not be kosher, just ask the staff.
Website: https://www.brammibalsdonuts.com
We marked their locations on the map below (yellow).
Bleiberg's
Update: Currently closed for renovation.
Address: Nürnberger Straße 45A
Borough: Wilmersdorf, close to Schönberg
Nearby sites: The famous KaDeWe department store
Closest train station: U Augsburger Straße
Phone: +49-30-21913624
Website: https://www.bleibergs.de/?lang=en
Our personal remark: Dairy, new owner, a nice variety of Israeli cuisine
Wilson's
Update: Currently Closed. They don't offer kosher food at the moment.
Please note: The restaurant itself is NOT kosher, but you can pre-order kosher catering there, served in separate dishes
Address: Nürnberger Straße 65, inside the Crowne Plaza hotel
Borough: Schöneberg, close to Charlottenburg
Nearby sites: The famous KaDeWe department store, the Memorial Church, the Ku'damm avenue
Closest train station: U Wittenbergplatz
Phone: +49-30-210070
Website: http://www.crowneplazaberlin.com/en/restaurants/ (scroll down for the information on their kosher service)
Our personal remark: Probably the best solution if you're looking for a good hotel offering kosher meals
Summer Grill at the "Joachimstaler" Synagogue
Update: Currently closed
Address: Joachimstaler Straße 13
Borough: Charlottenburg, West-Berlin
Nearby sites: The Kurfürstendamm
Closest train stations: U Kurfürstendamm, U+S Zoologischer Garten
Phone: +49-30-23619794
Website: http://www.berlinsynagoge.com
Our personal remark: It takes place on weekdays in the summer months, please check with them in advance
Best Oriental
Update: Permanently closed
Address: Wilmersdorfer Str. 70
Smokey Greens
Update: Permanently closed
Address: Oderberger Str. 41
Shiloh
Update: Permanently closed
Address: Torstraße 159
Best Daily Dishes
Update: Permanently closed
Address: Waitzstraße 11
Lev Tov
Update: Permanently closed
Address: Karlsbader Straße 16
Café Elfenbein
Update: Permanently closed
Address: Kastanienallee 64
The Kosher Classroom
Update: Permanently closed
Address: Auguststraße 11-13, inside the former Jewish school for girls
Café Rado
Update: Permanently closed
Address: Brunnenstraße 26
It's Gabriel
Update: Permanently closed
Address: Fasanenstraße 80, within the old Jewish community center in West-BerlinBorough: Charlottenburg
Blue markers stand for active, red markers for inactive businesses, yellow for Brammibal’s Donuts:
2. Kosher groceries and other stores with kosher articles
Kosher4all
Address: Waitzstr. 13
Borough: Charlottenburg
Nearby sites: The Kurfürstendamm Avenue
Closest train station: U Adenauerplatz
Phone: +49-1517-5475742
Website: https://kosher4all-ug.business.site
Our personal remark: Biggest selection of Israeli products in Berlin, good customer service. They now also have a nice kosher bakery (see above).
Kosher Life
Address 1: Brunnenstraße 31a
Borough: Mitte, next to Prenzlauer Berg
Nearby sites: Berlin Wall Memorial
(Relatively) close train station: U Bernauer Straße
Address 2: Konstanzer Str. 58
Borough: Wilmersdorf
Nearby sites: Chabad House
(Relatively) close train station: U Konstanzer Straße
Phone: +49-179-6745908
Website: http://www.koscherlife.de/
Daily Markt (=German for “Market”)
Please note: This is a small supermarket with many kosher products, but not everything is kosher. Kosher products are labelled as such.
Address: Wilmersdorfer Str. 70
Borough: Charlottenburg
Nearby sites: The Kurfürstendamm avenue, the shopping promenade Wilmersdorfer Straße
Closest train station: U Adenauerplatz
Phone: +49-30-6444-9622
Website: https://www.daily-frisch.de/
Kädtler Bakery
Address: Danziger Straße 135
Borough: Prenzlauer Berg
Nearby sites: No main attraction is close, but it's nice to walk the streets of this neighborhood
Closest train stations: none, it's better to take the tram/streetcar M4 from Alexanderplatz
Phone: +49-30-4233233
Website: http://www.kaedtler.de/
Kosher Deli
Update: Permanently closed
Address: Goethestraße 61
Schalom
Update: Permanently closed
Address: Sybelstraße 10
Pletzl
Update: Permanently closed
Address: Passauer Straße 4
Kolbo
Update: Permanently closed, some groceries can be bought at the aforementioned "Beth Cafe" around the corner
Address: Auguststraße 77-78
Le Marché Rado
Update: Permanently closed
Address: Brunnenstraße 26
Hofpfisterei
This is a chain of Bavarian bakeries from Munich that has quite a few branches in Berlin. Some, though not all of their bread and pastry products are kosher. Check the list here: http://www.chabadberlin.de/media/pdf/618/Glpu6184040.pdf
We've marked their locations in the map below.
Blue makers stand for active, red markers for inactive businesses.
Green markers stand for branches of Hofpfisterei:
Please note that you can also find some (not many) kosher products in other, not specifically Jewish business, such as the big department stores (KaDeWe, Karstadt, Galeria Kaufhof). In those places, kosher products might not be marked as such on the German labels. If you're doing your Shabbes in Berlin and looking for kosher wine for kiddush, you'll find some in the Ulrich supermarket at the West Berlin train station “Zoologischer Garten".
You could use the lists of kosher products available in ordinary supermarkets here (in English) and here (in German).
There's also a mobile app "Kosher Scan" that allows you to check the kashrut status of products by scanning their bar codes. It's a crowd sourced project and shows only products that users have already asked about. You can take pictures of the products that aren't in the data base yet and get a notification once the question has been answered by a rabbi. He usually answeres on the same day, sometimes within a few minutes. The app is available for iOS and Android: https://kosherscan.app/index.html
If you have more questions, please don't hesitate to contact us.
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