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Classic German cuisine
Talk of the town: The name translate roughly as 'the 11th hour' and is where prisoners were taken for their last pint before going to jail.

Popular plate: The house speciality on the meaty menu is the pork knuckle.
Talk of the town: Diners here have included everyone from Napoléon to Angela Merkel.

Yes, you'll find it in every other guide book, but that is because it is Berlin's oldest restaurant, dating from 1621, and - history aside - it still serves some of the best German classics in town - surprisingly difficult to find in a city which has embraced gastronomic multiculturalism often at the expense of its own cuisine.

Expect lots of sausage, pork, cabbage and bread, but try something you may not have had before, such as gammon with grape sauce. The restored medieval building might be too twee, for some, with the wooden, kitsch interior, but culinary history buffs will revel.