A coffee house with big-city flair, this cosmopolitan spot is great for scanning the power-crowd for famous politicians, artists or actors – discreetly, please – while noshing on Wiener Schnitzel, homemade apple strudel and other Austrian fare. Also a good spot for an afternoon break over coffee and divine cakes.
Einstein Unter den Linden
Historic Mitte
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