Schmiede 9

Potsdam


A restored smithy in a half-timbered house forms the backdrop for this trend-conscious cafe and restaurant where a small army of chefs prepares modern regional fare in a show kitchen. Also has a lunch buffet from 11.30am to 2pm.


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Nearby Potsdam attractions

1. Filmmuseum Potsdam

0.17 MILES

The permanent exhibit of this venerable yet completely updated film museum presents an engaging romp through the history of the UFA (one of the world's…

2. St Nikolai-Kirche

0.24 MILES

In Potsdam's historic centre, around the Alter Markt (old market), the great patina-green dome of Karl Friedrich Schinkel’s neoclassical Nikolaikirche …

3. Potsdamer Stadtschloss

0.25 MILES

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4. Alter Markt

0.26 MILES

Halfway between the Hauptbahnhof and the Altstadt, the Alter Markt is the site where Potsdam's settlement began. Under Frederick the Great, it evolved…

5. Museum Barberini

0.29 MILES

The original Barberini Palace was a baroque Roman palazzo commissioned by Frederick the Great and bombed to bits in World War II. Since January 2017, a…

6. Brandenburger Tor

0.38 MILES

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7. Holländisches Viertel

0.51 MILES

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8. Bildergalerie

0.8 MILES

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