Cafe Berlin
322 Massachusetts Avenue Northeast, Washington, DC
| Sunday | 14:00–22:00 |
| Wednesday | 14:00–22:00 |
| Thursday | 14:00–22:00 |
| Friday | 14:00–23:00 |
| Saturday | 14:00–23:00 |
Menu
Eiskaffee
— house-made vanilla ice cream with coffee, or boozy with cold-brew Jägermeister & whipped cream
Rote Grütze
A German summer classic. Currants, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries, and cherries gently simmered with orange zest and fresh mint, draped in our house-made vanilla sauce. Can be prepared vegan on request.
Pretzel bread pudding (Ofenschlupfer)
Made from our soft Bavarian pretzels, warm rum-raisin pear butter, almonds, rum-raisin ice cream.
Warm chocolate cake (Schokoladenkuchen)
Salted caramel, house-made vanilla ice cream.
Apple strudel (Apfelstrudel)
Pink lady apples and golden raisins baked to order, house-made vanilla ice cream.
Icelandic cod
Pan-seared Icelandic cod over tender new potatoes and blistered cherry tomatoes, warmed with basil and finished with a cool spoonful of crème fraîche and bright lemon segments. Can be prepared gluten-free on request.
Flounder
Flounder filet layered in crisp potato scales, shattering on top and creamy beneath, finished with parsley, lemon zest, and lemon oil. Served with a cool, crunchy salad of shaved kohlrabi, snapped sugar peas, and Pink Lady apple. Can be prepared gluten-free on request.
Whole trout meunière (Forelle Müllerin)
Almond butter, fennel, apple-cucumber salad, grilled lemon, Yukon golds. Can be prepared gluten-free on request.
Sommersalat
Peppery arugula tossed with grilled peaches, sweet corn, and mixed cherry tomatoes, layered with our house-smoked pork loin (seven days in the cure box), crumbled feta, and garlicky croutons in a balsamic vinaigrette. Can be prepared vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free on request.
Wurstfeast
Bratwurst, bauernwurst, debriziner, knackwurst, Nürnberger, choice of two sides. Can be prepared gluten-free on request.
Sauerbraten short rib (Sauerbraten Kurze Rippe)
Red-wine marinated beef short rib, four days in brine, braised. Red cabbage, potato dumpling. Four or six ounces.
Wild boar pasta pockets (Wildschwein Maultaschen)
Wild boar, spinach, ricotta and Piave hand-folded Schwäbisch-style, pink oyster mushrooms, sweet onions, apples, light cream sauce.
Cheese spätzle (Käsespätzle)
Spätzle (rustic egg noodle)
Potato dumplings (Kartoffelknödel)
Cucumber salad (Gurkensalat)
Seasonal vegetables (Gemüse)
Can be prepared vegan and gluten-free on request.
Roasted potatoes, onion & bacon (Bratkartoffel)
Can be prepared vegan on request.
Red cabbage (Rotkohl)
Sauerkraut
Melonesalat
Cantaloupe, watermelon, heirloom cherry tomatoes, cucumber, shallot, burrata, lemon, olive oil. Can be prepared vegan on request.
Vegetarian
House-made spätzle tossed in bright tomato pesto with tender zucchini and green asparagus, finished with crispy fried onions.
Chicken schnitzel (Hühnerschnitzel)
Chicken breast, pounded thin, breaded, pan-fried, mushroom-bacon cream gravy, spätzle.
Jägerschnitzel
Pork loin, pounded thin, breaded, pan-fried, bacon-mushroom gravy, spätzle.
Wiener Schnitzel
The original — veal, pounded thin, breaded, pan-fried golden, choice of two sides.
Maiskaltschale
Our chilled late-summer corn soup, puréed silky-smooth with onion, garlic, bay, and a gentle jalapeño warmth. Topped with a bright corn relish and crumbled feta. Can be prepared vegan on request.
Currywurst
Grilled sausage, house curry sauce — a Berlin street-food tradition. Can be prepared gluten-free on request.
Fried sauerkraut balls (Sauerkraut Bälle)
Sauerkraut and cheese, breaded and fried golden, whole-grain mustard aioli.
Potato pancakes (Kartoffel Pfannkuchen)
House-made applesauce, sour cream. Can be prepared vegan on request.
Bavarian pretzels (Bretzel)
Two Bavarian pretzels, trio of house mustards or Obatzter — Camembert, brown butter, toasted caraway, smoked paprika — or both.
German charcuterie board (Vesperplatte)
Leberkäse, German salami, Schwarzfelder Schinken, bierschinken, smoked duck, leberwurst, Emmentaler, Comté, Obatzter, house pickles, pickled red onion, cornichon — made for sharing.
Apfelschorle
Apple juice & sparkling water.
Apple juice
Unsweet iced tea
Club soda
Lemonade
Tonic
Ginger ale
Sprite
Diet Cola
Cola
Club-Mate
Caffeinated mate-based soda — a cult classic in Berlin, imported from Germany.
Paulaner Sunset Diet Spezi
Sugar-free cola and orange soda mix.
Paulaner Sunset Spezi
Cola and orange soda mix.
Café Berlin Heisse Schokolade
TCHO drinking chocolate, Jägermeister, a twist of orange. Also made alcohol-free.
Cappuccino
Espresso
Coffee
Italienisch
Non-alcoholic aperitivo, sparkling water, ice, orange slice.
Hugo
Elderflower syrup, mint, lime, club soda.
Phony Espresso Negroni
The bitter foundation balanced against the rich, acidic notes of espresso. On ice with a twist of orange.
Phony Mezcal Negroni
Smoke, vegetal complexity and earthiness against a bitter foundation. On ice with an orange twist.
Phony White Negroni
Amplified gentian root and citrus — bright, complex and juicy over a bitter backbone. On ice with a lemon twist.
Phony Negroni
Juniper, citrus and floral notes with the same bitterness as the classic. Carbonation mimics the bite of alcohol; served on ice.
Cherry Blossom Tonic & NOT Gin
Thomas Henry cherry blossom tonic, Undone NOT Gin, lemon twist.
Erdinger Non-Alcoholic Weiss
Honey and notes of bready malt. Less than 0.5% alcohol by volume.
Einbecker Non-Alcoholic Pilsner
Minerals and grassiness, with hop bitterness on the finish. Less than 0.5% alcohol by volume.
Clausthaler Grapefruit Radler
Grapefruit with non-alcoholic lager. Less than 0.5% alcohol by volume.
Spätburgunder Trocken (Friedrich Becker, Pfalz)
A classic German Pinot Noir. Wild berries and tobacco on the nose, a juicy palate of black cherry, baked rhubarb and blueberry.
Blaufränkisch (Evolucio, Austria)
Fresh black cherry, a soft finish, well-integrated acidity — Pinot Noir's funky little cousin.
Zweigelt (Paul Direder, Wagram, Austria)
Bright cherry, citrus peel and white pepper. Soft and juicy.
Gewürztraminer Qualitätswein (St Christopher, Rheinhessen)
Off-dry, with apple, pear and lemon. Sunny and bright — tangerine and nectarine, hints of caramel, a delicately lacy sweet finish.
Riesling Trocken (Schlink, Nahe)
Baked peach and lemon on the nose. Off-dry, with green apple, dried peaches in cream, and fruit tannins.
Scheurebe Trocken (Pfeffingen, Pfalz)
Bright, zippy gooseberry and lychee, bathed in a spry, blossomy perfume.
Scheurebe (Strauss, Styria, Austria)
Grassy, with grapefruit, gooseberry and citrus peel. Crisp and refreshing.
Weissburgunder (Friedrich Becker, Pfalz)
Pinot Blanc for Riesling lovers. White flowers, pear, tangerine and wet stones on the nose, an electrifying brightness of texture, and a clean-cut mineral finish.
Silvaner Dino Terroir (Hans Wirsching, Franken)
A hearty wine — citrus zest, thyme, green apple and mouthwatering minerality.
Grüner Veltliner (Ruttenstock, Austria)
Very aromatic nose, citrus and white pepper, a crisp clean finish.
Brut Rosé (Ca’ Bibbio, Piedmont, Italy)
Silky and soft, with small red fruit, currant and raspberry.
Sauvignon Blanc Reserve Sekt (Steininger, Austria)
Delicate lemon and a spicy nose, a hint of saffron, then boxwood, exotic fruit and flowers. Fresh mint on the finish.
Cuvée Sparkling Glera (San Martino, Italy)
Pear and stone fruit, with small, fast-rising bubbles.
Zwei Apfel
Apple cider, German pineapple rum, lemon. Served hot or cold.
Espresso Martini
Asbach aged German brandy, espresso, cream, Hoodoo chicory liqueur.
Asbach Manhattan
Asbach Uralt aged German brandy, sweet vermouth, aromatic bitters. On the rocks with a twist of orange.
Küstennebel
Anisette liqueur, lemon, club soda, simple syrup.
The Martin
Jägermeister, ginger beer, lime — think German Mule.
Almdudler Spritz
Almdudler alpine soda, bubbles, orange slice.
Berlin Cosmo
Cathead Satsuma vodka, triple sec, cranberry, blood orange, lime.
German Invasion
Elderflower liqueur, house pilsner.
Berlin ’85
Bubbles, gin, herb-infused simple syrup, a twist of lemon.
Cherry Blossom Tonic & Gin
Thomas Henry cherry blossom tonic, Ford's gin, lemon twist.
Blossom Fizz
Cherry purée, lemon juice, elderflower liqueur, Cocchi Americano, bubbles.
Green's Dry-Hopped Lager
4.1% ABV. Pale gold, with a citrus-floral nose. Clean and crisp, light malt, an herbal hoppy finish.
Fuchshof Most
5.5% ABV. A rough German cider of Braeburn and Jonagold apples with Oberösterreichische Weinbirne and Schweizer Wasserbirne pears. Crisp and refreshing, a little funk, a tart finish. Limited availability.
Paulaner Grapefruit Radler
2.5% ABV. Munich lager mixed with a natural, hazy grapefruit infusion.
Köstritzer Schwarzbier
4.8% ABV. Medium body. Brown bread, tangy yeast, grassy hops, finishing on toasted malt and a grassy bitterness.
Paulaner Hefeweizen
5.5% ABV. Unfiltered wheat with phenols of citrus, banana and clove.
Paulaner Pilsener
4.8% ABV. Traditional German-style pilsener. Herbal hops, light citrus, building bitterness.
Reissdorf Kölsch (Dröppche)
5.1% ABV. The historic forerunner of today's Kölsch — top-fermented, cold-aged, unfiltered and quite hoppy.
Hofbräu Dunkel
5.5% ABV. Mahogany-colored and bottom-fermented, under a fine-pored ivory head that holds. Crusty bread, chocolate, toffee.
Hofbräu Sommerzwickl
5.1% ABV. Bottom-fermented to a traditional recipe and left unfiltered, so it keeps every cloudy particle. Full-bodied and spicy — waffle and licorice, fruity aroma, subtly hoppy finish.
BRLO Happy Pils (Modern Pilsener)
4.9% ABV. Noble hops bring a citrus balance to a floral, fruity brew. Fine hop aroma, light citrus, pleasant bitterness, high drinkability.
Hike the Alps (Helles)
5.8% ABV. German malted barley and a Bavarian lager strain. Soft biscuit and cracker malt against a light touch of hops — inspired by the monastery brewery at Andechs.