Cafe Chagall - Berlin

I'm conflicted when writing good reviews for neighborhood places I love. I certainly want my favorite places to do well, but not so well I can no longer get a table. Cafe Chagall is totally magic...it feels like it's been there offering great food and great service since before the war, although I'm betting it wasn't Russian food before the war. I could be totally wrong but I have a memory of drinking in this space on my first trip to Berlin in 1994, but it's a total throw back to everything that was amazing about east Berlin right after the wall came down. I love this place.

Came after a long visit to the Pergamon museum. Feet aching, in need of a good meal. Found this quaint little place. Service was very attentive. I had a delicious chanterelle flammkuchen and my friend the Scandinavian salad that was chock full of salmon. Wonderful place!

On my trip, I've been back more than once. It's just a really friendly place, great decor, and interesting food. The russian specials are well worth trying. The staff are very friendly as well.

Classical Berliner cafe under the S-Bahn Friedrichstrasse, with Chagall motives in the interior and painting in the ceiling. The place is relevant for both - a small hunger or a proper dinner. Cande light and a bit intimate atmosphere in the evenings.Very tasty Auflauf (baked hotdish with potatoes or pasta), also baked potato with salmon is exquisite. Russian dishes from the menu are partially unusual for the cuisine itself (like dumplings with salmon or Russian chocolate cake), but stull delicious!Though the Cheese Plate consisted more of a big amount of vegetables than of a variety of cheeses..

We had a fantastic breakfast challenges Chagall. It containes sort of hams, salamis, cheese, vegetables and even fruits, an egg, honey, marmelade, nutella and two brown and two white breads. It was more than enough for two persons. It was unbelievable. But next day when we invited our children (they arrived a day later to Berlin), we got not the same as a day before altthough we ordered a French breakfast in addition :(Why can't be to keep the same level?