Restaurant Bieberbau

(Last visited 1/24/2023.) While working in Hamburg, Germany for the first time visiting this wonderful country, I decided to take a drive down to Berlin and visit the biggest city in the country! Often when in Europe my wife and I like to visit Michelin Star rated restaurants because they're typically cheaper, more available and the tip is included (thus cheaper)! Lol. So today, we checked out Bieberbau, a Michelin 1-Star restaurant! Atmosphere/Appearance: Set a bit outside of the city center is this gem that genuinely is a bit hidden among some residential neighborhoods. This place is built inside an old studio house that was built at the end of the 1800s. The decor is so cool, laid back and filled with history. The carpet is bright red, the archways are so incredibly detailed and the energy in here was laid back. Service: Like an any Michelin-rated restaurant, the service was EXQUISITE. Beyond good. However, almost everyone has an accent of some kind so you have to really pay attention to when they're explaining things to you. Needless to say, we had no complaints. Food: This is going to be the hardest part for me to explain. Lol. Since I wasn't taking notes on each dish as I was eating them, I can't describe everything to you. What's most important is that the food is TOP TIER. The menu is designed to tell a story of the colder months in Germany, which it does. One thing I do absolutely love about these kind of tasting menus is that when you first sit down to check out the menu, you see 6 courses. But there's almost always extra. Lol. Amuse bouches come out then the pre-desserts after the savory courses conclude. The dinner winds up being like 9 and you're completely stuffed. Value: I mean, look. If you're coming to a place like this, you should know you have to pay to play. However, Bieberbau is willing to work with you. So they have several menus you can choose from and you can choose 3 courses for 86.50€. However, there are MANY more courses you can add to seemingly create your own menu and it's only an addition 12.00€ to do so! So if you're on a date and you get some wine, you can easily come out around 400.00€ at the end, but like I said, this is an experience, a journey in food. Totally worth it. In conclusion, I'm sitting in Berlin, Germany RIGHT NOW as I type this over 2-years later and this took me back down memory lane. I'm considering revisiting this place since they change their menu often... We shall see... Thank you for reading!

- The Hungry Road -

Great experience, food was well thought out and unique. Service was kind and attentive, sometimes a bit slow.

- Emily S -

A beautifully decorated restaurant in the middle of a residential area. Well deserving of it's Michelin star which it has held since 2015. The three courses were all excellently crafted with some unique flavour combinations and interesting textures to make one of the most interesting dining experiences I've had. There was also plenty of little extras including three delicious after dinner sweets and an amuse bouche before each course. Please remember to bring cash to tip as they don't take tips on card! A wonderful time had. Service was generally excellent but we were left waiting for the bill for a long time and had to remind our waiter that we wanted it.

- Paul Linghorn -

The food is amazing. Great touch on classical ingredients fused with modern notes. The staff is really friendly and polite. Michelin star totally deserved

- Martin Levi -

Food was AMAZING!!! Everything tasted so different from other meals I have had before. Fairly priced for the quality of the meal! 3 different anise bouche made it totally worth it. Appetizers and desserts were my favorite, especially the kohlrabi and the asparagus with caviar. The servers were very good, and the food was brought out very quickly every time.

- Aashni Khatri -

A little and delicious 1 Michelin star restaurant in beautiful Berlin. It’s located in a neighborhood area so it’s very quiet and has trees and quiet walking paths all around it. Given that it’s a Michelin fine dining restaurant the portion sizes here are not large, but they are packed with flavor. Everything that we ordered was absolutely delicious and as someone who has been to many 1 to 3 star Michelin restaurants, I can say this one deserves its title. Everything that we ordered was very unique, prepared perfectly, and really hit the spot. The service was top-notch and our waitress was very friendly. They have a very large wine list and two different tasting menus that you can choose from. Given that it is a Michelin star restaurant it is more pricey than the average place in Berlin, but I feel that it is worth it. I started off with a really nice glass of pinot noir and thought it was fantastic. I followed that with a few more glasses because why not. The first dish that came out was the Altona Char Caviar (sauerkraut, Pine apple & Caraway). This was my favorite of the three items that I ordered and was a great start to the meal. Next came the Black Angus Beef with Celery (rose hips, walnut, morels & lupine cress). This was a very rich and hearty dish, and I think my favorite part were the morels and the sauce on top of the steak. It was a great entrée dish. Finally to finish up was the Alfonso Mango with Yoghurt (Macadamia, olive oil, vanilla & dill). This was a great end to the meal and really stayed on my pallet the rest of the night. Overall we had a fantastic and romantic dinner and I would highly recommend to anyone visiting Berlin. It is expensive, but life is short and this is totally worth it.

- Zan Lee -