Food destinations within easy reach of Berlin, worth the early start.
Food destinations within easy reach of Berlin. worth the train, the rental car or the early start.
Famous for: Specialty coffee at Buena Vida in the 18th-century Dutch Quarter, Prussian palace gardens and canalside lunch
Potsdam combines Schloss Sanssouci's park gardens with the cobbled Dutch Quarter built by Frederick William I for Dutch craftsmen in the 1730s.
Famous for: Spreewald gherkins, Sorbian potato pancakes, canalside fishing restaurants and punt-boat lunches
The Spreewald biosphere reserve 100km south of Berlin is the origin of Germany's most famous gherkin. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.
Famous for: White asparagus Spargelsilvester season late April to June, pick-your-own strawberries at Klaistow in July, Beelitzer Spargelfest in early June
Beelitz, 40km south of Berlin, grows the asparagus that fills Berlin's restaurant menus from late April to 24 June. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.
Famous for: Freshwater fish: eel, pike-perch and tench from the Mueritz lake, smoked at lakeside stands and served in Fischerstuben
Waren at the edge of Mecklenburg's Mueritz lake is the destination for freshwater fish that supplies Berlin's better restaurants. Booking recommended.
Famous for: Cherry and apple orchards, Baumblutenfest blossom festival in April, farm-direct fruit wines and juice presses
Werder an der Havel, 35km west of Berlin, supplies the capital's markets with cherries, apples and redcurrants. Booking recommended. Reservations advised.