Soljanka is a signature dish of Germany; we have verified places to eat it in Berlin. East Berlin's signature sour-spicy soup: long-simmered tomato-and-paprika broth packed with smoked sausages, pickled cucumbers, capers and dark olives. Start with where to eat Soljanka in Berlin.
Soljanka · Berlin
East Berlin's signature sour-spicy soup: long-simmered tomato-and-paprika broth packed with smoked sausages, pickled cucumbers, capers and dark olives. Finished with sour cream and lemon. The DDR-era Sunday lunch.
Soljanka is a Russian-Ukrainian classic that migrated west to East Germany through Soviet influence in the postwar GDR period; the dish became standardised at virtually every East German cafeteria, school canteen and Sunday family kitchen between 1949 and 1989. After reunification, the dish nearly disappeared from West German consciousness but remained a Berlin staple, particularly in the eastern districts of Prenzlauer Berg, Friedrichshain and Treptow. The dish is now a Berlin Eastern-bloc-nostalgia (Ostalgie) icon, served at Zur Letzten Instanz, Mogg and most traditional East Berlin restaurants.
Where to eat in Berlin:
- Zur Letzten Instanz
- Max und Moritz
- Lutter und Wegner
Where to eat Soljanka in Berlin: the editor picks