Dining in the compact 10-seat restaurant Shiori is a wonderful experience that we recommended to you in 2017. If you haven’t been there yet it is well worth putting it on your list for when restaurants open properly again. In the meantime, you can still experience some truly special cooking with one of Shiori’s to-go boxes, currently available for pickup and delivery. More than just takeaway food, these packages are like a little present – a delicate, handmade visual and culinary surprise which is intended to be savoured. Wrapped in a traditional Korean cloth called Bojagi, the delicate wooden box the food comes in is a joy to open. But it’s not just pleasing to the eye: the food itself is something special. At the restaurant Shiori serves several courses one after the other in Omakase style, where the chef is entrusted with the choice of dishes. At home, our Chirashizushi box was a dazzling, nuanced sensory experience (check Instagram for the latest offerings). All in all, it’s the perfect surprise dinner to treat your favorite person or better still yourself. (Text: Nina Trippel / Photos: Sasha Kharchenko & Sven Hausherr)

Shiori boxes can be ordered by email. Just indicate your delivery date, the number of boxes you would like to order, and whether you want pickup or local delivery.
Pickup at Shiori, Max-Beer-Str.13, 10119 Berlin–Mitte; map
@shioriberlin

Editor’s note: Sironi La Pizza will be open for dining again soon – until then you can order their pizza and ice cream for pickup or delivery. The bakery next door is open for the fundamentals too!

Alfredo Sironi has influenced the Berlin bread scene like few others, so we’ll forgive the long wait for him to open his first pizzeria, Sironi la Pizza. The place itself reminds you of an airy reception hall and is brought to life by the warmth of the service. To start, you’ll find a basket of famous Sironi sourdough bread on your table before you get stuck into the starters: a creamy burrata with anchovies and thin chickpea dough pancakes. As for the pizzas, the different varieties come either on a traditional wheat base or a spelt flour version. Toppings aren’t customizable, but you won’t mind: the Wheat Calzone comes with a delightfully bready base and lighter toppings while the Passatello with matured Parmigiano, lemon, mushrooms and rocket makes for a real treat. These are not your classic Neapolitan pizzas, but that’s what makes them excitingly different. To finish, don’t miss out on the homemade pistachio and hazelnut ice cream (currently available to take away) and whilst you’re here try the new Sironi bakery right next door. (Text: Eva Biringer / Photos: Savannah van der Niet)

Sironi la Pizza, Goltzstr.36, 10781 Berlin–Schöneberg; map
Mon & Wed–Fri 17–23h, Sat–Sun 12–23h

@sironi_lapizza
@sironibakery

With help from Zoom Fresh in Prenzlauer Berg, you can cook delicious meals at home. They offer 16 different meal boxes that each come with a delicious recipe, with vegan and vegetarian varieties as well as meat. As soon as you’ve chosen a dish from the Korean, Chinese, Japanese and Thai options, husband and wife owners Edward Bae and Hee-Joo Suh go straight to their kitchen and prepare everything for you, cutting the vegetables and gathering spices so everything is completely fresh and ready for cooking at home in just 15 minutes. These boxes are a sustainable, modern meal solution and I was particularly impressed by the quality of the food and the family-run feel of the shop. And here’s the best bit: each time they sell a meal they provide another meal for a child in need. As a father of two small kids and being busy working at Reform, it’s the perfect match for me: all I have to do mix the vegetables, meat and spices in a pan and the meal is ready in a flash – and my kids love it as much as I do! (Text: Jeppe Christensen / Photos: Zoom Fresh)

Jeppe Christensen is the founder and CEO of the Danish design brand Reform.

Zoom Fresh, Stargarderstr.29, 10437 Berlin–Prenzlauer Berg; map
Mon–Sat 10–20h
For pickup as well as delivery within Prenzlauer Berg.
@zoom.fresh