Mulackstrasse holds Mitte’s new Mecca for luncheonette lovers — The Klub Kitchen. Founders Ha Duong and Maja work in a fusion stlye, using only seasonal produce from regional farmers. Here you will find trending dishes such as quinoa salad and other fare like poached eggs and smoked peppers with yoghurt and butter. The menu changes weekly, and there are always tasty daily specials on offer. Ha Duong and Maja are also hugely skilled in creating refreshing drinks. Home-made lemonade and freshly squeezed juices like the chia-mint-apple juice are a couple of his specialities. As Mulackstrasse is a quiet street, The Klub Kitchen is the perfect spot to spend a relaxing lunch break, and if you’re lucky you might catch a seat outside on a sunny day and, basking in that ray of light, be rewarded with energizing and delicious food. (Text: Fee Gross / Photo: Chiara Bonetti)

The Klub Kitchen, Mulackstr.15, 10119 Berlin-Mitte; map
Mon-Sat 11-19h

Fee Gross moved to Berlin in the beginning of 2014 and has lived in Mitte ever since. She’s the co-founder of online magazine The Trophy.

Holy Macaroni-and-cheese! Stella, the new eatery on Neukölln’s Weserstrasse, is giving new meaning to the phrase “dine and dash”. Pop in, fill your Stella lunchbox with roasted potato salad with aioli or the already infamous NY style sesame noodles; eat-in or take it to go. How about lemon-rosemary white bean spread for your sandwich? You got it. There are sandwiches, soups, and in-house baked sweets like pop-tarts and matcha macadamia nut white chocolate “greenies”. Look out for the wildcard specials too; recent additions include roasted pork belly with bbq sauce and slow-roasted lamb shoulder with pomegranate and pearl couscous. Don’t miss the tropical cafeteria in the back adorned with Dorothy Draper wallpaper. Proprietor and chef Suzy Fracassa also designed the interior of Stella, with loving attention to detail proving best selfie backgrounds in town. Stella is a glorious culmination of Fracassa’s Italian heritage (via Detroit) and her background of 13 years in Berlin’s food scene. Stella opened on April 21st this Spring, in cooperation with Fortuna’s Table Catering and Feast Private Dining Venue, also run by Fracassa herself. (Text & photo: Elizabeth Rushe)

Stella, Weserstr.166, 12045 Berlin-Neukölln; map
Tue-Sat 12-19.30h

As a North Frisian, my first challenge was to get through the menu containing all kinds of foreign words like “Tote Oma mit Kracherle” and “Schluppengemüse”; for all you English speakers, this might be even harder. The restaurant “Zum Mond” mostly attracts curious non-Berliners with their regional, exquisite cuisine. The menu changes every couple of weeks – the chef composes it with seasonal offerings from weekly markets. Fortunately the menu is limited, so the choice is relatively easy for me. There is always a choice of meat, fish, and vegetarian entrees, along with two to four appetizers and desserts. While white asparagus was still in season, I chose the Beelitzer asparagus with beef fillet, black rice and two types of sauce. This already had me convinced, but the “Malztrunk” and warm chocolate cake with pumpkin eliminated any doubts: the Northern German girl is in love with the Berlin-Brandenburg kitchen. (Text: Julia Michaelsen / Photo: Tim Kraehnke)

Zum Mond, Köpenicker Str.159, 10999 Berlin-Kreuzberg; map
Tue-Sat from 18h, a reservation is advised