Hidden in between a rock climbing gym, factories and moored boats, you will find the boat-house restaurant/café “Hafenküche” facing the Spree opposite the “Liebesinsel“. Since a year ago they’ve been serving homemade open-faced sandwiches and hearty and innovative weekly lunch menus at affordable canteen prices. In winter the huge white tiled stove warms you up and in springtime sun aficionados enjoy the riverside terrace. On nice weekends, I recommend you to spend a few hours there with a picnic basket from the restaurant (for ladies, men or families) on a rental boat. The best way to reach Hafenküche is by boat (KM23,9 / Spree; enough space for 10 boats) or via the riverside trail at Rummelsbuger See. The closest parking lot is at Gustav-Holzmann-Street.
Hafenküche, Zur Alten Flussbadeanstalt 5, 10317 Berlin-Lichtenberg; map
Mon-Tue 10-16h; Wed-Fri from 10h (dinner until 22h); Sat-Sun from 9h (dinner until 22h)
Hanna Rix lives in Berlin-Kreuzberg and is an engineer, carpenter and artist.
Published in Cee Cee #55 on 3.5.2012
