Outside, the last of the spring rain pitter-patters on asphalt. Inside, spicy aromas fill the air — food is prepared, grilled and flambéed in the open kitchen. A DJ creates a relaxed atmosphere at the bar, and all the tables are occupied. Opened just last week (09.05.2025), the rush to try Boii Boii is huge. Nita and Niklas Wolff are behind the new restaurant. You may already know them from their legendary pop-ups: the “Thai Noods” have been making a name for themselves in the scene since last summer 2024, and have now found a permanent location. And although there is a lot that is new to the Boii Boii concept, many things haven’t changed at all, such as the ambition to surprise, and thus to reinterpret traditional Thai cuisine without losing its essence. Nita grew up in Thailand and learned to cook from her mother. After studying in the USA and Munich, she made her way into gastronomy with Khwan and LOBB. Niklas comes from Hamburg and has marketing and business experience. They moved to Berlin together in search of freedom and inspiration. Boii Boii is located in the former Lode & Stijn premises — which now look completely different in color and design, with art by Janes Haid-Schmallenberg, a new bar and warm lighting. They call the cuisine “Fun Dining” – Thai cuisine with a clear signature, without the heaviness of fine dining.
The menu remains deliberately clear with ten to twelve dishes ideal for sharing. Some Thai Noods classics have remained, like the Pad Thai, of course. New additions such as beef tongue cooked sous-vide for 15 hours and grilled on charcoal, or loup de mer with a Thai curry marinade on a banana leaf, demonstrate the almost endless possibilities for new ideas in the big kitchen. The drinks menu is experimental too: Thai-inspired cocktails and natural wines that are constantly changing. The gimlet with pandan, palo santo and sesame from the opening? That’s staying. Finish the evening with the Tian Ob: herbal smoked coconut basque cheesecake with pandan foam (even a full belly is no excuse here). Boii Boii is a place born out of curiosity, a desire to cook without being tied down, to create, to bring people together. And perhaps that’s precisely why it’s so special: here you can feel that everything has grown together naturally.
Text: Robyn Steffen / Photos: Florian Renner, Nicole Fiser, Niklas Wolff
Boii Boii, Lausitzer Str.25, 10999 Berlin–Kreuzberg; map
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