Sardinen Bar Berlin

Very special canned fish

Josephine from Berlin

""Sardinen Bar" in Berlin is a gourmet bistro all about (premium hand-picked) canned fish. I recommend ordering 1-2 cans per person and taking it from there"

Sardines are the principal performers here! This gourmet bistro in Schöneberg is all about canned fish, which is considered a delicacy in France and Portugal. Needless to say, the canned goods served here have absolutely nothing to do with the supermarket variety. Every single brand is hand-picked by owner Thomas Vetter, who came to love canned fish during his international career as a chef and opened this very special restaurant in 2016.

Come here for a casual lunch or a light dinner. The menu can seem quite daunting – so many choices! Apart from sardines there are also variations of tuna, mackerel and others to choose from, plus a selection of wines that go perfectly with them. When I was there I just picked three cans fairly randomly and was very satisfied indeed. The cans are served on a decorative wooden platter together with a small salad and baguette, which is replenished if you ask politely. Most cans cost between eight and twelve Euros. I recommend ordering one to two cans per person to start with and go on exploring the menu as far as your appetite allows!

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About me Hi! I’m Josephine, a Berlin local since 2008. I grew up in Munich, in the south of Germany, and moved here as a teen. This means I had to learn all my local knowledge from scratch and be it on foot or by bike, to this day I have never lost the drive to explore Berlin! A foodie through and through, finding and testing new, engaging places that serve or produce good food is what I enjoy most. Since I work in Tech, you can bet I have some sort of kanban board to keep track of my discoveries. Why Berlin? I love Berlin because every single district, or...

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