East Meets West: Berlin Food Culture & Street Art
Description
Get ready for insiders 3,5-hour culture and food tour through the ''heart & soul of Berlin''. Packed with 8 x delicious tastings, 3 x Berlin beverages + 7 x locations, including world-famous street art. Starting from the former East in Friedrichshain to the eclectic neighbourhood of Kreuzberg. You'll touch and hear hidden stories from the infamous Berlin Wall and receive local tips from your ''Berliner'' guide. Whether you are on a tight schedule or are a newcomer to Berlin, this combined walking and food tour uncovers the real side to Berlin. Berlin's south is bursting with history and culture. Come discover a district formerly walled by both East and West. Experience fusion cuisine, an iconic food market, modern Ukrainian cuisine, 3rd wave coffee scene, Turkish flavours in ''little Istanbul'' and Berlin's world-famous street food, plus a secret handmade dessert. These districts provide a fusion and urban soul like no other – the flavours are unmissable!
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Itinerary
Discover the eclectic neighbourhood of Friedrichshain. Home to the revolutionary East Berliners
Uncover the secrets of the former Berlin Wall and touch the actual still standing part of the Wall, as we explore the political street art of this longest stretch of still standing Berlin Wall.
Cross over to former West Berlin to uncover the wild local neighbourhood of Kreuzberg. Home to culinary trends, funky bars, bustling urban scene and historical meaning.
A Berlin Schnitzel institution served Berlin style!
This neighbourhood is the mecca for street-art in Europe. Where stories of East and West, pas and future are told. We uncover one of the world-famous street art murals.
Discover and taste the modern Ukrainian story in Berlin in the immigrant women-led restaurant.
Enter the beautifully refurbished 1900s market hall. The space has survived WW2 annihilation and near inevitable commercialisation to stand before you the independent icon it is today. Markthalle Neun event calendar regularly unites the finest food and beverage people in Berlin with the rest of the world – a wonderful weave of genius programming and innovative ideas which connect the city with the surrounding producers it so emphatically promotes, all the while affirming the market’s position as Berlin’s culinary epicentre.
There is no understating the Turkish influence on Kreuzberg. They basically re-built the neighbourhood off their own back through the 80s and 90s and changed the face of Kreuzberg's now multicultural community. Berlin also holds the largest Turkish population outside if Turkey, hence there are some fantastic eateries. Let us take you to the heart of the Anatolian region, to feast on typical street-food recipes
Enter the infamous story of the Currywurst. One that changed the culinary face of Berlin forever. A story which is hidden and many Berliners are not even aware of. It is fascinating!
Beautiful, sumptuous vegan donuts. No does vegan quite like Berlin. Get ready to uncover Europe's no.1 vegan city.
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Important Information
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
- Please advise any specific dietary requirements at time of booking
- Vegetarian option is available, please advise at time of booking if required
- A moderate amount of walking is involved; comfortable walking shoes are recommended as well as a rain jacket or poncho (weather dependent)
- Please be advised that meeting point and meeting time may change based on season. Local operator will reconfirm this information via email prior to departure
Reviews(166)
We worked with Fork &Walk for a private food tour for a multi‑generation HNI family with very specific requests and preferences, and the overall experience was excellent. From the inquiry stage through payment and tour execution, communication was smooth and professional, with Dov as our main point of contact. The guide assigned to our clients, Ms. Lana, was exceptionally kind, patient, and accommodating. She went out of her way to assist our guests, even helping them reach the next tour meeting point, which was well beyond her responsibility and greatly appreciated. Everything was well‑informed and reconfirmed in advance, ensuring a seamless experience throughout. We highly recommend their tours and Ms. Lana as a preferred guide for future tours.
Thank you very much for your kind review. We are absolutely delighted to read you client had such a fantastic time with the wonderful Lana. All the best from the Fork & Walk team.
Our tour with Lana was enjoyable, engaging and offered a great taste experience of Berlin’s neighborhoods we would have never seen in our own.
We're super happy to read you discovered a new side of Berlin (our favourite one)! And thank you for leaving us a 5-star review.
Our Food & Culture tour with Lee, our guide. was truly unforgettable. He was engaging, informative and enthusiastic. He not only offered us the great variety of foods in Kreuzberg but also a glimpse of their origin and evolution.
Thank you so much for joining us and for the wonderful review. We have passed the kind words on to Lee!
Dimitrios regaled us with his good addresses, culture and kindness. Very available, we shared a wonderful time together. More than a guided tour, he offered us a real immersion. I recommend this tour!!
Thank you very much for joining us and for the kind review. All the best from the Fork & Walk Team.
Fantastic experience, 5 different "meals" all pretty unique and learnt a lot about the neighborhoods we walked through from Lee. Would recommend to anyone.
We're very pleased to read you enjoyed this tour with us! Thank you very much for joining and we wish you both a lovely rest of your stay in Germany.
We had a great time with Dimi on our “semi-private” (ended up just being our family) street art and food tour. He went at our pace and we had a lot of great conversation along with a fantastic sampling of great food. They aren’t kidding when they say come hungry!
Thank you and your family so much for joining us on this food tour! All the best from the Fork & Walk Team.
An interesting, nice, entertaining and culinary surprising tour. Anytime again.
Vielen lieben Dank!
Lee did a great job explaining food and culture and the mix of influences. Couple real gems on the tour including Markthalle Neun and the Baklava factory.
Happy to hear you enjoyed our food tour! Thank you so much for joining us and for the 5-star review. Cheers from the team at Fork & Walk!
Stopped on way home from New England Botanical Garden and glad we did. Great ambiance, friendly staff and cozy space. Good for families early and couples and friends later. Large drink menu with interesting cocktails complimented by a surprisingly large, varied and creative food menu. Short ribs, pulled pork and Brussel sprouts were a hit.
Amazing guide, great locations and really good selection of foods. Totally agree it was east meets west. I can 100% recommend this tour to anyone interested in getting to know the Berlin vibe on the frontier between former east and west part.
Fantastic to read you enjoyed our East meets West experience! Thank you very much for joining us, and for leaving us a 5-star review. It means a lot to us.
