http://www.gerichtslaube.de/

Das Restaurant "Hoppegarten" in Steglitz serviert deutsche Küche (sorry, kein Google hier, kann keinen Link suchen).

Grundregel: Je weiter man in die Außenbezirke kommt, desto leichter wird es, ein gutbürgerliches deutsches Restaurant zu finden. In den inneren Stadtbezirken gilt deutsche Küche in der Regel nicht als hip. Oft findet man z.B. traditionelle deutsche Küche in Waldgasthöfen in der Nähe beliebter Spazierpfade durch die Berliner Wälder (Grunewald, Tegeler Forst, Treptow/Müggelsee etc.).

Also ICH finde, die beste Currywurst gibt es an einem Stand in der Bergmannstraße. Moment.

https://www.google.de/maps/place/BERGMANN+CUR...

Danach kommt Curry 36 am Mehringdamm.

Der Zillemarkt dürfte sprachlich gesehen jedenfalls ein erheiterndes Erlebnis sein. (We offer Berlin courts. SNIGGER).

Stimmt, hm--us. Das war dieser ältere Faden, der von Dragon ausgegraben wurde:

related discussion: Wir fahren nach Berlin!

Ich habe in den Thüringer Stuben am Prenzlauer Berg letztens sehr amtlich gegessen. Die Atmosphäre hat was von einer Dorfkneipe, inklusive Schlagermusik zumindest im vorderen Bereich, aber alle probierten Gerichte (auch Wild) waren richtig gut: http://thueringer-stuben.de/

Mittendrin im Jewühle (Unter den Linden/Ecke Friedrichstraße) und gut:

https://www.nante-eck.de/

@11

Nachdem Prenzlberg schwäbisches Hoheitsgebiet ist, findet man dort auch einige schwäbische Lokale.

Empfehlen kann man das Schwabylon (Reuterkiez).

If you care to get out of the West to venture into the East, Lemke's Brauhaus Mitte, right near S-Alexanderplatz is enjoyable. It looks big, and there are often groups there, but my German husband and a couple of German friends have enjoyed the food there, and large groups are often placed separately from smaller parties. Another plus is that Lemke is one of the original craft brewers in Berlin (going back to 1988). While the beers aren't usually terribly daring (in the way that many of today's newer craft brewers—even Germans—are becoming), they have a nice variety of well-crafted beers.

https://en.lemke.berlin/bax_ueber_uns/

Café-Restaurant im Literaturhaus, Fasanenstraße (Kudamm).

Da gibt's sogar Ketwurst. Muss ja nicht immer Currywurst sein!

Stimmt, Volkskammer ist prima.

Und so viele Insignien des Sozialismus hängen dort!

Die Volkskammer scheint der Karte nach zu urteilen auf jeden Fall authentischer in Sachen "ostdeutsche Küche" zu sein als das Walzwerk in San Francisco.

Thanks to all for the many contributions. I've passed the link on to my friend. I think he'll have to spend an extra month or two in Berlin to follow up. Either that, or else plan on having 10 or 12 meals a day for the week he'll be there. :-)

RE #25, 26

As my 94-year-old uncle from New York (Brooklyn) once said about his home town: "It's a great place to live, but I wouldn't want to visit," turning the familiar phrase on its head. That applies equally to Berlin in my opinion.

@27: Which explains while you stayed in Berlin instead of just visiting ;o)

I enjoyed my visit earlier this year very much (although it was obviously much too short), including meeting some LEOs, and hope to return in the near future, but I'm not quite sure I'd want to live there (although I'd like to steal some of your bookshops...)

Oh, and the only Currywurst I tried was Konnopke.

@27

ungefähr das wollte ich ausdrücken

;-)

@30:

2a) :-)

2b) Well, the English second-hand bookshop (I think its name was St.George's) was absolutely brilliant (and very dangerous; I stopped at five books but only because I was starting to get worried that I might not be able to transport everything home), I also loved Otherland (SciFi/Fantasy) and Hammett (I think?) (Crime), and the Autorenbuchhandlung Savignyplatz, and Kulturkaufhaus Dussmann, and where else was I? I think I bought about 15 books in total (and I'd have bought more If I'd been sure that they'd fit in my suitcase). On second thoughts, I'd better not steal your bookshops...

3) Sie schmeckte so, wie Currywurst halt schmeckt. Magenweh hat sie nicht verursacht, konnte man gut essen, war aber natürlich auch kein kulinarisches Spitzenerlebnis. Da ich keinen Vergleichstest mit anderen Currywürsten in Berlin gemacht habe und auch sonst nur ein- oder zweimal im Jahr Currywurst esse, könnte ich jetzt nicht sagen, ob das eine besonders gute unter den Currywürsten dieser Welt war. Ich kann nur sagen, dass es jedenfalls keine besonders schlechte war ;o) Wo wann welche Gewürze im Herstellungsprozess auftauchten, weiß ich nicht.

Brauhaus Lemke am Schloss, Berlin-Charlottenburg: Selbstgebrautes Bier und deutsche Küche, kupferne Braukessel mitten im Lokal

#33: That's the same company as what I suggested in #16, just the second of three locations.

Zur Letzten Instanz

https://zurletzteninstanz.com/de/

Supposedly the oldest restaurant in Berlin. Tucked away just around the corner from Alex in the old part of town. Super-antiquated interior with typical Berlin fare.

@34 Ooops, das habe ich doch glatt übersehen. Sorry.

#34: No problem. The third one is near Hackescher Markt in the S-Bahn-Bögen. I've been to both of them in the east, but not to the one in C-burg. I'm sure that that's of similar quality to the other two. The one near Hackescher Markt was quite full the couple of times when I was there, which isn't such an issue at the big on at Alex.

Passt doch hier rein - ist den Anwesenden ein Berliner Etablissement bekannt, das echte amerikanische Corn Dogs serviert?

Re corn dogs: My husband loves them! We even planned a trip down Route 66 (what's left of it, that is) to include a classic old diner/cafe on the outskirts of Springfield, IL, that has specialized in them for ages.

I've seen a place in Berlin that has them, but, since it was pouring and the one person in the food truck/trailer was busy with a large phone-in order and wouldn't serve us, we didn't order any and went on.

There's a small outdoor market on Greifswalder Str., a block or two outside of the Ringbahn, a bit past the EDEKA. The market is in front of a long high-rise block of offices and apartments. The trailer, closer to the street than the rest of the market, had a variety of types of fast food, but corn dogs were one of them. I think you could choose what type of sausage went into it. I only get there every couple of years, so I'm not sure that it's there.

My husband can't figure out why they are available more often here, such as at street festivals.

DANN würd ich aber eher das http://www.felixaustria.de/ empfehlen; das finde ich persönlich ansprechender (abgesehen davon, dass ich da mal Don Winslow gegenüber gesessen hab ...)

+1 for felix austria. Fantasic Wiener Schnitzel.

My two favourites haven't been mentioned yet: Dicker Engel in Moabit (delicious, but they make everything fresh so you have to wait quite a long time for your food) and Zum Schusterjungen near U-Eberswalder Straße (although I hear that has sadly become a bit of a tourist trap – a couple of years ago it was still very good. I haven't been for a while but would go back to see if the rumours are true).

Once more, thanks to everyone. My friend has already returned from his trip, and tried some of the restaurants suggested here. I remember him saying he didn't see what the big deal was about Currywurst - he was not impressed. But he was blown away by Schweinehaxe mit Rotkohl - it was the first time he had that treat. (But I don't know which restaurant it was that served it.)

Of course, carry on with the discussion if you want -- it may be useful to others.