The great folks at Berlin Restaurant Week have kicked off their first year with 18 restaurants in Mitte, Wedding, Kreuzberg, Friedrichshain, and Neukölln. This week (June 1 - 7, 2015) you can get a 3-course meal for 20 Euros. Not that these places aren't usually a good deal, but as with past restaurant weeks I've eaten at (San Francisco, Philadelphia), it's a great excuse to go out and try some place new. 

Julian & Moritz put together a really beautiful website, but I was missing a map of all the restaurants that are participating. With some help from Google Maps, here it is for the geographically-inclined gourmands among you. Click on the pins for a link back to the specific Berlin restaurant week page.

Despite this being planned for months, I forgot and had already agreed to go to a seder earlier this night. The seder was awesome (my first!) but I was so full from all the great food that I couldn't eat anything at Pod.

It was great to see Poliana again, and to finally meet Jen, Severin, and their friend Mike.

They were doing test runs inside this afternoon... And Zavino just up the street is looking good too!

It was only $6!

I have to admit, I've never added bacon to a sandwich there.

I haven't been on Yelp in ages, and I was inspired tonight by Yogorino's opening (at 20th & Locust) to write a review...

On to the froyo itself! There are four sizes: mini ($2.95), small ($3.95), medium ($4.95), and large ($6.00). The yogurt itself is made from organic 2% milk - tasty, slightly tart, and with a very smooth consistency

and post some pictures on Flickr...

Writing reviews is kind of fun! Especially of local neighborhood-type places. Until I start that Washington Square West/Gayborhood/Midtown Village blog that I twittered about (Chrissy & Greg were interested), this is a pretty good substitute!