Create meetup in Berlinchevron_right
Select a place on the map to change the location.
I want to meet
Verified required?
want to meet at fmd_good Brew Lab
want to meet at fmd_good Steeped
explore Berlin Guides
Berlin Hidden Gems (2026)
kirstin
Berlin on a Budget: Tips 2026
annette
Where to Stay in Berlin (2026)
frieda
3 Days in Berlin: Itinerary 2026
rabeakurth
Things to Do in Berlin (2026)
viktoria
Best Food in Berlin (2026)
bar_chart Trends in Berlin
We are planning a small family Christmas gathering. Could you recommend the best place in Berlin to enjoy a traditional Christmas goose dish?
Honestly if you want the real deal without the tourist markup, check out Gasthaus Krombach in Spandau. It's a bit of a hike but they do a classic Weihnachtsgans with Rotkohl and Klöße for around 22 euros, which is insane value for Berlin these days. The atmosphere is super old school German, lots of families there, and they don't rush you out after the meal. Just be aware they're cash only and you'll def need a reservation at least a week in advance for December.
Lutter & Wegner on Potsdamer Platz does a solid Weihnachtsgans throughout December, not just on the 24th and 25th. Their red cabbage is properly tangy and they serve it with potato dumplings and gravy. You're looking at around 25 to 30 euros per plate, which for Mitte is fair. Just call ahead to confirm they still have it on the menu, they sometimes switch things up after the first week of the month.
You could try Zur Haxe in Friedrichshain, they do a proper German goose with all the trimmings and it's not too fancy price-wise. Just make sure to book ahead, places like that fill up quick in December.
What is the correct spelling for a street name that appears differently on multiple signs in Charlottenburg?
Worth noting that Berlin street names have official umlaut and ß rules that trip people up, so a sign showing "Strasse" versus "Straße" is not actually a spelling error, just an older transcription. Same with "ue" versus "ü" (e.g. "Kantstrasse" vs "Kantstraße"), both are considered valid renderings and you'll see the ß version on the blue Schilder and the ss version on older plaques or in databases that predate Unicode. If the difference you're seeing is between those two forms, there's nothing to fix and both are technically correct.
if the signs u mean are the old enamel ones on the house facades those are often protected as Baudenkmal so nobody's allowed to correct them even if the spelling is outdated. the binding version is whatever is in the Berliner Strassenverzeichnis plus the entry in the Liegenschaftskataster, so if u tell me the street i can point u to the right Bezirksamt Mitte or Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf page. tbh the merged district thing is real but the facade signs are a separate story, theyre basically museum pieces at this point
honestly thats super common in Charlottenburg, the district offices were merged from older Bezirke and nobody ever fixed all the Schilder. if its a real street you can check the official strassenverzeichnis on berlin.de, that list is what the Burgeramt actually goes by. which street is it? some of the Kaiserdamm / Kantstrasse signs are notorious for this.
load 1 more reply