Stubborn, Brilliant, Broke: Berlin’s Food Scene Has the Same Soul as Its Music Scene – And the Same Problems

by Noel | Jun 12, 2026 | Food & Drink

Walk into a Vietnamese spot in Lichtenberg run by the same family for thirty years, then into a Mexican-Japanese tasting counter operating out of what used to be a Neukölln laundromat, and you’ll notice something: neither place looks like it was designed by a...

Berlin’s Food Scene in 2026: Still Chaotic, Still Brilliant, Still Somehow Surviving

by Noel | Jun 2, 2026 | Food & Drink

Nobody tells Berlin’s food scene what to do. Not the Michelin inspectors, not the venture capital crowd, not the landlords jacking up rents for the fourth consecutive year. The city eats on its own terms – always has – and in 2026, that stubbornness...

Indie Beer: Now that’s what I call indie #1

by Noel | Apr 15, 2025 | Food & Drink

While we’ve spent countless years devoted to the concept, vibe and lifestyle of what we consider the indie approach to life, I have to admit this is a new one on me: indie beer. #MyBetterHalf (hereafter throughout this blog known as “an anonymous...