Knödelwirtschaft — Restaurant in Berlin

Knödelwirtschaft is a cozy spot that transports you to a mountain hut with its dark wood interior, old-style decor, and candlelit tables. Specializing in Knödel (bread dumplings), the menu is a dumpling lover’s dream, offering around seven different varieties, including mushroom, speck, cheese, and sage. Each Knödel was well-made - chewy but not too heavy. The flavours were food, however not very distinct.

You can enjoy the Knödel in various ways, from the traditional Parmesan and butter option to a comforting clear broth or paired with hearty beef goulash. The goulash was rich and flavorful, with tender beef that pulled apart effortlessly. Even the side salads were a delightful surprise, with a vibrant mix of red beets, cabbage, and cucumbers, providing a refreshing contrast to the heavier dumplings.

The service was polite, and the food arrived quickly. Even the coffee was great, rounding off the meal nicely. Prices are ok, maybe a tick on the higher end considering the base ingredients that go into making the dumplings. The only downside was a large hole in the door of one of the dining rooms, which made it quite cold, forcing us to keep our jackets on while eating.

Despite this, Knödelwirtschaft is an interesting place to indulge in tasty, well-made Knödel. Just hope they fix...

I've gone here occasionally for years and used to even live in the courtyard behind them. The food always was and remains quite good, but they've jacked up the prices so much so frequently at this point that it's just completely untenable and so I barely ever go anymore unless I have rich Scandinavian or American acquaintances in town who want to talk breathlessly about how Berlin is so "poor but sexy" and omg it's so cheap compared to where they live. Which sure, I guess if you earn 2-3 times as much as people in Berlin, it seems inexpensive to you and coming here to be packed in at a shared table to pay large amounts of money to eat simple (albeit still good!) dumplings (sauces extra of course and not just a little extra!) is probably a fun little tourist experience while in town.

I get that prices have gone up, ingredients, labor, possibly rent, etc. but I have difficulty believing that the degree of price increases here are just representative of just that. Feels like there's quite a lot of greedflation mixed in there or perhaps greedflation is like a fun little 6 euro mushroom sauce you must order on the side.

It's a shame because I used to go here every month or two. Now it's more like once every two years and I feel...

Wow! First time in Berlin and I never had high expectations for the food to be honest…with that said I have to say that this restaurant was the best restaurant from the entire trip (Paris, Prague and Berlin)!!!!

In fact, it was soooooo good that we came here three times for dinner!

The service is amazing, welcoming and super friendly - a very Berlin vibe. The atmosphere is superb and the environment of the restaurant is very European and local Berlin. Don’t expect table cloth service, this is a LOCAL restaurant with a lovely candlelight setting.

Now the food WOW THE FOOD IS SPECTACULAR! The Goulash was out of this world amazing, the Prime Boiled Beef was just as good! We loved the dumplings, we had and try them all! Our favorite was the Cheese Dumpling and the Bacon Dumpling. Don’t skip the desert; the Curd Cheese Dunpling, Apricot is delicious!

I can’t stress enough how amazing the food here is and I am not joking WE CAME HERE 3 TIMES FOR DINNER because ITS THAT GOOD!

HANDS DOWN ONE OF THE BEST MEALS I HAVE HAD IN A WHILE!!!!

Highly recommend!

Grateful for Mona, Sam and the staff for a lovely and amazing experience!

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