Tadım Ocakbaşı — Restaurant in Berlin

It was the first Turkish restaurant I ever ate in Germany. I have eaten Turkish food all over the world but this one has been 2nd best after Dubai. I have yet to try Turkish food on turkey. I will soon. This place has street parking. This restaurant is extremely busy. I stood in the cold rain for 20 minutes to get a seat. Yes it was worth it. The pictures speak for themselves. A very unfortunate thing with Turkish restaurant in North America they use gas grill. That takes away 50 percent of the flavor. In Berlin all the Turkish restaurant cook on top of charcoal tandoor. That gives the amazing smoked flavor and then you compliment that with high quality juicy fatty meat then you create magical Turkish kebabs. Every single item is made to order. There is no artificial or ready made ingredients every marination made from scratch. I would go back to this restaurant every time I am in Berlin. The staff are so kind and they invited me to kitchen side to make video. Food i rate it 4.5 and service 5. This place needs more space. People are lined up to eat here. The images and videos speak for themselves. Make sure you end the kebab feast with Turkish tea...

I have only just discovered this authentic ocakbasi not far from where I live. Very happy I made the trip because the quality of food here is some of the best I’ve had. The mixed grill platter is delicious - everything has a great smokiness and juiciness. For €22 it could be a little bigger, but it’s still better value than both Doyum and Adana (which seem to be more for tourists - this place was full to the brim with locals). We shared between 3, it’s probably not enough, maybe just about enough to share between 2. But they could increase the quantity of meat if they want to improve. The sides I have absolutely no complaints. They were insanely good! Lovely smoked eggplant salad with a perfect level of spice, and a tomatoe dish that was a great accompaniment to the freshly baked bread. This place is...

I came in today because my Airbnb host recommended this place to me. I was craving some chicken cubes so I went in. Although I knew they were known for lamb I still wanted chicken so I ordered their lamb cubes. It was very tender and delicious. It’s not dark meat but it tastes so moist like as if it is so. Their salad is sweet, tart and fresh and the bread is thin but flavorful.

I was alone as I’m traveling Berlin by myself and one of the employees asked me where I was from and gave me black tea and small dessert. It was a cold rainy day in Berlin today but this gesture really made my day and my heart warm. Thank you for making my day. I wish...