Zum Schusterjungen — Restaurant in Berlin

Zum Schusterjungen - check it out if you want to get an idea of Berlin's last century beer joint culture and feel why several hundreds of these corner bars used to attract generations of Berliners. Today, you will find only a handful Berlin specific bars like Zum Schusterjungen that kept their historical image and did not follow another trend

Zum Schusterjungen wants to preserve its historical charm and keep the idea of its founders alive that the working class deserves and appreciates the Berlin specific, genuine, and tasty meals at fair prices.

The different meanings of the restaurant's name “Schusterjunge" which refer to a cobbler's apprentice as well as to a simple and hearty rye roll that you can still buy in every bakery are still a commitment: Both the restaurant owner and the service want their hospitality to be felt as refreshing and quick-witted as cobbler's apprentice were famous for and a team that values the simplicity of low-priced rye rolls.

No surprise that the corner pub's history goes back to the Roaring Twenties. Back then, almost a century ago, Schusterjunge used to open its doors at 6 a.m. to cater clients* demand for beer, shots, meatballs, and pickled eggs. This was the time when an excessive go-out culture created excessive behaviour. Oral traditions mirrored the Zeitgeist when pub-crawls often were synonymous for pub brawls.

It might remain unclear forever if such arguments were triggered by women, politics or soccer - but there is no doubt that always beer flowed like water.

During the Fifties of the last century, the foundation of the German Democratic Republic bad its repercussions. The communist regime socialised, like many other businesses, the Schusterjunge and assigned it officially to feed the labouring classes.

1990, just after the wall came down, the new barkeepers changed the pub into a restaurant. Having survived all historical challenges, the Schusterjunge lived up to its die-hard image and retained its harsh charm.

Today’s owner who has started his career during the GDR years at famous East Berlin Moscow Café" and gained more gastronomic expertise abroad is dedicated to keeping the soul of the Schusterjunge - being an...

I specifically wanted to try authentic, traditional German cuisine, and my German friend attested to some of the dishes on the menu being things he grew up eating at home with his family. I visited twice during my time in Berlin. I got the klopse, meatballs+ potatoes with beet salad, the first time, and the second time I got the beef roulade with potato dumplings. I enjoyed the klopse meal. The beef for the roulade was tender but drier than I would have liked. I'm not sure if it's supposed to be dry or more juicy/moist. I would have enjoyed it well if it had been juicier. The potato dumplings were chewier than I had expected. Not bad, but also not exactly my thing. In my head I had imagined a ball of mashed potatoes and it's definitely not that lol I also tried the rhubarb seltzer, and it wasn't my thing. admittedly I'm used to the sweeter drinks and food in the US, even if I don't love super sweet things. This was still too unsweet for me. Maybe I would have enjoyed the straight juice more 🤷🏻‍♀️ service was generally good. Servers were always willing to speak English. Service can of course slow down if they're busier, but otherwise they...

I don't usually write reviews unless it's amazingly good or shockingly bad. And unfortunately this is a very bad experience that I have to share. The waiter (the very tall thin one) was so rude! Not sure if it was because I was a tourist or what. When we were at the entrance of the dining area, he looked at me, so I told him "3 please. “ he then said with a very rude tone without a smile" 3 what?“. Oh come on! U would expect a waiter to know. Unless hes dumb or something. I then said 3 people and then went "now we are getting somewhere". And then after he saw my white bf coming in, his attitude sort of went mellower, so not sure if he looked down on me as I am Asian or because I am a woman. However, Let me get this straight, the 2 dish out of the 3 dish that we ordered were fine. Just mine (boiled pork knuckle) was very salty (including the sauerkraut and the pea mashed), but the meat was cooked well and tender. Would I go back to this restaurant again? Not when he works there. And all tourists / woman/ Asian should avoid this guy at all cost....