Stories
Start with a dish, a restaurant, or a map, then keep exploring the people and places behind Berlin's Chinese food.
Lanzhou Noodles in Berlin: A Bowl-by-Bowl, District-by-District Guide
Lanzhou noodles are never far away in Berlin: this guide follows ten addresses across Charlottenburg, Friedrichshain, Mitte, Prenzlauer Berg, Neukölln, Kreuzberg, Tiergarten, and Wedding. Look for clear broth when you want the Lanzhou classic, or braised beef, pickled cabbage, and chilli oil for another direction. The listed Mr Noodle Chen and Chen's Beef Noodle House branches are strictly halal.
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The Berlin Chinese Food Map, Walked Into Being
The Berlin Chinese Food Map grew from Rui Fang's walking tours and neighbourhood research in Berlin. The printed map records 207 Chinese restaurants as of January 2026 and organizes them by city area, alphabetical index, curated picks and cuisine categories. The Berlin Chinese Food app extends the printed map with trilingual search, cuisine tags, live opening status and directions.
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Mapo Tofu: The Sichuan Dish Everyone Thinks They Know
Mapo tofu is a Sichuan dish built from soft tofu, doubanjiang, chili oil, Sichuan pepper and a small amount of minced meat. It is not simply spicy tofu; its identity depends on the balance of numbing spice, fermented depth, sauce texture and tofu tenderness.
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A New Sichuan Table Begins With Paper-Wrapped Fish
ChengDu Restaurant is a Sichuan restaurant at Breitenbachpl. 8 near Breitenbachplatz in Berlin. It is useful for diners around Dahlem, Steglitz and southern Wilmersdorf looking for paper-wrapped fish, dry pot dishes and mapo tofu.
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