A Delicious Chinese Brunch at a Dim Sum Restaurant - Berlin, Germany

Ms Lau, a lady from a local church invited us to a Chinese brunch at her friends' restaurant located in the Bergmannkiez area of Berlin. We took the public transit and had a nice walk from the Gneisenaustrabe Station to the restaurant. Bergmannkiez is quite a nice area with beautiful old buildings and many shops in the neighbourhood. Many people were enjoying meals or drinking coffee on the sidewalks. We also saw many Turkish shops in this area.

The Chinese restaurant we for our brunch was called Cha for Tea. The lady owner of the restaurant and her husband welcome us warmly. They set up a long table outside their restaurant and put up quite a spread for us. Patio dining is so common and popular in Europe. I wish we had more outside establishments like this in Canada.

The Cha for Tea restaurant used to serve Chinese food but now specializes in serving dumplings and dim sum to the community. The owners/ chefs kept serving us dishes after dishes throughout most of the meal. We felt as if we were treated like roylaty!

All the dim sums and other dishes were delicious and flavourful! We were surprised to find such a nice dim sum restaurant thousand miles from China, all the way in Berlin, Germany. It was relaxing sitting outside, soaking up the atmosphere while enjoying authentic Chinese food. Most important, meeting and having and an excellent fellowship with brothers and sisters in another country like Germany.

It was this kind of social interaction with the local residents that made our European trip so enjoyable and meaningful here in Berlin. RT, Berlin, Germany 062024