Seafood menu at the Tante Fichte restaurant

BERLIN: After the European Football Championship, many of the international visitors have left Berlin. As a result, things have become much quieter in the capital - the perfect time for Berliners to pay a visit to their local restaurants. If you fancy fine dining without a long menu, the Kreuzberg eatery Tante Fichte will be in particularly good hands in the coming weeks. In addition to the large menu and the "Bubbles & Burger" special on the pavement, a summery seafood menu will now also be available to share in three stages.

Under the motto "Istrian Summer", chef Dominik Matokanovic presents a selection of different starters from Wednesday to Saturday, including hobotnica (squid) and scampi salata, brancin na bjielo (sea bass), oysters, incuni (anchovies), home-baked bread with dip and more. For the main course, guests can look forward to market-fresh fish à la dugi with krumpir na leso (mashed potatoes with chard) and parsley salad. The dessert consists of so-called fritule - baked, sweet dough balls. The menu costs 60 euros per person.

If you like, you can extend your menu with additional courses: the special menu currently includes lobster pasta, half a lobster with skuta cheese and caviar from Imperial Kaviar. In the usual Tante Fichte style, owner Michael Köhle and host Viktoria Kniely serve wines and sparkling wines, refreshing cocktails and non-alcoholic drinks by the glass - but guests can of course also order from the wine list, which includes around 650 items. Reservations are highly recommended and can be made at tantefichte.berlin