One of my favorite ways of spending Saturday afternoons is going to the Farmers‘ Market, just off of Nollendorf Platz. Be it cold or hot, farmers are there with fresh fruits and vegetables right from their gardens. But I don’t go there to buy those, I go to have lunch. There are a number of stands which offer great variety of food such as grilled fish, or ‚Shashlik‘ (BBQ), Russian pelmeni, Swiss raclette, etc. Usually there is a long line of people waiting to have lunch so it’s better to go a little early or after the busy lunch hour.

The last few times I went, the Russian guy who makes pork BBQ on skewers wasn’t there. It was disappointing but instead I had delicious fresh grilled fish with a glass of wine. The atmosphere is nice. It’s also a goof ‚people watching‘ place. Oh yes, and I always buy a loaf of Turkish bread to take with me home.