Cafe Berlin

"Regardless of the weather, you’ll want to sit on the covered patio at Café Berlin. Yes, you’ll sweat it out in the summer and shiver in the winter, but it’s the commitment to all-season outdoor beer drinking that makes us (almost) feel like we’re in Germany. You should come here for the beer, although they do have some excellent German and Austrian Gewürztraminers, Rieslings, and Gruner Veltliners, too. Their classic interpretation of wiener schnitzel makes for a filling, easy dinner, but we’ve also been known to just fill up on their Bavarian pretzels." - madeline weinfield

"Regardless of the weather, you’ll want to sit on the covered patio at Café Berlin. Yes, you’ll sweat it out in the summer and shiver in the winter, but it’s the commitment to all-season outdoor beer drinking that makes us (almost) feel like we’re in Germany. You should come here for the beer, although they do have some excellent German and Austrian Gewürztraminers, Rieslings, and Gruner Veltliners, too. Their classic interpretation of wiener schnitzel makes for a filling, easy dinner, but we’ve also been known to just fill up on their Bavarian pretzels." - Madeline Weinfield

"For its 39th annual Oktoberfest on Capitol Hill, the German stalwart hosts a pig roast on Saturday, September 23 and Saturday, October 7 (noon to 3 p.m.). For $83.45, customers get a portion of spanferkel (suckling pig) with sides, apfelstrudel, and a liter of beer. Cafe Berlin also offers a Sunday Bavarian brunch (September 17, October 1 and 15) with German folk music, German drafts, and beer cocktails. Reserve a table here." - Tierney Plumb

"Traditional German cuisine is rare around town, and this neighborhood favorite is one of the better options. The restaurant is offering carryout with limited dine-in options outdoors and indoors. — M.F." - Missy Frederick, Tierney Plumb

"Head down to the Hill and browse a German wild game menu that ranges from a venison schnitzel to a bolognese pasta with sautéed mushrooms. Other intriguing options include a plate of smoked boar ribs with boar sausage and venison medallions and an entire braised boar leg, called Wildschweinbraten, served with dumplings." - Travis Mitchell