Berlin

Ebony wood trim, brass rails, and friendly service, create a cozy, clubby charm. The traditional dishes are skillfully prepared with first-rate ingredients. Try braised-then-baked lamb chops in a richly intense red wine sauce; fall-over-the-plate Wiener Schnitzel any Vienna restaurant would be proud of; or perhaps calves liver with Spargel sprinkled with crunchy bread crumbs in butter. Top supporting cast members include splendid roast potatoes and a warm potato salad with just the right touch of vinegar and Speck. Main dishes E13-19. Caution: Berliners who should know, say the food at the Gendarmenmarkt Lutter & Wegner doesn’t measure up to the Schlüterstrasse Lutter & Wegner and has different ownership and management. Schlüterstrasse 55, Berlin-Charlottenburg, tel. 030/881 34 40, This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., www.restaurantlutterundwegner.de, $$$