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Farewell to the roof garden: Berlin's popular restaurant closes forever

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The roof garden restaurant on Hermannplatz closes after decades. The guests say goodbye to a traditional Berlin location.

Das Dachgartenrestaurant am Hermannplatz schließt nach Jahrzehnten. Die Gäste verabschieden sich wehmütig von einem Berliner Traditionsort.
The roof garden restaurant on Hermannplatz closes after decades. The guests say goodbye to a traditional Berlin location.

A deep gray hangs over Hermannplatz and announces the end of an era: the roof garden restaurant in the old Karstadt department store closes its doors. The mood is depressed, the guests sit closely together, their conversations circle primarily about the upcoming closure that has been causing a conversation in Berlin for days. Tim from Neukölln, who regularly came to visit, speaks of the disappointment about the diffuse situation of Karstadt and the financial failures that led to this situation. In recent years, the restaurant has also fought under the bankruptcy of the parent company Galeria. As the Berliner Zeitung reported , the closure has triggered a wave of the melancholy.

emotional farewells and memories

The restaurant manager Jörg Doher was deeply affected three days before closing. "We rebuilt everything here and put a lot of energy in here," he said, remembering regular guests, who often came to social exchange. The restaurant was a loved one, especially for older people, where hours were often spent. The 82-year-old Anita Müller, who visited the restaurant for decades, is horrified by the decision and can hardly imagine where she can now enjoy her coffee.

The restaurant was not only known for its dishes, but also for its special atmosphere and the opportunity to find relaxation in the middle of the city. For the last time it says "kitchen event" on January 18, and the guests are determined to fully enjoy the remaining days. A cashier who worked on Hermannplatz for almost two decades faces an uncertain future and has mixed feelings about her move to KaDeWe. "This is not my world at all," she said, while the employees have already received offers for other locations, where only four Galeria-Restaurants remained in Berlin, such as The RBB " reported .

Berliner Zeitung

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