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Hi 酥芙蕾, How have you been? Have you been exploring much restaurants? Reading your blog made me so wanting to try the desserts of Karina Appeldorn but first floor berlin seems to close permanently : ( Do you have any suggestions for equivalent good desserts in Berlin? And Haerlin restaurant is so popular, it is booked out during my visit at Hamburg :( I would like to ask if you have any recommendations for restaurants or bistros for Berlin and Hamburg? Also, I read so much about the table at Kevin Fehling. I wonder if you have been to his restaurant.. Would like to read your post if you had. Thank you and looking forward for your reply.

Hello Silvia, I have been great and thank you very much for greetings. I am soory about the closing of First floor in Berlin. It will open again in the autumn this year, but I am not so sure if the chef patisserie would still work there. Then the other dessert amazed me in Germany is in Haerlin. He is also great and creative although I prefer a more female dessert. Could you please let me know when you want to visit Haerlin and for how many guests? I try my best to get you a table, okay? However, I can't promise you abything by now. I know Kevin Fehling but I haven't had any chance to visit his new restaurant in Hamburg. I was kind of spoiled in Haerlin( it's a very long story). I've visited Haerlin for more than five times and it is my favorite restaurant in Germany. Because Haerlin only opens for dinner service, I always visit the bistro "cox" in Hamburg. It's cheap in Hamburg, which is one of the first five expensive German cities. It is very close to the main train station Hamburg. They have plat du jour everyday. I almost had two main courses for lunch. (Please don't try the dessert in German bistros.) As for Berlin, another my favorite restaurant is Les Solistes by Pierre Gagnaire. I met chef Gagnaire there. Their dishes are not that crazy as in Paris. It is still French dishes. Please don't try their desserts. (Totally not worth it!) However, their entree and plat are quite worth or even more than what you paid. Please inform me asap if you need any more help!

Hi 酥芙蕾, Thanks for your reply and info : ) We will only have a really short stay at Hamburg, only 4 nights from 22/4 till 26/4. Knowing Haerlin only opens for dinner from Tuesday till Saturday and given we will only arrive at Hamburg in the late evening on 22/4 Friday via a long haul flight, thus the only available time for us will be 23/4 Saturday. We will only have 2 guests in total. Once again, thanks in advance and much appreciate with your effort in trying to get us a table : ) However no worries too if you couldn't : ) I read about your experiences of Haerlin on your blog and they certainly sound pretty appealing. Having said that, I just google bistro cox and I might give it a try during my stay too. Would love to read about your experience at Kevin Fehling restaurant if you ever visit one day. LOL when you asked a woman not to have the dessert at the restaurant, she'll just gonna dine at other restaurant instead XD Thus, I am thinking of trying Facil at Berlin. Have you ever dine at Facil? Or should I try Reinstoff, Tim Raue or Lorenz Adlon Esszimer? Apart from that, can you recommend any bistros too in Berlin? (preferably I could have the dessert too :P) Thank you in advance and appreciate your time too : )

Hi 酥芙蕾 Thank you so much in doing this favour!! Truly appreciated!! My name is Silvia and I could be reached at spy_silvia@hotmail.com Thank you once again :D

Hi 酥芙蕾, Thanks for doing the favor :) I will let you know if I haven't heard from the restaurant on Tuesday.