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Berlin Culinary Tour: Gourmet Dining & History
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18 Ratings
Berlin
Join Chef Karl’s Berlin Culinary Journey for an exclusive tour and gourmet dinner, exploring history and flavors in an intimate setting. Limited spots available.
Join Chef Karl’s Berlin Culinary Journey for an exclusive tour and gourmet dinner, exploring history and flavors in an intimate setting. Limited spots available.
Duration:
5 hours
Cancellation:
24 hours
Highlights
- East Side Gallery - This renowned outdoor gallery showcases murals painted by artists on the walls after the fall, reflecting the political atmosphere of that era.
- Historischer Weihnachtsmarkt auf dem RAW-Gelände - This cluster of buildings, once a train station, is now a vibrant part of Berlin’s scene, featuring a swimming pool, climbing…
- East Side Gallery - This renowned outdoor gallery showcases murals painted by artists on the walls after the fall, reflecting the political atmosphere of that era.
- Historischer Weihnachtsmarkt auf dem RAW-Gelände - This cluster of buildings, once a train station, is now a vibrant part of Berlin’s scene, featuring a swimming pool, climbing wall, liquor store, and numerous nightclubs and restaurants.
- Oberbaum Bridge - Once a lookout for those attempting to flee the East, it suffered significant damage during the war. Discover the story behind its stunning restoration.
- Spree - This famous river and its flood prevention system offer some of the most picturesque and Instagram-worthy views in Berlin.
- Dirschauer Straße - Explore the history of 1920 when the street was developed post-World War I. One side remained intact while the other was partially destroyed in the second war. Visit an apartment that still retains its original form today.
What's Included
- Dinner
- Alcoholic beverages
- A Personal Tour of East Berlin
- Dinner
- Alcoholic beverages
- A Personal Tour of East Berlin
What's Not Included
- Tips
- Tips
Additional Information
Dinner at 8:00, Tour at 6:30. 2026 Now on Sale: The Chef Tours experience is available exclusively during the summer. This immersive journey offers a uniquely personal culinary adventure in Berlin, combining gourmet dining with cultural and historical exploration. Limited to six guests, the experience begins with a guided walk through East Berlin’s…
Dinner at 8:00, Tour at 6:30. 2026 Now on Sale: The Chef Tours experience is available exclusively during the summer. This immersive journey offers a uniquely personal culinary adventure in Berlin, combining gourmet dining with cultural and historical exploration. Limited to six guests, the experience begins with a guided walk through East Berlin’s Friedrichshain neighborhood, featuring iconic landmarks such as the Berlin Wall and the Oberbaumbrücke. Chef Karl Wilder’s personal insights enrich the tour’s storytelling. The highlight is a private four-course dinner in a 1920s East German apartment, paired with fine wines and featuring seasonal, locally sourced ingredients. Chef Wilder’s award-winning expertise and focus on Berlin’s culinary heritage make this a unique, summer-only adventure for food and culture enthusiasts.
- Guests must be 18 or older to consume alcohol.
Location
Warschauer Straße
Stand in front of the Starbucks and you will meet your Chef.
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Customer Ratings
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(18 Ratings)
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John_w
Oct 22, 2025
Amazing Experience! Highly Recommend! - Chef Karl Wilder was simply fantastic with every detail of this very unique experience! A wonderful tour through his neighborhood. It’s one thing to learn history but to learn it through the experiences of Chef Karl’s family and childhood friends was just profound.
And the meal! Wow! Every course was better than the one before. The company, the wine, the food!
And, finally, Milou. He stole my heart and we bonded in the little time together. Not to mention he is a great guide himself!
Can’t say enough good things about this experience and Chef Karl. Skip a touristy restaurant one evening and choose Chef Karl instead! You won’t regret it.
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Rajsk4778pa
Oct 21, 2025
Perfect way to spend an evening In Berlin - This is an exceptional tour, it's a little different to how most food tours run, but the experience is genius. Karl takes you on a very personal journey in this cool part of Berlin, highlighting interesting stories which relate way back to his childhood. From the unique images of the Berlin wall to the area's activist nature all is revealed in a very fun way.
After indulging in the areas history and culture, we then head back to Chef Karl's cozy apartment to indulge in a meal of several courses! Highlights included a delicious pastry and meat dish and gorgeous home made fried chicken! Good dinner chat with Karl and the guests and a very nice way to spend a night in Berlin.
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Robertrw9001um
Oct 6, 2025
A Delightful and Entertaining Evening in the Bohemian Part of Berlin - Chef Karl is a delightful host, as well as an informative tour guide of a less touristy part of Berlin. Before dinner, we took a stroll in the Kreuzberg area with Karl and his cute dog. Karl pointed out and gave the history of several unique spots in this bohemian area that, as tourists, we would have never discovered.
Afterwards, we went to Karl's apartment for the dinner. He had prepared several cheese and starter dishes which we enjoyed with a very good bottle of wine. (I believe Karl is a sommelier, although I am not sure. Regardless, Karl really knows his wine!)
The dinner consisted of several dishes, all of which were excellent and too much for us to eat. And, during the dinner we had a delightful conversation with Karl who has led a very interesting life. But, I'll let Karl tell each of you about that.
We thoroughly enjoyed the entire evening a strongly suggest that you have a memorable dinner with Karl and his dog.
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Rima_z
Sep 22, 2025
It was wonderful ! Great... - It was wonderful ! Great company and great food. We walked around East Berlin and Chef Karl gave us history. What made it extra great was the personal history he has of the city.
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Bob_from_brooklyn
Sep 22, 2025
Unique, delicious, unforgettable - Chef Karl, also detective novelist Karl, actor Karl and probably many more Karls) is one of a kind. A master storyteller with a sonorous voice, he regaled us with history and personal stories — including smuggling food and supplies into East Berlin as a four-year-old! When we’d had enough history, he and Coco served us a beautifully prepared dinner of homemade charcuterie - the goose liver pate was a standout—, blini, a salad composed of vegetables he’d grown himself (Farmer Karl?) and not-German-but-delicious Southern Fried Chicken, served with some of the best potatoes I’ve ever tasted. Karl is witty and charming, Milu is perfectly behaved, so dog-haters need not fear. All-in-all Chef Karl’s tour is a forgettable Berlin experience.
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Lawrence_m
Sep 8, 2025
A unique tour in Berlin - Imagine you run into an old college friend, now a gourmet chef, as you are visiting Berlin and he invites you to dinner at his apartment. But first he (and his dog Milo) want to show you parts of East Berlin that are off the "typical" tour, after which he prepares a five-coursse dinner for you. THAT is the experience you will enjoy on this tour.
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814cheryle
Aug 7, 2025
Excellent food and conversation - Karl and his sidekick Milou were a good way to spend an evening in Berlin. He look after us his guests well and the food was amazing.
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Arthurwj9101dz
Jul 22, 2025
The Best Chicken Soup: Do not miss this tour! - A member of our party was having stomach issues and asked for a menu change, resulting in some of the best chicken soup I had ever tasted.
Imagine a meal at Grandma's house cooked with love, and that is what you get when you book Chef Karl's Berlin Culinary Adventure. The 90-minute tour delves deeply into his personal family history in East Berlin. Few tourists visit the East, and that is a mistake. The area is fascinating and so unlike the western part of the city.
With Milou, the company mascot, you explore the streets, and they come alive with history.
Then the meal, in addition to the aforementioned chicken soup, we had a spicy shrimp dish, delicious jalapeno cheddar cornbread, an incredible Bulgarian salad and gumbo z’herbes with rice. Everything was wonderful.
I cannot recommend this tour more highly.
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459ameliat
Jun 7, 2025
Not to be missed experience! - Our evening with Chef Karl and his sidekick Milou was the most memorable experience we had during our visit to Berlin. He took us to parts of East Berlin that we would never have visited on our own. His firsthand knowledge of the transformation of this area from Soviet occupation to the lively youth culture it has now was illuminating.
To top it off he served us a delicious 4-course meal made entirely from scratch. For me the charcuterie, with meats he smoked himself, was the highlight of the meal but every course was delicious.
We thoroughly enjoyed our evening. The conversation we shared with him during and after the meal was very special to us. He’s led a very interesting life!
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H2605ilshaunl
May 17, 2025
Do NOT miss this experience - I live in Strasbourg and have taken Chef PJ's amazing tour in Paris. I was equally thrilled by Chef Karl. He and Milou are a team, so dog haters stay away. The menu changes daily, and it is exciting to see. I noticed in other reviews that Southern Food was mentioned, but we were French and Italian on the night of my tour. Trofe with Pesto sauce, handmade trofe with basil from his terrace. To make pasta for 6 must have taken him hours, but we ate it in minutes. A 5-star Italian Grandmother. We learned that he had a 3-year internship in Italy.
We had a leg of lamb stuffed with Rosemary and garlic, and my friends don't like lamb, but devoured this presentation.
I suppose with dessert, we did go Southern, it was a black bottom banana cream pie. And the wine was incredible.
A natural storyteller, the tour before the dinner was also wonderful.
Our next stop with be Istanbul and I promise to report on Chef Basak.
The Chef Tours is clearly the food tour company to keep an eye on.
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