Berlin65

I thought jelly donuts were an American thing, but apparently it’s also a German thing at @berlin65_ig. The Berliner ($8++) is a fairly hefty donut that’s stuffed with your filling of choice. Choose from apricot jam, strawberry jam or a vanilla banana custard that oozes out of the hol-I prefer not to speak. If I speak I will be in big trouble. And I don’t want to be in big trouble.⠀
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Anyway, the Berliner may look laughably simple, but there’s more to it than meets the eye. The insides are doughy yet airy, with a charming chewiness & fabulous fluffiness, but the exterior is the most peculiar of all. It’s a layer of crispiness that shatters to give way to the fluffiness of the donut, and it’s almost like Berlin65 took a donut and tanghulu’d it. It’s incredibly satisfying texturally, and combined with the sweet & sour apricot jam that’s been pumped in, this is a deliciously fructose filled dessert that will absolutely sate any sweet tooth.⠀
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If Berlin65 started selling these Berliners in boxes of half dozens to the plentitude of surrounding offices, they’d be rolling in the dough. Thank you for inviting us, @berlin65_ig & @scalecollab.sg!

If you like your meat long & strong, then @berlin65_ig has something for you. The Mixed Beef & Lamb Adana kebabs ($26++) continue the Turkish trend here, with one stick of beef kebab & one stick of lamb kebab, and are very simply complemented by basmati rice & a couple of sauces. Both of them were seasoned & spiced sufficiently with a distinctly Turkish spice blend that includes cumin, thyme & za’atar, and both kebabs were tender & easy to chew.⠀
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Surprisingly enough, both of us preferred the lamb to the beef. The lamb was juicier and just ever so slightly more tender, and thanks to the spice mixture, the natural gaminess of the lamb is well suppressed. The beef kebab isn’t too shabby either, but the lamb kebab certainly has it beat.⠀
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And now finally we have something German but not quite German: Currywurst ($22++). This long pork sausage is drizzled in curry and served with fries. German curry & our Singaporean curry are completely different species, as the curry in the Currywurst a lot more like subtly spicy tomato relish. It’s definitely something different, but I definitely could appreciate it, especially when it’s appreciated between swigs of pilsner off of @berlin65_ig beer tap.⠀
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Thank you for having us, @berlin65_ig & @scalecollab.sg!

(SPONSORED INVITE) With a name like Berlin65, I was fully expecting @berlin65_ig to showcase German cuisine front and center. Instead, the menu is decidedly much more Turkish in nature, and one of the waitstaff explained to us that @berlin65_ig was recreating the German street food in Berlin. As it turns out, the street food scene in Berlin is mostly Turkish due to the large number of Turkish immigrants living in Berlin.⠀
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Speaking of flatbread, The 1972 Berlin Original is a titan of a sandwich with what looks like an entire chicken that’s spit roasted shoved in between two halves of flatbread. Some bits of chicken were marvellously moist & juicy, while some bits were hard like a shard. There seems to be a bit of uneven cooking going on with the chicken, but nothing deal breaking thanks to the savoury garlic yogurt spread that keeps everything lubricated. This is also an incredibly messy sandwich that requires both hands due to how stuffed it is, and taking a bite results in all the chicken getting blown out the back. It would be awesome if they put The 1972 into a pita pocket instead, so that the prodigious fillings wouldn’t go everywhere with every bite.
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At the end of the day, when it comes to getting that bread, Berlin65 is an expert at it. Thank you for the invite, @berlin65_ig & @scalecollab.sg!

(SPONSORED INVITE) With a name like Berlin65, I was fully expecting @berlin65_ig to showcase German cuisine front and center. Instead, the menu is decidedly much more Turkish in nature, and one of the waitstaff explained to us that @berlin65_ig was recreating the German street food in Berlin. As it turns out, the street food scene in Berlin is mostly Turkish due to the large number of Turkish immigrants living in Berlin.⠀
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As with any middle eastern culture, the meal starts with hummus ($14++). Berlin65’s hummus is smooth, savoury and simple, and the addition of blistered tomatoes gave the hummus sour bursts to break up the monotony. The tahini added lashings of extra savouriness which wasn’t strictly needed, but still welcome nonetheless. Of course you gotta order some Turkish Flatbread ($4.50++), how else are you gonna have hummus?⠀
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At the end of the day, when it comes to getting that bread, Berlin65 is an expert at it. Thank you for the invite, @berlin65_ig & @scalecollab.sg!

❤️Turkish Flatbread (S$4.50) - fluffy flat bread with Garlic Yogurt and Pickled Chilis (very interesting stuff!)

The 1972 Berlin Original (S$18) - HUGEEEE sandwich made with grilled chicken🐔 packed with vegetables and homemade Tomato Chili Sauce, Garlic Yogurt✨ So so good 😊👍