The Einstein Stammhaus is the original Einstein café, operating since 1978 in a 19th-century villa on the Kurfürstenstrasse in Schöneberg — a neighbourhood that the mid-20th century destroyed and the late 20th century quietly rebuilt. The café occupies the villa's ground floor and garden, maintaining the Viennese Kaffeehaus model with a conviction that the city's more fashionable alternatives tend to abandon after a few years of operation. The Wiener Schnitzel is the benchmark; the afternoon cake selection is serious; the newspaper rack is kept current. Arrive in the afternoon when the light through the garden windows is correct.
Schöneberg, Berlin, Germany