HEDON.BERLIN POP UP - Berlin

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Since I’ve heard the rumors that Jonas Merold (Restaurant Merold), Tarek Nixon (Milkpunch Boys) and Namid Samawat (Chicago Williams BBQ) teamed up for a culinary pop-up restaurant called Hedon I was hyped. I had to go there on their opening day with another Hedonist friend. So we got the whole tasting menu as a shared concept and all of the 10 different cocktails.

Folks who have been to Restaurant Merold might find some dishes they already know, but Jonas did improve, worked in some oriental influences and therefore elevated the dishes to a whole new level. As easy as the pickled vegetables: the primal carrots were due their cardamom flavor one of many highlights. Absolute highlights were the fried kale with pumpkin seed mousse, pumpkin seed crunch and pickled radish which had every texture and rich umami flavor. The lobster lahmacun which made us question every lahmacun place which doesn’t offer something similar. And the lamb ragout which was super soft, tender and full of flavor, the broth of the lamb ragout could have been a little bit more creamy but that’s the only small critic on that dish. Otherwise everything was executed on a high level and the plates went back pretty clean cause we tried to get every bit of the sauce with the bread. The drinks, knowing the Milkpunch boys, were also pretty nice. I personally liked the Gin and also the Sake Cocktail the most.

The service was nice, and did explain everything to us and collected the feedback. Jonas himself brought us the dessert and took time to collect feedback which I really appreciate. Was it a bit chaotic and are there some things to adjust? Sure but in hindsight that it was their opening day it was a very good start and I wish they make it a permanent restaurant.

Almost ironic it opened aside of the „best bad food in town“, the first Goldies store, famous for their burgers, fries and liquid gold aka cheese sauce. Now even more people will queue up in this area.

1. Bread | Butter | Sumac
2. Kale | Pumkin Seeds | Saffron
3. Trout | Onion | Cumin
4. Pepper | Labneh | Dill
5. Vegetable | Vinegar | Herbs
6. Lahmacun | Lobster | Carrot
7. White Beans | Herbs | Baharat
8. Bread | Lamb | Yoghurt
9. Pistachios | Black Tea
10. Caramel | Rice | Miso

Foodtaste 10/10
Service 9/10
Pricyness 8/10
Worth the Money 11/10

Dolores Rauter

Supercooles Konzept, die bunten Tische und die viele Kunst (habt ihr die 3D Kunstwerke an der Decke gesehen?!) machen richtig Spaß! Drinks und Food auf hohem Niveau und dabei einfach zum wohlfühlen. War bei den Namen der Gründer ja aber auch nicht anders zu erwarten.

PS. Hebt euch unbedingt ein bisschen Platz auf für das Dessert. Der Milchreis ist göttlich!

Christina Nix

WOW......
Ich bin begeistert.
Der herzliche Empfang, das Ambiente die vielen kleinen Entdeckungen der Details, das Menü eine köstliche Auswahl zum verlieben , die Drinks...einfach nur fantastisch.
Leute das ist für mich Perfektion.....10 punkte

Susan MacKenzie

This place absolutely rocks. Excellent food, the lobster lahmacun was crazy good. The drinks were incredible (Baharat Seven shouldn't be missed!)

Benedikt Vos

zufällig vorbei gekommen, neugierig geworden, Glück gehabt, Platz bekommen und mega Abend gehabt. Drinks und Essen top. wir kommen nochmal wieder im oktober bevor es schließt 🙂 reservierung aber zu empfehlen

Tobias Fellhauer

Richtig Nice! Essen und die Drinks eine Geschmacksexplosion vom feinsten. Mega Projekt, Mega Leute! ?

Reise Heike

Ein richtiges Erlebnis! Außergewöhnliche Drinks, gehobenes Essen und coole Kunst!

Arthur Wiebe

Ziemlich stabile Angelegenheit! Drinx superb!