Ah yes, tripadvisor, that most reliable indicator of quality.
I have actually been to 4 of the places in that top 10 though:
- Brammibal’s sells vegan doughnuts. Don’t even think they do sandwiches?! And even if they did they’d be vegan, so immediately out.
- Zeit für Brot does great cinammon buns, but their sandwiches have never looked particularly appealing.
- Markthalle Neun is a food market which has more street food type stalls - not so much sandwiches for lunch, more if you want to get a bao bun in the evening.
The only place I’ve been to on there which is actually excellent for sandwiches is Mogg, which does mean pastrami and ‘reuben’ sandwiches.
There are a few other places in both the top 10 and top 20 that seem good but for things other than sandwiches. The only other one which might be worth checking out is Distrikt. But as with Mogg it’s a pricey independent place in the centre of the city. It really is slim pickings.
Looking through the list, and in the city in general, many of them are just similar unimaginative Italian-inspired salami/mozzarrella/tomato in a ciabatta or painfully crusty baguette. A lot of “trendy” places here also only offer vegetarian or vegan sandwiches; cos it’s Berlin, and also maybe it’s easier.
