YAFO in Berlin

Best middle eastern restaurant in Berlin hands-down! Everything is amazing from the super friendly staff, the ambiance, the music and of course, the food. The chef, Fadi, is insanely talented and runs an amazing operation in the kitchen. I love love love this place.

Top notch hospitality and amazing food! I’ve been a couple times here and always want to come back straight after! The food is so mouth watering (big fan of the tahini and chicken). The team: 10/10 Would definitely recommend!!

Great place with yummy israel food. Must try 🤩🤩🤩

So happy we found Yafo!! The food was delicious. Great atmosphere and lovely service.

One of our favorite restaurants in Berlin. Everything is delicious!

we had perfect time with my friend. also the host was very friendly and nice❤️ we’ll visit again..

Very nice environment and very efficient and kind service. Perfectly designed menu and really tasty dishes. For me every time I go there it's always a pleasant evening, it really reflects the vibes of Kreuzberg.

Very good food in a pleasant environment with attentive staff. I can recommend every dish on the menu without hesitation.

Great lunches Lamb humus + shug = ❤️

It was great, super friendly, great food, the waitress drank with us

Had an amazing evening! Thanks Yafo

Amazing Mediterranean place with good selection of spreads mezze style. Also the chicken on the board was amazing - soft and spicy!

Delicious Middle Eastern cuisine in a casual setting. Nice team; and at the end there was even a drink on the house. Was there for the second time and can definitely recommend YAFO.

We went there for dinner on Saturday with 6 friends. oh what an experience. we had the share menu. We really had such a good meal. everything was equally tasty. the service was also super friendly. so that completes the picture

Very good food and it's just fun. If you want a quiet, sad candlelight dinner, this is of course not the place for you. Here is the energy of Berlin. Young and full of energy. You go to the second backyard into the historic factory floors. Exciting. Very friendly service! If you want to have a good time and eat very well at the same time, you have to go to Yafo. Since it is very popular, it is better to reserve a table in advance. Great!

Best Eastern Mediterranean food I've had in a long time! Among other things, a fantastic Schug!

Yafo is my favorite place in Berlin It is the perfect place for a drink and dining Mezza plate and brule Feta is my Addiction ! Love the vibe, the food, the music and highly recommending

Amazing experience, Delicious food! The service was the highlight of my visit, staff really makes sure you have amazing evening.

I was recommended to go to Yafo by my close friend and had the best time. The staff is very attentive and fun, food amazingly delicious. please visit and try the fried zucchini!

It was a lovely atmosphere, staff was so lovely and the food was amazing!

Delicious food, super kind and pleasant service! I will come back for sure

Lovely small place with a small but super tasty menu. Ideal for a date or friends & family

Super tasty food! Perfect flavor combinations really fantastic. Feast menu shared dinner is highly recommended.

Walk down sonnenallee and find something worthwhile. Overall a pretty bad experience. The food is below average (saying a lot in Berlin), the pita was stale, the veggie options flavourless, the meat dishes dry and overcooked. There are infinitely better options for middle eastern cuisine in this city. Also wildly horrifically overpriced. The service was average, not notable not bad

Exceptionally good service, great food and a very nice atmosphere! Love the store 😍

This was easily the best dinner we had in Berlin. The staff was amazing and their recommendations did not disappoint. Great food, drinks, and atmosphere.

one of my favorite spots in berlin, the chicken and the creme brulee chili feta are insane!

Fabulous Mediterranean restaurant with a huge selection of vegetarian options! The drinks were fantastic & the vibe was simplistic, yet eclectic! I would definitely return again. Dogs allowed in the restaurant as well 😊

Went to dinner with several colleagues last night. Great location, food very interesting. We particularly enjoyed the baked or fried cauliflower. Gladly again.

Perfect late dinner on a quiet Sunday evening. Beautiful food and great service, especially Tal was so lovely.

Food great, barmaid from Argentina flop

A wonderful place. Very, very tasty food and a very special atmosphere with loving, personal service. The music is great. We've had several great evenings there and it wasn't the last!

Our second time visiting in a year. Perhaps we romanticized our first visit a year back or perhaps we paid better attention to our food this second time. We ordered challah (warm, soft, perfect starter) with tomato salsa (good accompaniment), hummus (good but not unique), roasted root salad (not memorable), and feta chili brulee (good hot notes of chili but dry and boring). The lamb main dish was very flavorful and gooey but you could have told me it was NOT lamb and I would have believed it. Fortunately, the aubergine carpaccio (perfectly smoky and great with the bread) and the chicken main dish (roasted, juicy) saved the evening. The red wine selection of 4 is mediocre and best to avoid, though we did pick a bottle... perhaps stick with beer. The service is typical by Berlin standards, and the ambience is good for date night as well as small group of friends. Mostly vegetarian. For for us, the bill was 147 euros w/o tip.

We had a nice evening. The food was delicious and varied. There are many vegetarian options. The challah was super delicious! The Feta Brûlée was also very tasty, but way too spicy. The service was good, the ambience was nice too. However, the acoustics are bad and you can't have a good conversation.

I was there for dinner and everything was delicious without exception. Definitely coming back! The backyard is also wonderful for a warm summer night.

Great food, great service, great atmosphere. We ordered the middle feast, which includes mezze, main courses and dessert, all to share. It's a lot of food, but it's worth it because everything is delicious. The team is very friendly and it has a general Tel Aviv vibe.

Venue is gorgeous and with a quiet and big terrace. Food is delicious and tasty: we took cauliflower, eggplant (loved it!) and lebneh. Staff was lovely. Would also recommend it for a date 😊 Credit card accepted.

The Yafo team always delivers on food, service and general good vibes. My go to for middle eastern food in Berlin - and they really never disappoint.

Yafo has the most incredible Middle Eastren food in Berlin. Besides the delicious food, the atmosphere and the service are amazing. Highly recommend! Side note: I was having hard time to find good Tahini in Berlin and after asking where they get their Tahini from, they were so so nice and gave me some raw Tahini to take with me home!

Nice atmosphere and chill time.

best humus I ate in a western country

We had a wonderful evening at Yafo's yesterday... I especially liked their own wine ;)

As a pregnant woman, I found so many options. Very tasty and good. I will come back.

The Yafo has weakened a lot. Prices absolutely overpriced for a salad that consisted of 3 lettuce leaves and 2 peach wedges. We really enjoyed going there a year ago, but unfortunately we were very disappointed with the food this time. We won't go there again and therefore don't recommend it!

A must go restaurant if you want to have a different experience in Berlin or if you just miss home 🏡

Great and authentic place, courteous service and really great food. It is recommended to take time and enjoy the atmosphere

Great service and excellent food.

Delicious food and great atmosphere and service🧡

Leider hat das neue Restaurant sehr abgebaut. Essen überteuert und leider geschmacklich eine reine Katastrophe. Der Spring Salat bestand aus ein paar Blättern Salat mit ein bisschen Parmesan, ohne richtiges Dressing. Für 14€ ein absoluter Hammer. Das Pita Brot kostet auch extra. Wir waren regelmäßig im alten Yafo gewesen, damals ein Geheimtipp und leckeres Essen. Die neue Location ist überhaupt nicht vergleichbar. Wir werden leider nicht mehr im Yafo essen.

The place is amazing and the food is excellent . The service is super and they accommodate every demand. We will definitely be coming again if in Berlin

One of the best restaurants in Berlin

Highly recommended! Fabulous food and great atmosphere

Amazing food and a great team, highly recommended :)

Best place I had food in the area. For sure will return

One of the best restaurants in Berlin

Great atmosphere, nice people, excellent food & drinks Highly recommended

The food was incredible and so were the vibe and amazing service It was a friend's birthday and the staff was so sweet and kept bringing on the treats Bonus is that you could stay in the outdoor area even past 22h because there are no neighbours 🥳🤘

stunning. tasty. We will absolutely be back

Wow!!! Nice place and great food. I highly recommend this restaurant. Thx guys 🙏

Best Mediterranean food and experience! Service is very welcoming and the owner is very nice.

Delicious food, especially to share amongst a group of friends. The sharing experience is as much a part of it as anything else. Lovely courtyard space too!

I ate the roasted cauliflower. It was really excellent but I only ate the "main" on the lunch menu, without the mezze or lemonade and I was still billed for the entire menu (main, mezze and lemonade): (I thought I would only pay for what I ate...

Food tasted good, but value for money was just ok. Chairs in the outdoor area are uncomfortable, more of a beer garden feel.

Went in for lunch last Friday while visiting from out of town. The food was fantastic and the service was warm and friendly. Would recommend.

Great and delicious, thank you very much for the great evening (:

Wowzers 🔥🎆 I have been wanting to go to Yafo for ages since moving to Berlin two years ago, my parents and I finally went last night and everything was so perfect. The flavours were absolutely great from each dish. Hummus to lamb, chicken to freshly baked bread and not to mention the fresh cucumber mocktails we enjoyed. The service was off the chain, waitresses were attentive and sharp, and the manager even served us with so much kindness and genuine interest. Cherry on top? Amazing playlist and speakers to match the beats 😍 we were dancing all dinner long! Thank you Yafo, compliments to the chef, you are a genius! We will be dreaming of that meal for a good while. The location is nestled in between the Kreuzberg craziness, in an intimate courtyard, candlelight dinner and cozy decor to match.

Five of us spontaneously went by on Friday evening and had a fantastic evening. We had everything vegan on the menu and were extremely happy with both the food and the drinks! We will be back

The atmosphere is charming, young vibe with mature taste. The service was exceptionally attentive and very pleasant, made you feel at home in an instant. And that’s even before the food…wow! A mix of authentic original dishes with a twist that makes you feel happy with what you’d expect but still surprises you with something new! We especially love the zucchini dish, the chicken, the mezze, the feta & salad too! The cocktails make you feel like it’s a fancy party and the food makes you feel at a chefs earthy home.

I've been coming to Yafo for years, even regularly at the old location. I even spent the New Year's Eve before last there. Unfortunately, the price-performance ratio is no longer justified. While a pita bread cost €1 a few months ago, it now costs twice as much. So last night we spent a whopping €10 on pita bread. Signature dishes like tomato salad no longer exist. The portion sizes are tiny. I alone paid €60. Wow. We also paid 5 (!) additional euros because we asked for more pickled vegetables. In the six years that I have been coming to Yafo and recommending it to all my friends, this has never happened. €5 for a tiny portion of pickled cabbage. Mind you, without any notice from the service staff, it was simply on the bill. Unfortunately, I didn’t like the “Yafo Orange” cocktail either. Where there used to be a whole cauliflower, there is now half a cauliflower with a dollop of sauce. When I asked for more sauce because the ratio was absolutely wrong - you guessed it - I had to pay an extra €5. The hummus isn't what it used to be either. The portion here is also tiny and recently topped with a walnut cream, which is not mentioned anywhere on the menu. I do not want. Plus chickpeas in their sauce on top instead of olive oil. The first time I had to leave half the portion behind. Such a shame. Where did the old hummus go? It is also extremely loud, so much so that you literally have to shout at each other. This is partly due to the acoustics and partly due to the terribly loud music. Unfortunately, after yesterday's experience, this will be my last time here.

Food is delicious!! Staff are very friendly.

Fine, unusual dishes in a beautiful Berlin courtyard.

Weak, not very authentic food, substandard service! Even after complaining, there was only one snippy comment... therefore 0 stars for the service! That can't compensate for the nice backyard ambience. Never again!

We have come twice to Yafo already, once for food and drinks. The atmosphere is cozy, and the food is good, but the prices are a bit too much considering the quantity. Aperol spritz for 10€ feels a bit exaggerated.

Everything tasted incredibly delicious, the waitresses were attentive and friendly and the ambience outside was a 10/10!

Delicious! Almost all dishes could be adapted for vegans. Great location, very nice staff and a great selection of wine.

Amazing good, nice atmosphere and great staff!!!

Amazing food and very good, english speaking service!

Very friendly staff, chairs sometimes wobble a bit, but that's less of a problem. The food is super delicious and I can recommend every single dish. :) E

Overhyped. Food was nothing special, little taste. Far too expensive for that and the service was semi-friendly. Nice atmosphere though.

Best hummus in Berlin, friendly service

Very nice food and drinks in beautiful Berlin backyard atmosphere. Lots of tasty veggie options on the menu.

Excellent food, wonderful service. I recommend the baked couliflower.

Nice backyard atmosphere, especially on a balmy summer night, friendly staff. Food was so-so, hummus wasn't seasoned enough, but the feta casserole was very salty and spicy. The best were the eggplant and the cauliflower, nice and buttery. Very simple, small and nothing green about it. The music was at club volume for stretches. You should be able to speak English.

Very tasty food and very friendly service, nice atmosphere.

We had a wonderful dinner. The team was very welcoming and helpful in explaining the dishes and wine selection. Everything was prepared and served with attention to detail. The quality and taste of everything we had were simply great. The ambiance in one of Berlin's typical backyards in Kreuzberg is great. We are definitely looking forward to repeating this experience. P.S.: If you don't want to lose that carpet hanging on one of the walls, you should address the moth problem.

try it out, the vibes are mad good

We’ve finally managed to go to Yafo and were not disappointed. Even though the service seemed slow we managed to be in and out for lunch within 30 minutes. Lunch menu for 15€ is perfect and was almost too much for us. You can choose between 6 mains and 3 sides, plus pita and lemonade. Great deal! We will be back!

According to the website it opens at 11:30 a.m. but unfortunately you are sent away again at 11:40 a.m

The decor was beautiful, the staff and bartender were super nice, the chicken, breads, dips and eggplant dishes were delicious!

Ok food, good service, expensive, and such an awful atmosphere. It’s so loud - the music and the crowded tables super close to each other make it impossible to hear or be heard

I really liked Yafo’s old location near Odessa bar but also enjoy the new setting. Fantastic food and great atmosphere, we set at the bar and it was very comfortable for dinner and easy to book.

Very nice service with delicious Israeli food. Good atmosphere, you just have to like the loud music.

Where to start.... we dined in Yafo two times in 2023 winter and summer. Let's start with the service. What is going on? Is this a theater play...an acting school... hard to answer. Are you training your waiters to "act" during service in an extremely accommodative, phony and uncomfortable way? The non stop festival of superficial politeness was very strange and weird. So, I recommend if you would like to experience some method acting. Classic dishes are fine, such as Hummus. On the other hand tastier versions can be found in Kberg easily with better price/performance ratios. The portions are small or very small for the prices unfortunately. As I remember there was beetroot carpaccio on the menu, which was sad. We loved the orange wine (overpriced, but ok). The highlight of our night was the bartender, who was very sweet and talkative and the only person of the personnel from that evening who was authentic. Hope you are still there..

Great food in a very nice environment

Basically a nice, but not special place. One wonders why it is now completely normal that you can only get a menu in English, and why you are no longer even understood in your own language, let alone allowed to order. This is really incredibly arrogant, brash and not hip at all. What about non-English speaking people? Are they simply excluded in their own country? The map is very small. The food is tasty, but not particularly fancy. The price/performance ratio doesn't fit at all. A very high price for very small portions. Not even the pita is included (costs €2.00 per piece), which isn't on the menu either. For a 0.1 l wine you pay an overpriced €8.00 or €9.00 (the amount cannot be seen on the menu either!). Overall, disappointing! Unfortunately not again.

Grundsätzlich ein netter, aber kein besonderer Ort. Man fragt sich ja, warum es inzwischen völlig normal ist, dass man eine Karte nur noch auf English bekommt, man in seiner eigenen Landessprache nicht mal mehr verstanden wird, geschweige denn bestellen darf. Das ist wirklich eine unglaublich arrogante, dreiste und überhaupt nicht hippe Art. Was ist mit nicht englisch sprechenden Leuten? Die werden dann einfach mal im eigenen Land ausgegrenzt? Die Karte ist sehr klein. Das Essen ist lecker, aber nicht besonders ausgefallen. Das Preis-/Leistungsverhältnis passt überhaupt nicht. Für sehr kleine Portionen ein sehr hoher Preis. Nicht mal das Pita ist inbegriffen (kostet 2,00 € ! Pro Stück), was auch nicht auf der Karte steht. Für einen 0,1 l Wein zahlt man überteuerte 8,00 bzw. 9,00 € (Menge übrigens auch nicht aus der Karte erkennbar!). Insgesamt dann doch enttäuschend! Leider nicht wieder.

Very nice evening. Great location with very good food and service. Even though we were extremely late, everyone was really friendly. Highly Recommended

I recently dined at Yafo and had an amazing experience. The service was super friendly, the food was fantastic, and the ambiance was fun and lively. Highly recommend for a memorable dining experience!

Very pleasant atmosphere and very tasty cuisine. However, during the last visit, 2 out of 6 options were missing from the menu. Unfortunately, the service did not offer any alternatives and unfortunately did not respond to requests.

Everything was super aromatic, unfortunately there was a whole piece of chocolate in the mousse. But it was refunded by the waitress. Unfortunately, grilled feta was cold.