British food in Berlin: where to find a roast, a cuppa and a jar of Marmite

Berlin will feed you schnitzel, currywurst and a hundred kinds of bread. A full English, a proper roast with Yorkshires and a decent bacon butty are another matter. Here's what we found, and checked, for 2026.

The short version

• Sunday roast: St Bart in Kreuzberg has the best-known roast in town [2].
• Fish and chips: Der Fischladen in Prenzlauer Berg serves it wrapped in newspaper [3].
• Afternoon tea: the Bel Etage at the Hotel Adlon, by the Brandenburg Gate [4].
• The footie: The Lir, the Blarney Pub, the Kilkenny at Hackescher Markt and a few others show the Premier League [1].
• Groceries: Broken English in Kreuzberg imports British cereals, biscuits, tea and more, and delivers through Wolt [5].

Pound conversions use the Bank of England spot rate of 5 November 2026 (£1 = EUR 1.2002).

A proper cuppa

The first shock for many Brits is the tea. German supermarkets lean towards herbal and fruit teas, and black tea is often sold loose or in weak, fancy bags. Water in Berlin is hard, so a kettle descaler is your friend.

Your options:

• Bring it with you. Most Brits arrive with a suitcase of PG Tips or Yorkshire Tea. Tea bags are light, and nobody at the border cares.
• Buy imported. Broken English lists tea among its categories [5], and online British shops ship to Germany.
• Go posh. Afternoon tea at the Bel Etage in the Hotel Adlon Kempinski on Unter den Linden is the full scones-and-sandwiches affair [4]. It isn't cheap, but nothing in the shadow of the Brandenburg Gate is.

Milk works differently too: fresh milk (Frischmilch) is in the chiller, while the long-life H-Milch sits on the shelves. For tea, go for Frischmilch with 3.5% fat if you want it to taste like home.

Sunday roasts and fry-ups

St Bart is a gastropub on Graefestraße, in one of Kreuzberg's prettiest corners by the Landwehr Canal. The Infatuation compared it to London's St John and said it draws in "homesick Brits, locals, and anglophiles" [2]. Its own site lists the kitchen open from 18:00 on weekdays and from 13:00 on Sundays, though it gives two different Sunday closing times, so check before you go, and book for a group [6]. It's at the pricier end of Berlin pub food [2].

German roasts are a different beast. A Sunday Braten usually means pork with crackling, dumplings and red cabbage, rather than roast potatoes and Yorkshire puddings. Lovely, but not the same, so manage your expectations.

The full English is the hardest one. Many Berlin brunch spots do eggs, bacon and beans, but continental bacon is thinner and smokier than back bacon, and black pudding is rare. We couldn't verify a dedicated full English café open in 2026, so we're not naming one. If you know a good one, tell us.

Pubs showing the football

Berlin's "British" pubs are mostly Irish, and that's where you'll find the Premier League. A local walking-tour site checked these in August 2026 [1]:

• The Lir, near S Bellevue: football, rugby and "other events" on a large HD screen, plus Champions League and Bundesliga highlights [1]. It's one of the few that also shows rugby.
• Blarney Pub, Methfesselstraße in Kreuzberg: publishes a dated list of the fixtures it shows, including the Premier League, and opens early for some early games [1].
• Kilkenny Irish Pub, in the S-Bahn arches at Hackescher Markt: several big screens for the Premier League, the European competitions and the Bundesliga, with food until 23:00 [1].
• The Irish Pub Berlin, by the Uber Arena in Friedrichshain: Bundesliga, Premier League, Champions League and Europa League [1].
• Belushi's Alexanderplatz: promotes Premier League and Champions League coverage [1].

Remember Berlin is an hour ahead of the UK, so the Saturday 15:00 games that the UK can't broadcast live aren't a problem here: German pubs can show them. Ring ahead for big derbies, as the screens fill up fast. Our guide to British life in Berlin has more on clubs and where Brits gather.

British shops and groceries

Broken English, at Arndtstraße 29 in Kreuzberg, is Berlin's British grocer, selling cereals, biscuits, tea, chutneys, chilled and frozen goods, beer and cider [5]. When we checked its Wolt delivery listing in November 2026, Weetabix was EUR 4.70 (about £3.90) for 430 g, Scott's Porage Oats EUR 7.60 (about £6.30) a kilo and Alpen EUR 6.95 (about £5.80), with some lines sold out [5]. Delivery runs from 11:15 to 17:30 on weekdays and until 15:30 on Saturdays; it's closed on Sundays [5]. Expect to pay roughly double UK prices for imported goods, which is the price of a taste of home.

Beyond that:

• Big supermarkets such as Kaufland and the larger REWE stores often have an international shelf, where you might find shortbread, Heinz products or a lonely jar of Marmite. Stock comes and goes, so we wouldn't promise anything.
• Online British shops ship to Germany, though delivery costs and post-Brexit customs rules have made ordering from the UK pricier. Parcels from the UK can attract German import VAT and handling fees, so check the total before you click.
• Bring it back. Many Brits fill the suitcase after every trip home. Within the EU rules on personal imports, tea, Marmite, biscuits and chocolate are fine; meat and dairy products from the UK are not allowed in your luggage.

Christmas, Marmite and other cravings

Marmite and PG Tips. Not listed in the parts of Broken English's online shop we could see [5], and other categories, such as tea, chocolate and tins, weren't expanded when we looked. Ask them, or stock up on trips home.

Christmas pudding and mince pies. These are seasonal, and they're the item Brits miss most in December. Check Broken English from November, order online early, or carry one back. Germany will console you with Stollen, Lebkuchen and Glühwein at the Christmas markets, which open in late November.

Crumpets, pork pies and proper sausages. Few and far between. Some Berlin butchers will make a British-style sausage if you ask nicely, and plenty of Brits learn to make crumpets at home.

Bacon. German Speck and Bacon are streaky and smoked. For something closer to back bacon, try a good butcher (Metzgerei) and ask for Kasseler, cured pork loin, sliced thin.

Prices, tips and manners

• Tipping: round up or add about 5 to 10% in restaurants and say the total when you pay, rather than leaving coins on the table.
• Cash: many pubs and cafés now take cards, but some still don't. Carry some euros.
• Sundays: shops are shut, so do your British shopping by Saturday. Our guide to Sundays, quiet hours and German house rules explains why.

Know a pub with a decent roast that we've missed? Share it in our community group for Brits in Germany, and we'll check it for the next update.

Sources

1. Walk of Berlin: Where to watch football in Berlin (venues checked 27 August 2026)
2. The Infatuation: St Bart (3 January 2025)
3. Top10 Berlin: Der Fischladen (updated July 2026)
4. Hotel Adlon Kempinski: restaurants and bars
5. Wolt: Broken English, Berlin (checked November 2026)
6. St. Bart Pub

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