Bostich

French bistro with a Swiss accent on Ludwigkirchstraße: oysters, Zürcher Geschnetzeltes with rösti and crêpes Suzette flambéed at the table.

"Bostich" is one of the songs that made the Swiss band Yello famous in the early eighties, and there is a bit of Switzerland in the kitchen too. Yllnora Semsedini and Simon Bühler, who also run the Torbar in Mitte, opened the bistro on Ludwigkirchstraße in summer 2023. Outside, wicker chairs line the pavement close together; inside there are white tablecloths, pistachio-green walls, chandeliers and stucco modelled on lobsters and oysters. Bühler sourced antique furniture plus silverware and china from old French grand hotels for it.

The cooking is French with a Swiss accent. The menu opens with the seafood bar: oysters, plateau de fruits de mer, shrimp cocktail and caviar, followed by œufs mimosa with truffle, escargots, moules à la crème and beef tartare. The house speciality is Zürcher Geschnetzeltes of Brandenburg veal with rösti. The meat comes from Ojo de Agua, such as the entrecôte with café de Paris sauce, and to finish, crêpes Suzette are flambéed at the table. Wine and meat can also be bought to take home.