Bottega Seppel

Self-built restaurant and wine bar on Giesebrechtstraße: seasonal plates for sharing, the Seppel chicken and produce from the neighbourhood and region.

Lidia and Luiz, both born in Berlin, built most of Bottega Seppel on Giesebrechtstraße themselves: charring wood, tearing down walls, laying tiles. They opened in October 2024. "Seppel" is a childhood nickname and stands for what the two want here: long evenings at a table where there is always room for one more. Outside you sit under red parasols on French bistro chairs, inside in a mustard-yellow corner between large paintings or looking into the open kitchen.

The kitchen's motto is "Simple is good". The menu changes with the seasons and is made for sharing: scallop with crispy curry leaves, arancini on basil mayonnaise, house-made ricotta with vegetables, tartare and the "Seppel Huhn", the chicken that also appears in the logo. Many ingredients come from Berlin's surroundings and the neighbourhood, from partners such as Dreesch 7, Domberger Brotwerkstatt and Maître Philippe & Filles. Seppel sees itself as restaurant and wine bar at once, so you can also just drop in for a glass.