The culinary strip on Kantstraße that features the peerless Chinese institution Good Friends is also home to Dao, a Thai restaurant that’s a cut above other joints in town. Though its interior is basic, its kitchen churns out dishes full of gorgeous flavors: fried tofu leaves filled with pork, and a roasted fish with sour mango salad are among the excellently-seasoned offerings from its vast menu, which also includes three pages of untranslated “specials” for the pros.

Daos’ alert staff eagerly help the uninitiated comb through their Khana (Thai broccoli), Yentafo or Suki-sauce, though let it be said that most of the eatery’s loyal customers need no such prodding.