Berlin’s mash of cultures has made international food more common than homegrown German grub. Much like the holy döner, Asian food has pervaded the Berlin palate, but quantity is no guarantee of quality and the sprawl of sub-standard Asian joints testifies to that.

Avoiding those red noodle boxes is one thing but finding some top-notch Oriental tidbits requires persistence. Transit sets the record straight with its tapas-esque angle on Thai/Indonesian fusion. The meat quotient here is high, but there are enough less digestively taxing vegi dishes to appease the light lunch brigade.