Hallo Berlin
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Hallo Berlin was a restaurant at 626 Tenth Avenue between West 44th and 45th Streets in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of New York City. It consisted of a beer garden restaurant and a street cart. They served authentic German beer and cuisine like frankfurters, sauerkraut, potato pancakes, red cabbage, spätzle, wursts and other foods.{{cite news|url=http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2006/04/19/street_eats_hal.php|title=Street Eats: Hallo Berlin|publisher=Gothamist|date=April 19, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061019224611/http://www.gothamist.com/archives/2006/04/19/street_eats_hal.php|archive-date=October 19, 2006}}{{cite news|url=http://www.nypress.com/19/30/food/cheapeats.cfm|publisher=New York Press|author=Kari Milchman|title=Cheap Eats:Hallo Berlin|access-date=November 15, 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014184342/http://www.nypress.com/19/30/food/cheapeats.cfm|archive-date=October 14, 2007}} Hallo Berlin's motto was: "New York's wurst restaurant."{{cite news|url=http://nymag.com/listings/restaurant/hallo_berlin/index.html|title=Hallo Berlin – Hell's Kitchen Restaurant Guide|access-date=November 15, 2006|work=New York}} The owners announced the restaurant's closure in June 2017.{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170814/hells-kitchen-clinton/le-prive-10th-avenue-french-creole-restaurant-hallo-berlin-closing/|title=Manhattan's First French-Creole Restaurant Opening on 10th Ave., Owner Says|website=DNAinfo New York|access-date=2018-04-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180501004541/https://www.dnainfo.com/new-york/20170814/hells-kitchen-clinton/le-prive-10th-avenue-french-creole-restaurant-hallo-berlin-closing/|archive-date=2018-05-01|url-status=dead}}[https://www.facebook.com/HalloBerlin44st/photos/a.379466825405395.95473.117301464955267/1582544758430923/?type=3&theater "Hallo Berlin on 10th Ave permanently closed"], Hallo Berlin, Facebook, 8 June 2017
There was also an outlet in Conklin, New York. The restaurants were operated by Rolf Babiel until his death in October 2009,[http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/death_notices/2009/10/25/2009-10-25_sun_1025_death_notices.html New York Daily News] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091028000820/http://www.nydailynews.com/ny_local/death_notices/2009/10/25/2009-10-25_sun_1025_death_notices.html |date=2009-10-28 }} Rolf Babiel death notice and his wife and sons.
Hallo Berlin's pushcart was located on 54th Street and Fifth Avenue in Manhattan. In 2004, New York magazine named it one of four "best power lunches" in the city.{{cite news|url=http://nymag.com/urban/guides/bestofny/food/04/powerlunch.htm|work=New York|date=March 22, 2004|title=Best Power Lunch – Best of New York 2004}} It was also awarded the Vendy Award in 2005, ranking first among New York City's street food vendors.{{cite web|url=http://streetvendor.org/public_html/staticpages/index.php?page=20051021224336800|title=Street Vendor Project – Vendy Awards 2005 Finalists|publisher=Urban Justice|access-date=November 15, 2006 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20061010002208/http://streetvendor.org/public_html/staticpages/index.php?page=20051021224336800 |archive-date = October 10, 2006}}
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External links
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Category:Beer gardens in the United States
Category:Drinking establishments in New York City
Category:Defunct drinking establishments in Manhattan
Category:Food trucks in New York City
Category:Defunct German restaurants in the United States
Category:German-American culture in New York City
Category:Hell's Kitchen, Manhattan
Category:Defunct European restaurants in Manhattan
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