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From autumn 2000 to May 2003, the small restaurant ISSAN was located on Unter den Linden, directly opposite the Hotel Adlon. Here, Thai cuisine and sushi found their place at the political and social heart of Berlin. Its sushi kitchen was so well regarded that the Japanese Embassy regularly sent official guests there. In 2001, the chefs of Maothai, together with the Hotel Adlon, catered the gala dinner for the first major ASEAN gathering in Berlin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With this, Thai cuisine had found its rightful place \u2014 as the only Asian restaurant on Unter den Linden, at the square before the Brandenburg Gate, where otherwise only the great international cuisines of Europe were represented.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/article>\n\n\n\n

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Welcome to ISSAN<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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ISSAN at Unter den Linden 78 at night<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Yin and Yang welcome the guests<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A view inside near the entrance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n
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Sushi and sashimi<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Sushi chef Roengchon at the counter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Sashimi in an ice igloo<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A sashimi platter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n
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Celebrating together<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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New Year\u2019s Eve 2002 \u00b7 family and friends outside ISSAN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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New Year\u2019s Eve 2002 \u00b7 sparklers at the entrance<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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A group photograph outside ISSAN<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From autumn 2000 to May 2003, the small restaurant ISSAN was located on Unter den Linden, directly opposite the Hotel Adlon. Here, Thai cuisine and sushi found their place at the political and social heart of Berlin. Its sushi kitchen was so well regarded that the Japanese Embassy regularly sent official guests there. In 2001, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_maothai_before":"Skip to content<\/a>

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