{"id":95,"date":"2026-09-27T23:16:51","date_gmt":"2026-09-27T23:16:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-welcome-121a408.netsolhost.com\/?page_id=95"},"modified":"2026-10-17T14:11:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-17T14:11:11","slug":"maothai-issaan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/maothai.com\/?page_id=95","title":{"rendered":"ISSAAN \u00b7 Reinhardtstra\u00dfe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<article class=\"wp-block-group prose\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2013, the elegant ISSAAN was created on Reinhardtstra\u00dfe near the Reichstag, in Berlin\u2019s government quarter, thanks to the generous investment of Thomas R. It was an attempt at a new beginning. Today, a Vietnamese restaurant occupies that space.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/article>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group curated-stammhaus\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<section class=\"wp-block-group gallery-chapter\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Arriving at ISSAAN<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group curated-grid maothai-count\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/7cda8373aa4b60.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/7cda8373aa4b60.jpg\" alt=\"Reinhardtstra\u00dfe 44 \u00b7 former KanzlerEck\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Reinhardtstra\u00dfe 44 \u00b7 former KanzlerEck<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/d2ea22836ea7a9.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/d2ea22836ea7a9.jpg\" alt=\"The entrance \u00b7 2013\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The entrance \u00b7 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/4f91009db9c0c9.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/4f91009db9c0c9.jpg\" alt=\"A seated Buddha\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A seated Buddha<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group gallery-chapter\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Inside the restaurant<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group curated-grid maothai-count\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/9f6d4eba168829.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/9f6d4eba168829.jpg\" alt=\"The lower dining room\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The lower dining room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/1526877e706fbd.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/1526877e706fbd.jpg\" alt=\"Tables by the windows\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Tables by the windows<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/f9a8961ff4263d.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/f9a8961ff4263d.jpg\" alt=\"Looking through the dining room\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Looking through the dining room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-group gallery-chapter\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The team \u00b7 2013<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group curated-grid maothai-count\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/6235f4aa808fd8.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/6235f4aa808fd8.jpg\" alt=\"Chefs Uthai, Martin and Somkhid \u00b7 2013\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Chefs Uthai, Martin and Somkhid \u00b7 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/9fa3ee77adcd9a.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/9fa3ee77adcd9a.jpg\" alt=\"A staff meeting \u00b7 2013\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A staff meeting \u00b7 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/d4158c9f12809e.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/d4158c9f12809e.jpg\" alt=\"A member of the service team \u00b7 2013\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A member of the service team \u00b7 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details gallery-archive is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>More from the archive \u00b7 4<\/summary>\n<div class=\"wp-block-group curated-grid\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/issaan-reichstag-location.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/issaan-reichstag-location.jpg\" alt=\"Near the Reichstag\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Near the Reichstag<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/761c48acc9407e.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/761c48acc9407e.jpg\" alt=\"The sign above the entrance \u00b7 2013\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The sign above the entrance \u00b7 2013<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/d551064c3473fe.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/d551064c3473fe.jpg\" alt=\"Another view of the dining room\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Another view of the dining room<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/054ea5a7c9f7a5.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"low\" src=\"https:\/\/maothai.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/maothai-20260928\/assets\/054ea5a7c9f7a5.jpg\" alt=\"The restaurant\u2019s business card\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The restaurant\u2019s business card<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/details>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In 2013, the elegant ISSAAN was created on Reinhardtstra\u00dfe near the Reichstag, in Berlin\u2019s government quarter, thanks to the generous investment of Thomas R. It was an attempt at a new beginning. Today, a Vietnamese restaurant occupies that space. 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