It’s hard to imagine most German cities without Chinese restaurants, like this one in Berlin-Kreuzberg. Now, this culinary institution has turned 100 years old. In 1923, the first Chinese restaurant opened in Berlin at Kantstraße 130b. At least according to the German Federal Agency for Civic Education. It was said to be run by the former cook of a delegation and was called „Tientsin“. In the 1920s, a restaurant serving non-European cuisine was still considered exotic and was therefore very popular among bohemians.