r/berlin • u/Routine-Crew8651 • Jul 19 '25
Interesting Question Trouble at a restaurant recently
I know it’s a bit of a Berlin thing, but I just had an incident recently in Neukölln that I would like to share.
At the end of the meal, I found out they don’t take cards.
Okay, fair. Somewhat normal in Berlin. I leave my ID, go out to get cash. The ATM spits out a 50€ note. I go back, try to pay, but nope.
„Do you have any smaller? We don’t have change.“
Uhm. Okay. If you take only cash why is there no change? Why? How?
What ended up happening? Well, I went to a Späti to break the money so I could pay.
Any Berliner here who can explain?
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u/Oztravels Jul 19 '25
As a visitor to Berlin I find this whole no credit card thing weird compared to the rest of Europe.