1.0HappyCowhttps://www.happycow.net/blogLacey Gibsonhttps://www.happycow.net/blog/author/laceygibson/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="V1txOaz01v"><a href="https://www.happycow.net/blog/restaurant-highlight-cafe-morgenrot-in-berlin/">Restaurant Highlight: Café Morgenrot In Berlin</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.happycow.net/blog/restaurant-highlight-cafe-morgenrot-in-berlin/embed/#?secret=V1txOaz01v" width="600" height="338" title="“Restaurant Highlight: Café Morgenrot In Berlin” — HappyCow" data-secret="V1txOaz01v" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> https://www.happycow.net/blog/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/DSC_0655.jpg862586Amidst the wide and wonderful array of plant-based eateries in Berlin, Café Morgenrot stands out as a shining and stylish star. When I traveled to the city last Spring, lunch at this café was the last stop on my packed travel agenda. I arrived at their artistic, poster-filled, and graffiti-painted entryway on a weekday around noon. There was a pub-like feel to the restaurant both outside and in, but it seemed as though its regular patrons were still asleep. The café was quiet, and there were only a few others in the room – mainly locals who were joining in on mid-day meals among friends. I learned later that the café is most popular for evening drinks and weekend brunch, which is an extravagant vegan/vegetarian buffet feast served at a pay-as-you-can price. The walls of Café Morgenrot were studded with work from a local artist’s feminist-inspired paintings in an interactive exhibit titled “Add your Heroine!” QR codes were linked to each piece of art that could be scanned in by a smartphone to reveal the story behind each of the 12 paintings that lined the walls. Readers and eaters were encouraged to join in the display by posting the story […]