The inn was opened in 1902 by Felix Fournier at the 70th birthday of Wilhelm Busch, the creator of the Max and Moritz characters. Wilhelm Busch gave his consent for the local name, but never visited the inn himself. The only condition was that the founder Felix Fournier should serve pea soup to the poor and homeless every Thursday.
Paul Lincke and other artists were regulars at Max and Moritz and even put the paint brush away to eat the Rippenspeer. Heinrich Zille found some motifs on the nearby Mariannenplatz and sold his pictures in Max and Moritz. The cabaret group “Die Wepsen” (“The Wasps”) often performed in Max and Moritz.
Until the 30’s Oranienstrasse was known as the “Boulevard of the East”, as one of the best shopping streets in all of Berlin. During this time Max and Moritz became a place of amusement with 400 seats and a considerable staff of assistants, with a bar, beer hall and two large dining halls. The dance floor in the main restaurant and the theater upstairs, called Bel Etage, took care of the good atmosphere in the inn
Oranienstraße 162
10969 Berlin
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