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PAPA:
A variety of dishes for a variety of tastes every day

Opening hours + contact

Open from Monday to Friday.

PAPA
X8 (formerly Axel-Springer-Passage)
Zimmerstrasse 30
10969 Berlin
E-mail: papa@pace.berlin

A map with a black background on which the areas are labeled in red text: Kitchen, Cafe, Deli, Diner, Canteen, Journalists' Club, Papa, Axel Springer New Building and Axel Springer Tower, with sketched building shapes.

About us

From Bowl to Bratwurst. From Burrata to Burrito.

Come for lunch at PAPA, THE lunch restaurant in the neighborhood. From 12:00-14:30 at Zimmerstraße 30, next to the Axel Springer building, you will find eight new dishes for every taste every day at PAPA. With and without fish and meat, from chickpeas to cabbage rolls and with the biggest salad bar in the neighborhood.

if you want something new every day, do the same thing every day: PAPA

Come along and enjoy the relaxed and warm atmosphere. Chat with colleagues at one of the large tables or take a moment of peace and quiet in a more private corner.

With a large selection of lunch dishes, salads, juices and desserts, everyone will find what they need for their break. And no matter what you’re in the mood for today: At the PAPA, we guarantee the highest quality at fair prices for every dish.

How is payment made here?

Three icons: an ID card with the inscription HAUSAUSWEIS, a smartphone with a euro symbol with the inscription APP and a payment card with the inscription EC-KARTE.
  • Cashless payment with a topped-up house card or customer card
  • with the dailyPACE 2.0 app
  • EC card

Any questions? Click here for our FAQs.

RESERVE A TABLE

As an employee of Axel Springer SE, you can now also reserve a table at PAPA.

You can do this directly via our booking tool. You can find a brief guide on how it works here.

Our blog: Papa

Ein Notizblock mit einem deutschen Text über veganes Lieblingsgericht für Veganuary 2026 liegt auf einem Tisch, umgeben von Gemüse, Gewürzen und einer Schüssel Suppe.

Veganuary 2026 – We’ll cook YOUR favorite vegan dish!

Veganuary 2026 is just around the corner, and this time we'll be cooking your dish! Send us your favorite vegan recipe by December 12. In January, we'll be conjuring up guests' favorite dishes twice a week at PAPA and CANTEEN, and the dish that wins the most votes will receive a prize at the end! Join now and become part of our Veganuary menu.
Ein festlich gedeckter Tisch mit Gabel und Messer, eingewickelt in eine Serviette, geschmückt mit Rosmarin, einer roten Glocke und einem Band. Schneeflocken und Tannenzweige setzen die Szene in Szene. Text: Festtag Adventsmenüs im PAPA von pace.

Friday is a day of feasting – the Advent menus at the PAPA are back!

This is what Advent tastes like! It's getting festive again at PAPA – with our Advent menus for 2025. On the Friday before each Advent, we will serve you a delicious 2-course menu that is guaranteed to get you in the Christmas spirit. Curious to find out what awaits you? Find out more here...
Der Text "Oktoberfest im PAPA_by pace" steht auf einem weißen Oval auf blau-weißem, rautenförmigem Hintergrund und erinnert an ein klassisches bayerisches Oktoberfest mit dem festlichen Geist von PAPA.

“An guadn!” – Oktoberfest at the PAPA

On Wednesday, September 24, we will be celebrating Oktoberfest at the PAPA - with Wiesn classics from cheese soup to sauerkraut strudel and Kaiserschmarrn pancakes. Hearty, delicious, for lunch at PAPA.

20 years of PACE – a journey through time on your plate

We believe that an anniversary should not only be celebrated, but also savoured – so we invite you to join us on a very special culinary journey through time.
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