Nobelhart & Schmutzig

+ Team

Sans Berlin
Michael Sans
Robert Thompson

+ Project Information

Nobelhart & Schmutzig translates to "Nobel, Hard & Dirty" which describes Berlin perfectly. Our interior and identity design had to have equal measure of all three.

Nobelhart & Schmutzig has been “vocally local” from the start. Since first opening our doors in February 2015, we have grown fearlessly into our current role as Germany’s most political restaurant. This involves a conscious decision to shift the focus squarely onto the people, all from the greater Berlin region, who produce our raw ingredients. This self-imposed renunciation of products from afar, including lemons, tuna and chocolate, is the foundation of our eatery’s distinctive signature.

There’s more at play here than just culinary aesthetics. Serving this philosophy also intrinsically means promoting environmental and economic sustainability for the people working with the bountiful nature in and around Berlin. It also involves pride in a sense of place and embracing the identity that comes with that. Eating is inherently a political act, even if too few understand it as such. And the ordinary shopping list very much serves as the stage for this modern brand of politics.

Nobelhart Und Scmutzig was honored with a Michelin Star in it's first year of operation.