Useful information
Mensa university restaurant
- Participants are encouraged to purchase a lunch voucher (via conference registration portal) to secure lunches in the university’s restaurant Mensa, which offers the biggest capacity. Deadline for purchasing lunch vouchers is 3 August 2023 .
- For other snack purchases in Mensa university restaurant, only cash is accepted.
- Onsite lunch purchase is not possible.
Mensa opening hours: 8 a.m. – 3 p.m.
SEE THE FULL MENSA LUNCH MENU OPTIONS HERE
Other Lunch spots
- Several smaller lunch spots can be found around the venue, please note that these spots are not pre-booked and have very limited capacity. See its details below:
We recommend bringing cash, as some of the spots might not accept cards.
Ulf's Café
Various warm dishes and soups of the day, hot and cold beverages
Ulf's Café
Opening hours: Mo-Thu: 8 AM – 4 PM, Friday: 8 AM – 3 PM,
Saturday : 10 AM – 2 PM , closed on Sunday
Price range: approx. 4 – 9 €
Payment method: cash and card payment
Address: Prof.-Dr.-Helmert-Straße 2 – 3, 14482 Potsdam
Atmosphere/Ambiente: Good for a lunch break; right next to the university library;
after lunch you can take a nice walk across the university grounds towards the Hasso Plattner Institute
Distance from Venue: 4 min (350m)
Hasso-Plattner Institut Mensa (HPI Mensa)
Various warm dishes and soups of the day,
hot and cold beverages
Hasso-Plattner Institut Mensa (HPI Mensa)
Opening hours: Mo-Fr: 8 AM – 4 PM, Breakfast: 8.30 AM – 11 AM, Lunch: 11 AM – 3 PM, Closed on Saturday and Sunday
Price range: approx. 4 – 8,50 €
Payment method: cash and card payment
Address: August-Bebel-Str. 88, 14482 Potsdam (House L)
Atmosphere/Ambiente: Well suited for breakfast and lunch, sufficient seating available
Distance from Venue: 4 min (300m)
Döner Kebap
Kebap, Fries, Falafel, Halloumi beverages: cola, sprite, fanta, water, beer
DÖNER KEBAP
Opening hours:Mo-Fri: 10.30 AM – 09.30 PM, Sa-Sun: 11.30 AM – 9 PM
Price range: Approx. 5- 8 €
Payment method: cash and card payment
Address: Prof.-Dr.-Helmert-Straße 3, 14482 Potsdam
Atmosphere/Ambiente: good for a quick snack in between; offers also vegetarian options (sandwiches with haloumi and fallafel)
Distance from Venue: 1 min (100m)
Eiscafé La Stellino
ice cream, hot beverages (such as coffee, cappuccino, espresso tea), Crepes, iced chocolate
Eiscafé La Stellino
Opening hours: Mo-Fri: 11 AM – 6 PM, closed on Saturday and sunday
Price range: approx. 3 – 5 €
Payment method: cash
Address: Prof.-Dr.-Helmert-Straße 3, 14482 Potsdam
Atmosphere/Ambiente: good for a coffee/ice cream in between, no seating
Distance from Venue: 1 min (100m)
EDEKA Franeck
Supermarket with all products for daily needs
EDEKA Franeck
Opening hours: Mo-Sa: 7 AM – 8 PM
Price range: –
Payment method: cash and card payment (VISA, Mastercard, Giro, Google and Apple Pay)
Address: Rudolf-Breitscheid-Straße 193, 14482 Potsdam
Atmosphere/Ambiente: Sells snacks and drinks for the lunch break as well as food and drugstore products (everyday products). There is a bakery in the supermarket where you can buy sandwiches and other savoury and sweet items. 5 minutes walk from the university campus
Distance from Venue: 6 min (450m)
Piazza Toscana
Salad, soup, pizza, pasta, alcoholic drinks, non-alcoholic drinks
Piazza Toscana
Opening hours: Mo-Sun: 11.30 AM – 0 PM
Price range: approx. 5 – 22,50 €
Payment method: cash and card payment
Address: Rudolf-Breitscheid-Straße 177, 14482 Potsdam
Atmosphere/Ambiente: Italian restaurant with a pleasant atmosphere next to the Griebnitzsee lake
Distance from Venue: 8 min (650m)
Loretta am Wannsee
German cuisine, salads, soups, fish
Loretta am Wannsee
Opening hours: Wed – Sat: 12 AM – 10 PM, Sun: 12 AM – 9 PM, closed on Monday and Tuesday
Price range: approx. 5 – 35 €
Payment method: cash and card payment (ec-card)
Address: Kronprinzessinnenweg 260, 14109 Berlin
Atmosphere/Ambiente: Nice restaurant at the Wannsee S-Bahn station with a view of this very lake.
There is seating in the restaurant and in the beer garden.
Distance from Venue: 1 train station to Wannsee- 10min
DM Potsdam
Drugstore
DM Potsdam
Opening hours: Mo-Sat: 8 AM – 8 PM
Price range: –
Payment method: cash and card payment (ec-card)
Address: Marlene-Dietrich-Allee 15b, 14482 Potsdam
Atmosphere/Ambiente: Drugstore with products for daily needs
Distance from Venue: 14 min (1,1km)
Note: Two S-Bahn stations away from Griebnitzsee station is Potsdam Hauptbahnhof, which also has small shopping facilities. The city of Potsdam itself is also highly recommended.
You are welcome to visit Park Sanssouci.
From the Griebnitzsee campus you also have good train connections to Berlin.