“The Schlachterei Bätzel butcher’s shop is a fantastic place,” says Norman Pontzen, head chef of the Neues CAPITOL restaurant. Master butcher Jens Bätzel from Wunderthausen is one of the regional suppliers providing the Neues CAPITOL with high-quality products. Fresh sausages and cold cuts are served at the breakfast buffet, while dinner guests can enjoy specialties...
A culinary spring kickoff awaits at the new CAPITOL in Bad Berleburg. The new spring menu is valid from Thursday, March 19, 2026. Fresh vegetables in a colorful variety, crisp salads, top-quality meats, and fish and poultry specialties define the selection – as always, also featuring finely tuned vegetarian and vegan dishes. Seasonal cuisine that...
“Our breakfast guests love the blossom honey from Jörg Hesselbach,” says Norman Pontzen, head chef at the New CAPITOL in Bad Berleburg. Jörg Hesselbach, a retired postal worker, is a passionate beekeeper who knows the quality of his pure, natural honey from Wittgenstein. He has been running his beekeeping operation in Bad Berleburg-Elsoff for more...
The kitchen at the New CAPITOL has its own distinctive style. This becomes especially clear when head chef Norman Pontzen talks about how he composes his dishes. The ingredients are carefully selected and perfectly suited to the season. In fact, every dish tells a small story – including those on the current winter menu. Even...
“On the recommendation of the cinema program award jury, I hereby honor the cinema Das Neue CAPITOL in Bad Berleburg for its outstanding children’s and youth film program 2024.” With these words, Wolfram Weimer, Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media, presented the award to the Berleburg cinema. Kai Winterhoff, director of the New CAPITOL,...
Source: Siegener Zeitung – bestselling author Dora Heldt presented her new book in Bad Berleburg Bad Berleburg. “I write all my books for myself” – meaning the kind of stories she would enjoy reading herself. This is how Hamburg-based bestselling author Dora Heldt described her work in an interview with the Siegener Zeitung. Why a...
Autumn at its most delicious. As the days grow shorter, we look forward to hearty dishes. With the autumn menu, the team led by head chef Norman Pontzen at the restaurant New CAPITOL presents a culinary variety that, as always, is shaped by fresh and seasonal ingredients – classic, surprising, always with a touch of...
Guests have already started asking when the new summer menu will arrive. Their curiosity is well-founded, as head chef Norman Pontzen and his team present culinary surprises four times a year. One thing can be revealed in advance: once again, there is plenty to discover and enjoy – with and without meat – starting Thursday,...
A perfect hiking day on the WaldSkulpturenWeg Wittgenstein–Sauerland in beautiful summer weather. The announced thunderstorms only broke in the evening, when the group of 15 hikers was already seated at the New CAPITOL enjoying a three-course meal, accompanied by fresh Krombacher beer and selected wines. The second hiking special – a unique event offered by...
The audience enjoyed a highly entertaining “short getaway” in the fully packed theater hall of the New CAPITOL with the Trio Parasol. With their program “Sunglasses,” multi-instrumentalist Ulrich van der Schoor on the keyboard of wanderlust, Philharmonic musician Attila Benkö on the safari tuba, and the powerful singing performer Doris Friedmann on the accordion of...