Niko Diamantopoulos is a long-time Civic Center EATS participant—cooking up delicious foods and serving downtown Denver out of a few different trucks and food stalls over the years. His newest food truck is Berliner Haus, which brings German flavors to the park every Wednesday from 11am-2pm. We caught up with him to chat about his new concept, how vending at Civic Center events is different than any other venue, and ways EATS has helped his businesses grow.
Tell us who you are and about your business.
My name is Niko Diamantopoulos and I am the owner of Berliner Haus. Berliner Haus is a food truck that brings the flavors of Berlin Street food to Denver with variations of the German Döner Kebab. Berliner Haus started as a tent concept at the Denver Christkindl market, held at Civic Center Park and has now grown into a Food Truck, a food cart, and with some plans to grow.
What’s your specialty?
Berliner Haus brings the flavors of Berlin Street food to Denver with our signature German Döner Kebab sandwiches. We also offer loaded fries, rice bowls, fresh salads, and try to bring the tastes of late-night Berliner Street Food to Denver.
When did you start vending at Civic Center EATS and how many seasons have you participated in EATS?
Although 2025 was the first season of Berliner Haus as a Food Truck at Civic Center EATS, I have been a part of Civic Center Eats with a different concept I used to run since 2018.
How has Civic Center EATS been a part of your entrepreneurial journey?
Civic Center Park is the heart of Denver. Every major event and festival in the last few years has almost always been held at Civic Center Park. Being able to bring our food to a place with such diverse crowds and publicity has helped make our concept stand out and build a loyal following all over Colorado. It always surprises us even when we are serving in places far from Denver such as Fort Collins or even Aspen how many people recognize the truck because at some point, they either had lunch or saw us at Civic Center EATS. I firmly believe that EATS is a platform on which food entrepreneurs are able to share their concept with the masses and get their name out in public very fast in order to grow their brand.
What has been the highlights in Civic Center over the years?
Aside from EATS, which is a staple to Civic Center Park and was probably the only event to be continued even during the summer of 2020, I think hosting Christkindl Market, the summer concerts presented by AEG and the massive Outside Festival have really shown the capabilities that Civic Center has as an event destination that can host events that rival some of the ones in the biggest cities across the USA.
What does it mean to share your craft with Denverites in Denver’s most iconic space?
I think the backdrop that Civic Center Park offers, located right between two of the most important buildings in Denver and Colorado history plus the history that the park brings; allows food entrepreneurs to create a setting where their food can be elevated and presented in a way that takes you far from the old misconceptions of food trucks only serving late night crowds outside bars or in random parking lots in various places. It creates a cohesion that resembles more a cultural food center than it does just an old school food truck park.
What is your favorite part about Civic Center EATS?
I think the ability to create relationships with repeat customers who we see almost on a weekly basis, and on the rare occasion we are not able to make it to one of our scheduled weeks they actually reach out to us through email or social media to make sure we are ok and coming back the following week.
What are your hopes for the future and how does Civic Center play a role in that?
We are definitely looking at expanding the reach of our food and brand even further over the next few years, and I think our presence in EATS has a big impact on being able to let the public know exactly who we are and what we are doing with our concept so that they can find us in even more places we may be expanding to.
