Kreuzberg
Eat well at Markthalle Neun, a 19th-century market hall and community hub in Kreuzberg.
Must-see restaurants in Berlin & Brandenburg
City West & Charlottenburg
At this Sofitel hotel's château-worthy French restaurant, head chef Felix Mielke applies punctilious artisanship to top-notch regional ingredients,…
City West & Charlottenburg
The 1920s get a 21st-century makeover at this stylish outpost with an open kitchen, where chef Nicholas Hahn and team create dishes with technique and…
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Kreuzberg
At his canal-side restaurant, Sebastian Frank performs culinary alchemy with Austrian classics, fearlessly combining products, textures and flavours. The…
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Kreuzberg
Artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was a bon vivant who embraced good food and wine, which is exactly what owner-chef Maximilian Strohe and owner-mâitre…
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Berlin
Romance runs high at this lantern-lit basement izakaya (Japanese pub), which serves faithfully executed gourmet Japanese fare and premium sake in cosy…
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Prenzlauer Berg
When Israel transplant Ben Zviel and his partner Samina Raza launched their minimalist parlour (white-brick walls, polished wooden tables) in 2016, they…
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Kreuzberg
Punctilious artisanship meets boundless creativity at Orania, where a small army of chefs fusses around culinary wunderkind Philipp Vogel in the shiny…
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Spreewald
This delightful restaurant in the Lübbenau Palace is elegant without being stuffy, and the chef keeps the innovative menu in flux with seasonal and…
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Kreuzberg
If you like a DIY approach to dining, give this innovative Turkish restaurant a try. Perhaps borrowing a page from the Koreans, it requires you to cook…
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Kreuzberg
The focaccia and ciabatta are as good as they get without taking a flight to Italy, thanks to Alfredo Sironi, who hails from the Boot and now treats…
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City West & Charlottenburg
Italian restaurants may be a dime a dozen but Mine's decor, menu and service all blend together as perfectly as a Sicilian stew. The Berlin outpost of…
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Berlin
With its holistic farm-to-table menu, stylish country flair and top-notch cocktails, the 'Orange Cat' hits a gastro grand slam. It will have you purring…
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City West & Charlottenburg
This casual fine-dining lair delivers the perfect trifecta – fabulous food, wine and long drinks. Order the multicourse menu to truly experience the…
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City West & Charlottenburg
Even size-0 locals can't resist the siren call of this classic cafe whose homemade cakes are like works of art wrought from flour, sugar and cream. From…
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Kreuzberg
It’s green, ornate, a century old and…it used to be a toilet. Now it’s a burger joint beneath the elevated U-Bahn tracks. Get in line for the plump all…
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Berlin
The name of this lunchtime favourite hints at the concept: 'ki' is Japanese for energy and 'nova' Latin for new. 'New energy' in this case translates into…
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Berlin
The erstwhile staff restaurant of the adjacent bus operator is now a top address for seasonal and regional cuisine in a dreamy location right on the Spree…
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Berlin
With two Michelin stars to its name, Michael Kempf’s fare is hugely innovative yet deliciously devoid of unnecessary flights of fancy. Enjoy it while…
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Prenzlauer Berg
A mellow 1950s lounge vibe and an inspired menu of Indochine home cooking divided into 'regular' and 'vegetarian' choices are the main draws of this…
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Berlin
Since taking the helm at this Michelin-starred outpost, Arne Anker has given the cuisine a youthful and light edge while following the seasonal-regional…
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Kreuzberg
Having trained in some of Germany's most celebrated Michelin-starred kitchens, Kajo Hiesl and Vladislav Gachyn started Goldies as a way of perfecting the…
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Friedrichshain
Ensconced in one of Berlin's coolest hotels, Michelberger makes creative dishes that often combine unusual organic ingredients (eg wild boar with miso,…
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Prenzlauer Berg
The self-described home of 'indo-mexi-cal-ital' fusion, W is always busy as a beehive with fans of its signature naan pizza freshly baked in the tandoor…
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Prenzlauer Berg
This exciting newcomer spreads across three open levels in an industrial-chic ex-boiler room of a public swimming pool. The chef's orchestrations are just…
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Kreuzberg
The tables are almost too small for the wagon-wheel-sized certified Neapolitan pizzas tickled by wood fire at Luigi and Pascale's old-school but much…
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Prenzlauer Berg
Aparna Aurora's haunt spices up Berlin's bland Indian food scene with authentic South Indian street food. Her specialities are stuffed dosas (a type of…
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Berlin
The name means ‘one below zero’ but the food at Michelin-starred Einsunternull is actually happening hot. Adventurous palates get to embark on a radically…
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City West & Charlottenburg
Purists can stick to classic nigiri and maki but Mr Hai is mostly about expanding your sushi horizons. Unconventional morsels, composed like little works…
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Berlin
With its airy dining room, original look-at-me art, polyglot staff and open kitchen, Grill Royal ticks all the boxes of a true metropolitan restaurant. A…
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Berlin
Book early to snag a window table facing the TV Tower for a romantic dinner with your sweetie at this delightfully unpretentious Michelin-starred…
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Kreuzberg
A 19th-century pharmacy has been splendidly rebooted as this stylishly casual cafe-bar-restaurant. The antique wooden medicine cabinets are now the back…
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Prenzlauer Berg
This charming resto-bar combo transplants Tel Aviv's palpable energy, sensuous food and convivial vibes to a quiet corner in Berlin. Drop by for a…
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Berlin
A wrought-iron staircase spirals up to this brunch and lunch oasis where potted plants and whimsical decor create a relaxed backyard garden feel. The…
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Berlin
Below his high-concept gourmet temple, Michelin-starred Marco Müller operates this fairly casual wine bar where the menu has a distinctly earthy and…
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Kreuzberg
A venue where Nazis partied in the 1930s and leftists debated in the ’70s has been reborn as a fine-dining shrine, solidly rooted in the French tradition…
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Berlin
The weekly changing business lunch (noon to 3pm Monday to Friday) at this stylish bar-lounge at the Mandala Hotel also includes soup or salad, a…
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Friedrichshain
If you've greeted the day with bloodshot eyes, get back in gear at this Aussie-run coffee and breakfast joint favoured by Friedrichshain's hip and expat…
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Kreuzberg
One of many excellent cafes in laid-back Graefekiez neighbourhood, Kaffeebar is always filled to the brim with hungry diners flocking for sustainable and…
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Prenzlauer Berg
This tiny Imbiss (snack bar) makes yummy wraps with a twist, like the one stuffed with tangy pomegranate-marinated chicken and nutty buckwheat in a minty…
