Carte Blanche Berlin
The Carte Blanche in the hotel Das Stue by the Tiergarten lays out its breakfast buffet for 45 euros per person, with a waffle station, freshly mixed smoothies, matcha and cremant. The meal happens in a French brasserie on the ground floor of a listed former Danish embassy, and its planted courtyard terrace borders directly on the zoo grounds.
A former embassy by the Great Tiergarten
The Carte Blanche sits at Drakestrasse 1 in the embassy quarter by the Great Tiergarten, between the edge of the park and the zoo, which makes it one of the quietest addresses in the inner city. Zoologischer Garten station is within walking distance and the bus routes towards the Nordic embassies stop nearby. The house it occupies was built in the nineteen thirties in a neoclassical style and served as the Royal Danish Embassy, which is why the hotel today carries the Danish word for living room. Behind the listed facade lie 78 rooms and suites, an indoor pool and a spa, furnished among others by the designer Patricia Urquiola. Worth noting is that the hotel will continue under a new brand name from early 2027, while the restaurant itself keeps its own. Attached to the restaurant is a planted courtyard terrace from which the view falls straight onto the zoo grounds, and the terrace of the hotel bar lies beside it. Anyone with time before or afterwards reaches the Great Tiergarten in a few steps and can combine the meal with a walk through the park.
A French breakfast buffet with a view into the zoo
The Carte Blanche is laid out as a brasserie and brings French classics to the card, from entrecote through truffle pasta and beef tartare to moules marinieres and creme brulee. It opened in April 2025, the kitchen is run by Andreas Schatzschneider, and the uniforms of the staff follow Breton models. Photographs of French icons hang on the walls, among them Romy Schneider and Serge Gainsbourg, which gives the room the air of a Parisian dining hall without feeling decorated. For this list the breakfast matters most, because what arrives here is not merely a basket of pastries: the buffet costs 45 euros per person and takes in a waffle station, freshly mixed smoothies, cappuccino from the espresso machine, matcha and cremant, with dishes prepared fresh in the kitchen alongside. The house aims its breakfast expressly at early risers and late sleepers alike, which makes it suited to a long and unhurried start. Whoever gets the courtyard terrace sits in the green and hears the sounds of the zoo, something few guests expect who know only the address.
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Price level
The breakfast buffet costs 45 euros per person.
Included in the buffet
A waffle station, freshly mixed smoothies, cappuccino from the espresso machine, matcha and cremant, with dishes prepared fresh in the kitchen alongside.
The kitchen
French brasserie classics, among them grilled entrecote, truffle pasta, beef tartare, moules marinieres and creme brulee.
Head chef
Andreas Schatzschneider. The restaurant opened in April 2025.
Sitting outside
A planted courtyard terrace with a view of the zoo grounds, with the terrace of the hotel bar beside it.
The building
A listed neoclassical building of the nineteen thirties, formerly the Royal Danish Embassy. The hotel has 78 rooms and suites, an indoor pool and a spa, furnished among others by the designer Patricia Urquiola.
Worth knowing
The hotel will continue under a new brand name from early 2027. The restaurant keeps its own name.
Payment
Credit cards are accepted.
Transport and surroundings
Zoologischer Garten station is within walking distance and the bus routes towards the Nordic embassies stop nearby. The Great Tiergarten begins a few steps away.
Address and contact
Drakestrasse 1, 10787 Berlin, phone 030 3117220.
Opening Hours
- Saturdays and Sundays: 07:30 – 12:00
