Last updated on 06/24/2026
In Berlin, what is currently in vogue is often decided at the table. Trendy restaurants combine good food with the right crowd and an interior the city talks about. Beuster Bar in Neukoelln brings French bistro charm to Berlin, and from oysters to champagne everything is available here. Anyone looking for a view over the City West sits at NENI Berlin in the 25hours Hotel Bikini and enjoys Oriental-Israeli cuisine with a panorama. It gets a little more unusual at Golden Phoenix in Wilmersdorf, where The Duc Ngo serves Franco-Chinese creations. And House of Small Wonder in Mitte brings a piece of Brooklyn to the capital with its spiral staircase. Where would you like to see and be seen next time?
Viktoria Tkachenko
Trendy alone is not enough for me, a trendy restaurant also has to taste good. For this list I paid attention to whether there is an honest kitchen behind the beautiful interior or just an Instagram backdrop. It mattered to me whether the atmosphere holds up, whether the crowd stays mixed and whether you would come back as a regular once the hype eventually moves on.
The Beuster Bar in Berlin-Neukölln charmingly combines a bar and restaurant with a French bistro style, offering a well-curated selection from oysters to champagne. Its cozy atmosphere makes it a popular meeting point for connoisseurs.
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Behind a graffiti-sprayed facade on Charlottenburg's Kantstraße hides one of Berlin's most exciting trendy restaurants: The 893 Ryōtei combines Japanese haute cuisine with Izakaya casualness and Michelin quality in an ambiance as dark and intimate as a good evening should be.
Levantine cuisine with panoramic views over Charlottenburg: NENI Berlin on the tenth floor of the 25hours Hotel Bikini Berlin combines Mediterranean mezze culture with the casual sharing principle of the Molcho family. If you want to experience Berlin from above, you'll find one of the most spectacular tables in City West here.
Hidden in the quiet courtyard of Potsdamer Straße in Schöneberg is one of Berlin's trendiest scene restaurants: Panama Restaurant & Bar combines modern German cuisine with international flair, plus a bar that invites you to stay long after dinner.
A café from Williamsburg that has found its home in Berlin-Mitte: House of Small Wonder on Auguststraße combines Japanese-inspired cuisine with American brunch classics, in a green, light-filled ambiance that feels like a tranquil counter-world to the bustling city.
At Torstraße in Berlin-Mitte, MANI Restaurant serves Levantine cuisine at a level that even delights Berlin's top chefs. Shared dishes, a green marble fireplace, and the legendary ISRAMANI party on Saturdays make MANI one of the city's most influential scene restaurants.
Parker Bowles at Moritzplatz in Kreuzberg is a deli, restaurant, and bar all in one. Housed in the distinctive Aufbauhaus, it combines modern German cuisine with transcontinental influences, regional ingredients, and an atmosphere that carries you from breakfast to a nightcap.
Located on the Landwehrkanal in Kreuzberg, directly on Paul-Lincke-Ufer, the SPINDLER Restaurant and Coffeehouse combines French brasserie cuisine with the casual charm of a over 100-year-old Wilhelminian era building. Here, canal views meet seasonal-regional cuisine with a French accent.
One of Berlin's trendiest scene restaurants resides in Kreuzberg's Wrangelkiez: The Long March Canteen elevates Cantonese cuisine to a level that justifies its Michelin Bib Gourmand. Dim Sum, dumplings, and sharing menus in a cool atmosphere that has nothing in common with classic Chinese restaurants.
Housed in a historic brewery building on Bergstraße in Mitte, one of the city's most atmospheric trendy restaurants resides. Katz Orange combines regional slow-food cuisine with South American influences, exposed brick walls, and a cocktail bar that invites you to linger late into the evening.
