HABEL am Reichstag

HABEL am Reichstag: Celebrate Birthdays in Prussia’s Tasting Room

The wine house dates back to 1779, when the Habel brothers opened their business Unter den Linden. Johann Simon Habel was a trained brewer and served as the King’s cellar master for 42 years. In 1824, the house was awarded the title of Royal Court Supplier. After the fall of the Berlin Wall, the eighth-generation business returned close to its founding address, on Luisenstraße behind the Reichstag.

The rooms are the actual reason to celebrate here. The Weinbogen is located in an entire arch of the city railway, with wooden benches, its own bar, and a separate entrance, accommodating up to 130 guests. The wine shop next door offers 90 seats among stone shelves and wine barrels, also with its own bar and separate access. In the wine cellar, there are two private rooms for eight and sixteen guests; with an anteroom, it can accommodate up to 40.

Wine List, Cuisine, and the Quietest Courtyard in Mitte

Additionally, there’s the old building hall of the restaurant and wine bar with 60 seats and high ceilings, as well as the Weingarten, a green inner courtyard with 50 seats, which can host more guests for standing receptions. The establishment accepts events on all weekdays, including private parties. Those who wish can book one of the dinner mysteries instead of a plain menu, where theater is performed between courses.

In the cellar, there are over 100 selected wines, German growths as well as bottles from Italy, France, Spain, and Turkey; open wines start at 5.40 Euros for 0.1 liters, the house-made Riesling sparkling wine in traditional method costs 7 Euros per glass. The cuisine is regional: beef from Rummelsburg, aged on the bone for two to four weeks, fish from the Müritz fishermen. The menu costs 51 Euros for three courses and 62.50 Euros for four, the veal schnitzel 33.50 Euros, the Tafelspitz (boiled beef) 32.50 Euros, the lunch menu 21 Euros for two courses. Friedrichstraße station is a few steps away.