Mitte

Since 2005, Aiko in Berlin-Mitte has stood for uncompromising Japanese cuisine: fresh sushi, teppanyaki from the show kitchen, and a minimalist ambiance right by Rosenthaler Platz. Small, reliable, open daily.

Grimm's Hotel at Potsdamer Platz, on the border of Kreuzberg and Tiergarten, combines a fairy-tale design concept with a modern Berlin city hotel. Each floor is dedicated to a different Grimm's fairy tale. This sparks curiosity.

On Rosenthaler Straße, right next to the Hackesche Höfe, a passage leads into an unrestored courtyard full of street art. Haus Schwarzenberg has been an artist house since 1995, featuring a gallery, art-house cinema, bar, Monsterkabinett, and two museums dedicated to the history of the site.

At the turn of the year, the restaurant Sticks'n'Sushi in Potsdamer Straße invites you to an exclusive New Year's Eve dinner with Japanese creations.

In Berlin's government district, high atop the Reichstag building, sits arguably the most historic restaurant in the capital. The Käfer Dachgarten-Restaurant is the only public restaurant in a parliament building worldwide, offering panoramic views over the Spree, Brandenburg Gate, and Chancellery.

Those looking for high-quality cosmetics in Berlin will find it in Weißensee and Mitte: Fühlbar Schön Kosmetik combines classic skincare with modern dermaceutical methods – individually, competently, and with noticeable results.

The Knoblauchhaus in the Nikolaiviertel is one of the last Berlin residential buildings from the Biedermeier period and has been a museum since 1989. From November 28, 2026, to January 10, 2027, it will transform into a Christmas house on three floors: it smells of cinnamon and cookies, and historical toys and old Christmas decorations are displayed in the showcases. Admission is free for those under 18.

Restaurant Ausspanne is crafting a delicious Easter menu for Easter 2019, featuring Easter eggs, Easter lamb, and homemade eggnog!

The Admiralspalast in Friedrichstraße presents two shows on New Year's Eve 2018. Particularly entertaining is "A Million is Gone So Fast" starring CAVEMAN actor Karsten Kaie.

Behind an inconspicuous entrance on Novalisstraße lies the Reingold Bar, opened in 2007 and now managed by Raymund Peters, who started here as head bartender. Seventeen meters of mahogany counter, golden walls, and a shielded private club for up to fifty guests. Among Berlin's iconic scene bars, it stands for the sophisticated counterpart to a pub.