12 Locations
Cheese lovers are well served in Berlin, from artisan shops to market stalls and specialist restaurants. From local to French and Italian, cheese here comes in every style, ripe and ready to enjoy. This overview gathers Berlin locations for the good stuff.
Cheesemongers and delis across Charlottenburg, Mitte and Prenzlauer Berg stock a deep range with expert advice and tastings, while market halls add regional and imported varieties. Some restaurants build boards and fondues around fine cheese, and organic shops carry raw milk and artisan options. A good cheese counter is a fine stop for a gift or a picnic.
Browse the addresses below to find cheese across Berlin, from artisan shops to market stalls.
Located at Kollwitzplatz in Prenzlauer Berg, Gugelhof has been serving Alsatian cuisine since 1995, fitting as perfectly in Strasbourg as it does in Berlin. Choucroute, stone oven tarte flambée, and Sundgau raclette make a Christmas party here an evening with genuine tri-border region charm.
In Münchehofe, Brandenburg, in the heart of the Dahme-Heideseen Nature Park, an organic dairy literally shows how milk, butter, and cheese are made. Families can watch the ongoing production through glass walls. Located about 70 km south of Berlin, this excursion destination combines curiosity and fresh air on one site.
Anyone looking for Turkish breakfast in Friedrichshain that goes beyond flatbread and white cheese should not miss Lemon Feinkost & Café on Wühlischstraße. This Turkish café brings West Anatolian cuisine with a family feel to the neighborhood around Boxhagener Platz.
Berlin's first pure fondue restaurant is located in the heart of Prenzlauer Berg and transforms into a cozy alpine hut with a fireplace, lake view, and steaming pots during the Christmas season. Those planning their Christmas party here will experience over 20 years of fondue passion on their table.
Right on the Spree in Berlin-Mitte, with a view of the Berlin Cathedral and Museum Island: La Ciccia combines a generous waterfront location with rustic charm and Italian cuisine centered around hand-picked ingredients.
Hoppegarten in Steglitz is Berlin's coziest proof that a good breakfast needs no trends. For decades, this restaurant, cafe, and bar on Schloßstraße has attracted regulars from all over the neighborhood who know: everything here is just right.
In the pop-up restaurant Fondette in the Rosenhöfe, guests can enjoy cheese fondue and raclette in original Swiss gondolas at wintertime.
On Saturdays, Südstern in Kreuzberg transforms into one of Berlin's most beautiful weekly markets: around 35 vendors, organic produce directly from the farm, street food, and natural wine, nestled between the Neo-Gothic Garrison Church and the lively hustle and bustle between the Gräfe- and Bergmannkiez.
During the Skipper's Brunch on the MS Sanssouci, guests can expect an extensive boat tour past the capital's most important sights, combined with a rich buffet. The three-hour trip from Treptower Hafen offers culinary classics as well as changing hot and cold dishes for the whole family.
The restaurant Paulinski Palme in Berlin-Neukölln offers a late breakfast menu for their guests on the weekends.
Entweder Oder in Berlin-Prenzlauer is closed.
At the Weinlobbyist restaurant and wine bar in Schöneberg, the Christmas party becomes a wine tasting: Sommelier Serhat Aktas curates a wine list with over 600 selections, the in-house Supperclub accommodates up to 42 guests, and Berlin's smallest but finest Christmas market with vintner mulled wines awaits in the inner courtyard.