19 Locations
Creative german cuisine reinvents the classics, and Berlin's kitchens lead the way. Taking hearty traditions and giving them a modern, lighter twist, creative german cuisine here is confident and inventive. This overview gathers Berlin locations for the new German kitchen.
Restaurants across Mitte, Prenzlauer Berg and Kreuzberg update dishes like Sauerbraten, Spaetzle and Currywurst with seasonal, local and often vegetarian ingredients. Some hold Michelin stars, others keep things casual, but the spirit is the same. Regional produce and old recipes meet fresh ideas on plates across the city.
Browse the addresses below to find creative german cuisine across Berlin, from starred tables to casual kitchens.
Awarded a Michelin star and housed in a listed stucco house from 1894 in Wilmersdorf, Bieberbau stands for new German cuisine at the highest level. Head chef Stephan Garkisch consistently relies on seasonal, regional ingredients — many of them from his own herb garden in the Barnim Nature Park.
Those who find their way through two Berlin courtyards in Anklamer Straße in Mitte will be rewarded with creative international tapas that invite sharing. HeimlichTreu focuses on seasonal cuisine with French influences, a Nordic feel-good atmosphere, and unique cocktails not found elsewhere.
A listed power station as a backdrop for modern German cuisine: The Umspannwerk Ost in Friedrichshain combines industrial history with carefully crafted classic dishes. Seven-meter-high ceilings, an open kitchen, and a theater club in the basement make every evening more than just a dinner.
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The capital's restaurant Gendarmerie at Gendarmenmarkt in Mitte is Berlin's culinary declaration of love to itself: modern Berlin cuisine with French brasserie influences, served in a historic bank building with the world's largest wooden relief on the wall.
In Berlin-Mitte's Linienstraße, there's a restaurant that deceives: plain on the outside, full of character on the inside. The establishment features a daily changing menu with ingredients from Brandenburg farms and demonstrates what new German cuisine looks like when it truly means what it promises.
In the Scheunenviertel, between Hackescher Markt and Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz, LUZII brings German tavern and country cuisine into the present: artisanal, seasonal, without nostalgic kitsch. Comfort food with real ambition, right in Berlin-Mitte.
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On Torstraße in Berlin-Mitte, PeterPaul serves German home cooking as tapas for sharing. Königsberger Klopse, Sauerbraten, and Kassler are served in small portions. The interior with dark walls and cream-colored upholstery completes the experience.
At Oranienburger Straße 38 in Mitte, acht&dreissig proves that German cuisine can do much more than just home cooking. Here, seasonal classics meet contemporary interpretation, served by a team with true top gastronomy DNA and a host with Vietnamese roots who redefines German cuisine.
Located in a historic half-timbered house directly on the Landwehr Canal in Kreuzberg, Rutz Zollhaus serves new German cuisine at a Michelin-star level: down-to-earth Berlin classics, consistently regionally sourced and meticulously reinterpreted.
In Berlin-Mitte, on the lively Torstraße, the family business Friedel Richter has been showcasing since 2014 what New German Cuisine truly means: regional, seasonal, and with a genuine signature. Everything is homemade, with ingredients sourced from Berlin gardens and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.
In the listed courtyard of a former women's prison in Charlottenburg, Lovis serves new German cuisine at Michelin level. Head chef Sophia Rudolph consistently relies on seasonal, regional products and places vegetables at the center of her menu.
In Prenzlauer Berg, on Oderberger Straße, Otto is hidden behind a narrow facade: a 19-seat counter restaurant that proves with new German cuisine, consistent regionality, and natural wines that less is sometimes everything.
Casual and stylish-chic - that's how the Guide Michelin describes Pots at Potsdamer Platz in Berlin.
A seasonal menu with fresh fish and meat dishes as well as regional vegetables are classically refined. The portions fill you up, are lovingly prepared and taste great even on cold days in the warm garden pavilion.
The restaurant „Die Schule“ (The School) in Prenzlauer Berg serves German tapas.
The Restaurant Herz & Niere (Heart & Kidney) in Kreuzberg stands for modern German cuisine and pays special attention to regional products and innards.
Kantine Kohlmann in Wrangelkiez interprets classic German dishes in a new and creative way.
The star restaurant Einsunternull in Mitte serves product-focused gourmet cuisine with Berlin components at a high level. The kitchen deliberately reflects the question: What is Berlin?
The Gendarmerie titled its 2018 Christmas menu 'A Feast for All Senses'. The Gendarmerie at Gendarmenmarkt in Mitte is known for German cuisine with creative accents.