Eating Out

Located directly on the Spree in Berlin-Mitte, Grill Royal is the city's most famous celebrity restaurant. The menu features cuts from German Simmental to Japanese Wagyu, and its wine selection was listed three times among Berlin's best cellars by Star Wine List 2025. Leonardo DiCaprio, Scarlett Johansson, and Karl Lagerfeld have all dined here.

Perched high on the 14th floor of the InterContinental Hotel in Berlin-Tiergarten, Hugos reigns as Berlin's highest Michelin-starred restaurant, offering panoramic views over the city's rooftops. From the Victory Column to Potsdamer Platz, the cityscape unfolds while Franco-Mediterranean gourmet cuisine of Michelin quality is served at the table.

The goose season at Restaurant Scheune in Grunewald starts on 13.10.2024, with a choice between a restaurant visit or the popular "Goose to Go" concept.

Greek cuisine, modernly interpreted and carefully prepared: Greek Food Olympia in Adlershof proves that tradition and contemporary plate aesthetics go together perfectly. The Kitsos family has created a venue here that finds its very own tone between minimalist ambiance and Mediterranean warmth.

If you're looking for Berlin's best Neapolitan pizza in Schöneberg or Prenzlauer Berg, Malafemmena is the place to go. This pizzeria is among Europe's Top 50 and is the only one in Berlin with the official AVPN certificate from the Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana.

Berlin's most famous Michelin-starred restaurant above the rooftops: SKYKITCHEN on the 12th floor of the Vienna House by Wyndham Andel's Berlin in Lichtenberg combines Michelin-awarded fine dining with a panoramic view of the TV Tower and skyline that is second to none.

The American Western Saloon is the only American diner in Berlin with its own Jack Daniel's exhibition: Over 600 exhibits are displayed in showcases and on the walls. Located in the basement of the Fontane House in Reinickendorf, it offers 180 seats, a stage for country bands, and a 50-square-meter dance floor for line dance classes.

Since 1994, Ottenthal in Charlottenburg has stood for authentic Austrian cuisine without alpine kitsch: consistent quality, seasonal regional products, and a veal Wiener Schnitzel on Kantstraße that is second to none.

Deep in Grunewald, in the Dahlem district, the Châlet Suisse is hidden behind old pines and deciduous trees. This rustic wooden house combines Swiss mountain romance with Berlin forest air, and anyone who has once taken a seat by the crackling fireplace knows why this restaurant has been attracting regulars for decades.

The Seestar of Britz is located in the Britzer Garten and serves breakfast on slightly elevated terraces directly over the lake. The building itself is an earth-mound structure by architect Engelbert Kremser, completed in 1985 for the Federal Garden Show. For breakfast in the green, this means: first through the park, then scrambled eggs with a view of the water.

The Bird at Falkplatz is the American Diner in Berlin for everyone who doesn't want to eat their burger with a knife and fork. Each patty weighs 250 grams, consists of regionally sourced beef freshly ground in the morning, and comes in an English muffin. The steaks are 30-day dry-aged US Black Angus from Creekstone Farms, with salad and cucumber served alongside.

The Grace Restaurant at Hotel Zoo on Kurfürstendamm offers a glamorous setting for a romantic candlelight dinner. Lovers enjoy Asian and European fusion cuisine in a very stylish ambiance here.

In the Simon Dach quarter of Friedrichshain, a mother and her son have run a Breton creperie since 2011, using buckwheat flour from a mill in Brittany. The cheese comes from a French cheese boutique in Prenzlauer Berg and the coffee from a Berlin roastery. The menu covers savoury galettes and sweet crepes, plus a vegan version.

Right on the Great Wannsee and at the edge of the Grunewald forest: The Wannseeterrassen in Zehlendorf is one of Berlin's most famous excursion restaurants, with lake views, a spacious terrace, and cuisine blending German and French traditions.

In a Kreuzberg courtyard near Checkpoint Charlie, Tim Raue has been cooking an Asian-inspired cuisine since 2010 that works without bread, noodles, rice or white sugar and relies instead on sweetness, acidity and heat. Two Michelin stars, seven courses at 292 euros, and a room of its own in the basement for tables of up to 28 guests.

Zur Gerichtslaube is located in the heart of the Nikolaiviertel, in a replica of the medieval Berlin high court, whose original was demolished in 1871. It serves Berlin and Brandenburg classics, from pickled pork hock to currywurst, along with two beers brewed exclusively for this establishment. The terrace under two chestnut trees can accommodate 70 guests.

On Lietzenburger Straße, this shop works with smoked beef brisket, which hardly any burger joint in Berlin puts on its menu. In addition, there are toasted brioche buns, a burger in a butter croissant, six house-made sauces from Korean BBQ to Chili-Mango, and a Vegan Burger. The Classic Burger costs 11.99 Euros here.

Hofcafé Berlin and Feine Kost bei Mutter Fourage is located on a over one hundred year old farm in Wannsee, between a nursery, florist, and gallery. Breakfast is served outdoors in the courtyard or in the heated Winterpalais. The menu ranges from a croissant for 4.50 Euros to a large salmon platter. For breakfast in the countryside, this is the most rural address in the city.

Since 1992, a 1912 Spiegeltent has stood in Wilmersdorf, where cabaret, chanson, and comedy meet table seating. The BAR JEDER VERNUNFT combines dinner and stage so naturally that they belong together.

Ferro Canteen is located in the Wilhelm Hallen in Reinickendorf, a former iron foundry with high ceilings and plenty of industrial charm. From Monday to Friday, the kitchen prepares a weekly changing lunch menu, which daily includes a soup and several main courses, always offering a vegetarian and a vegan option, as well as fish or meat. Homemade sourdough bread with butter is also served.

On Pappelallee two men who settled in Berlin now run the Breton creperie where they themselves were trained as crepe makers. The savoury galettes are made from pure buckwheat flour, water and salt, so they contain neither egg nor milk, and crepes are flambéed with Grand Marnier at the table. Four Breton ciders are poured alongside.

Authentic Spanish tapas cuisine can be found at Luisenstraße 41 in Mitte: an extensive menu, Spanish wines, and a space that gets loud and lively in the evenings.

Since 2008, a burger joint on Krossener Strasse has been bringing together hip-hop and real craftsmanship: the beef from Brandenburg heifers is ground in-house and smashed into a patty on a hot griddle, the potato bun is baked vegan, and the peanut sauce, coleslaw and guacamole are all made in the kitchen on site here.

Kreuzberg's NOI QUATTRO in Kreuzberg is a tip for all those who want to try the diversity of neo-Italian cuisine.

For over twenty years, Papà Pane di Sorrento in Ackerstraße, Berlin-Mitte, has been synonymous with Neapolitan wood-fired pizza of the highest Berliner standard. Three brothers from Sorrento bake here according to original recipes, with buffalo mozzarella, authentic ingredients, and the passion of a large Italian family.