French Cuisine

At Ganymed Brasserie in Berlin-Mitte, festive 3 or 4-course menus will bring French sophistication to your plate on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. Highlights include Savoy cabbage and sweet potato cream soup and duck breast with mulled wine jus.

Le Faubourg is located on Augsburger Straße in Berlin's City West, just a few steps from Kurfürstendamm. Since 2023, chef Lukas Hackenberg has been cooking modern French bistronomy here, with a two-course lunch menu available for 21 Euros. Among French restaurants in Berlin, this is the address for Bauhaus elegance without stiffness.

The Carte Blanche restaurant at the SO/ Berlin Das Stue Hotel serves an exquisite breakfast buffet with French accents and a waffle station, which also delights late risers until noon on weekends. At a price of 45 Euros per person, a particularly diverse buffet is offered here.

From 11.11.2024 to 26.12.2024, the Ganymed Brasserie is offering a pre-order Christmas goose dinner that combines taste, tradition and culinary craftsmanship.

The Ganymed Brasserie is located on Schiffbauerdamm directly on the Spree, with views of the TV Tower and the Reichstag. The establishment has existed since 1931; during GDR times, Bertolt Brecht and Helene Weigel dined here. Specialties include oysters, seafood platters, and a tartare prepared at the table. Among French restaurants in Berlin, this offers the most classic setting.

For New Year's Eve 2025, Brasserie Collette Tim Raue presents a refined 6-course menu that will delight gourmets. Guests can look forward to, among other things, Lobster Club Sandwich and Venison Loin Wellington with port wine jus, accompanied by a stylish atmosphere without a New Year's countdown.

New Year's Eve 2025 at Ganymed Brasserie will be celebrated with a 3 or 5-course menu, offering culinary highlights such as Argentine beef fillet, Paris-Brest sesame ring, and a tartine with tiger vanilla cardamom cream. Guests can look forward to French gourmet cuisine with maritime accents and exclusive ingredients, making the New Year's Eve celebration particularly delicious.

On Easter Sunday, Ganymed Brasserie and Brechts Steakhaus combine their kitchens for a gourmet lunch buffet directly on Schiffbauerdamm in Berlin-Mitte. Guests can enjoy a live grilling station, oysters, lamb chops, and seafood, accompanied by live music. Those who wish can book a drink flat rate.

The Le Faubourg restaurant on Kudamm in Charlottenburg combines French culinary art with Berlin lightness. For Easter 2026, the Easter menu will become the seasonal highlight in City West: fresh, thoughtful, and with a flair for the extraordinary.

From November 30 to December 26, 2025, Brasserie Colette Tim Raue in Berlin's Wilmersdorf will serve a festive 4-course Christmas menu. Guests will enjoy a whole duck, carved directly at the table, with chestnut dumplings, red cabbage salad, cranberry jus, and croissant butter.

In Prenzlauer Berg, Bricole serves French-inspired tapas at a top level, without allowing even a hint of stiffness. Small dishes, great craftsmanship, a global cuisine with roots: This is the concept behind one of Berlin's most exciting tapas addresses.

Sucre et Sel is located on Torstraße directly at Rosenthaler Platz and has been a French bistro with a Mediterranean touch since October 2012. The grill is the main focus, complemented by Tartes flambées and around 40 wines imported directly from France. Among the French restaurants in Berlin, this is the uncomplicated address in Mitte.

Irma la Douce is located on Potsdamer Straße in Tiergarten and has held a Michelin star since 2021. Head chef Francesco Contiero cooks classics like Bœuf Bourguignon and a Bouillabaisse that is famous beyond Berlin. The wine fridge in the room holds around 300 selections, including 50 champagnes. For French restaurants in Berlin, this sets the benchmark.

The restaurant Richard has been able to hold again its Michelin star and has thus earned a deserved place among the best gourmet restaurants in Berlin. 16 points were awarded by the Gault Millau 2019.

Spindler is located on Paul-Lincke-Ufer in Kreuzberg, in a Wilhelminian era building from 1911 directly on the Landwehr Canal. Karolina Preis furnished the rooms with handmade furniture and antiques. The menu features Boeuf Bourguignon, Moules Marinières, and Entrecôte with Café de Paris butter. For French restaurants in Berlin, it's the address by the water.

Monet Bistro is located on Grünberger Straße in Friedrichshain, near Boxhagener Platz. It serves modern French country cuisine on a short, seasonally changing menu, from Rôti d'entrecôte for 36 Euros to onion soup with Comté. The wine cellar focuses on small French producers. Among the French restaurants in Berlin, it's the tip in the East.

From November 11, 2025, Ganymed Brasserie in Berlin-Mitte will offer its festive "Goose to Go". This classic Christmas goose, weighing 4-5 kilograms, comes with cassis red cabbage, homemade kale, and dumplings with goose jus. The Goose to Go is picked up at the restaurant.

Bandol sur mer is located on Torstraße in Mitte, has 18 seats and an open kitchen. Andreas Saul has been cooking here since 2010, earning a Michelin star in 2016, with a green star added in 2023. A menu is served, optionally vegetarian, with fermentation and smoking as signature elements. It is the smallest stage among French restaurants in Berlin.

Entrecôte is located on Schützenstraße in Mitte, just a few steps from Checkpoint Charlie. Since 1999, the establishment has been serving brasserie classics, from escargots and oysters to entrecôte with Pommes Allumettes. The steaks are pan-fried, not grilled, served with classic French sauces. A true classic among French restaurants in Berlin.

Restaurant Pastis is located directly on Rüdesheimer Platz in the Rheingauviertel in Wilmersdorf. Vincent Garcia and his wife Adeline have been running the brasserie since 2010, and in 2020 it was awarded the Bib Gourmand. The menu features Marseille fish soup, Burgundy snails, and Entrecôte Maître d'Hôtel, along with its own patisserie. A classic for French restaurants in Berlin's Southwest.

The Grosz is a combination between café, restaurant and bar. It is owned by Roland Mary, who also owns the Borchardt. And just like at the Borchardt, celebrities and hipsters frequent the Grosz on Kurfürstendamm, just like businessmen, ladies from the West Berlin society and tourists.

Behind the ivy-clad facade in Meinekestraße near Ku'damm, Diekmann has been serving German-French cuisine since 1982, amidst 19th-century colonial store wine racks and a freestanding oyster bar. Water, baguette, and espresso are included with the main course during Business Lunch, with the flank steak costing 26 Euros.

Chez Maurice is located on Bötzowstraße in Prenzlauer Berg and has existed since 1997. Wine import is at its heart: around 200 bottles from Bordeaux and Burgundy are on the shelves, for drinking in or taking away. The menu features escargots, beef tartare, and cheese directly from France. Among French restaurants in Berlin, it's the address with its own wine cellar.

The festive Christmas menu at Le Faubourg is available on December 24, 2025, featuring five sophisticated courses with French refinement and seasonal accents. Guests will enjoy, among other dishes, beef fillet tartare with truffle mayonnaise and the classic dessert buffet "Treize Desserts".

The French restaurant La Maison de L’entrecôte serves various multi-course Christmas menus on December 24th, 25th, and 26th.