Lunch

Bookstore, reading café, and delicatessen in one: Buchkantine, located in Moabit on the Spree, combines literature with culinary aspirations across approximately 400 square meters. Browse books, drink cappuccino, taste champagne - all with a view of the water.

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.

With 459 indoor seats, a beer garden for 228 guests, and a rooftop terrace with 88 seats, Lindenbräu at Potsdamer Platz is one of the city's largest taverns. Until 2012, Germany's northernmost wheat beer brewery, with a sterling silver brewhouse, stood here. The menu features Bavarian classics alongside Berlin-style Eisbein.

The hier. on Schönhauser Allee serves healthy food at fair prices for lunch, entirely without superfood hype and imported ingredients. The new eatery consciously cooks seasonally and regionally - with everything the Berlin region currently has to offer. For lunch, popular dishes such as hearty stews or potato salad with fresh greens land on the plate.

Naples meets Mitte: At Capvin on Weinbergsweg and in the Rosenhöfe, World Champion Vincenzo Capuano's pizza stands for uncompromising craftsmanship. The cloudy, airy dough made from specially developed Nuvola flour and ingredients directly from Naples make this pizzeria a go-to address in Berlin.

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.

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.

What started as a Berlin delivery service has opened its first physical store in Prenzlauer Berg. Milano Vice stands for delivery pizza with real character: special dough, robust toppings, and a rotating guest chef format that consistently rethinks pizza.

The red-painted snack bar on Linienstraße is located opposite the former Tacheles art house, a few steps from Oranienburger Tor. Next door, a two-story space also serves as a gallery. The chickpea mixture is packed with fresh herbs, recognizable by its green core. Falafel in Mitte is available here along with an exhibition.

At the corner of Danziger Straße in Prenzlauer Berg, Ali Baba is as much a part of the neighborhood as the chestnuts on Kollwitzplatz. Rustic ambiance, oriental warmth, and a generously portioned doner kebab that has long achieved cult status in this district.

At Georg-Grosz-Platz in Charlottenburg, Paulo Scutarro serves top-level Italian cuisine – with a pizza oven from Modena and a pizzaiolo who was among the best in the world at the World Championship. Anyone looking for authentic stone oven pizza on Kudamm is in the right place here.

In Grunewald, where Hubertusallee quietly winds through the villa district, this trattoria serves one of Berlin's crispiest stone oven pizzas. YVONNE Tuscany Restaurant & Pizzeria stands for uncompromising Tuscan hospitality: multiple international awards, with a team almost entirely from Italy.

In Barbarossastraße in Schöneberg, Hummus Studio demonstrates the true potential of Middle Eastern cuisine: creamy premium hummus, lovingly composed toppings, and fair prices that make even lunch a delight.

Daluma on Weinbergsweg is the brand's first location and is just a few steps from Rosenthaler Platz. Cold-pressed juices, bowls, and functional drinks are available here, alongside shelves stocked with juice cleanses, supplements, and skincare products from their own production. For the superfood search in Berlin, this means: Avo Toast for 13.90 Euro and a shop that provides everything you need.

Right by Winterfeldtplatz in Schöneberg, Habibi cooks its chickpea balls in a pot instead of a deep fryer, making them golden brown on the outside and significantly more aromatic on the inside. The Premium Falafel Bowl costs 7.00 Euros, the Highlight Plate 14.00 Euros, and tea is included for free. Among Berlin's falafel shops, this offers the best value for money.

On the Rummelsburger Bucht in Lichtenberg, right on the Spree riverbank, Hafenküche combines seasonal cuisine with real water views - from breakfast and lunch to dinner.

Right on Ku'damm, on Uhlandstraße in Charlottenburg, Café Miro serves fresh lunch daily at prices that are surprisingly low for this location. Bowls, pasta, and salads for under ten euros, made by a family business with genuine passion.

Authentic Neapolitan pizza directly in Friedrichshain: Spaccanapoli No. 12 on Wühlischstraße stands for airy-soft dough with a high crust, finest ingredients, and recipes originating from Naples' history. Whoever seeks the soul of Southern Italy on their plate in Berlin will find it here.

Superfood bowls, cold-pressed juices, and a holistic self-care philosophy: Daluma on Weinbergsweg in Berlin-Mitte is the go-to place for anyone who wants to eat mindfully at lunchtime without sacrificing taste. For even better value, check Too Good To Go in the evenings.

Café Restaurant Morgenland on Skalitzer Straße is a breakfast institution in Kreuzberg, located directly at Görlitzer Bahnhof subway station. On weekends and public holidays, there's a Mediterranean and Oriental-inspired brunch buffet for 19.90 Euros, including German classics. Quiet jazz music plays in the mornings.

In the Sprengelkiez in Wedding, the family-run Delicia serves Mediterranean cuisine with Turkish roots: homemade manti, pastes, and stuffed vine leaves, with tapas and wine in the evenings. Olive oil, vinegar, and wine are available for takeaway on the shelves.

Sticks n Sushi serves Japanese food with a Danish touch on Potsdamer Strasse in Tiergarten, from sushi to grilled yakitori skewers. The large dining room has an open kitchen, a freestanding bar and a gallery level with extra seats above. For a business lunch that means: open daily from noon and bookable online in advance.

Right next to the Brandenburg Gate, at Pariser Platz in Berlin-Mitte, Mama Trattoria bakes its stone oven pizzas from organic flour with classic Italian ingredients. The clientele is international, the cuisine deliberately not. If you're looking for a crispy pizza after sightseeing, this is the place to be.

From November to February, the Winter Raft operates as a heated cabin on the Spree, featuring an electric fireplace, furs on all seats, and approximately 25 degrees Celsius on board. For Christmas parties, 15 to 32 people embark at Oberbaumbrücke or Treptower Park, and the Spreeküche's winter buffet starts at 29.90 Euros net per person.

Vietnamese cuisine based on original recipes, affordable prices, and a colorful ambiance in the heart of Kreuzberg: Mama Cook on Hedemannstraße is a reliable spot for anyone looking for more than just average during their lunch break.