Martinmas Goose

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.

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.

Since 1994, Brauhaus Spandau has been brewing its unfiltered Havelbräu in the historic brick building on Kolk, complemented by a rotating special beer each month. The copper brewing kettles are openly displayed in the guest area, and outdoors, 400 seats are spread across four beer gardens with access to the Havel river. Among Berlin's breweries, this is the location with the largest open-air space.

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.

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.

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.

From November 11, 2024, guests at Restaurant Jolesch will experience the perfect combination of Austrian tradition and modern cuisine, including the option of ordering goose dishes to take home.

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.

The Dieselhaus is located at the Forum on Museum Island: a modern brewery built around a listed diesel engine, combining Bavarian beer culture with Berlin lightness. Freshly tapped Hofbräuhaus Traunstein beer, hearty cuisine, and space for almost 400 guests make it one of the most atmospheric public viewing locations for the 2026 World Cup.

From 11.11.2024 to 26.12.2024, Brechts Steakhaus invites you to its popular goose dinner, with the option of enjoying goose dishes on site or pre-ordering them as a gourmet experience to take home.

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.

Bavarian coziness meets World Cup fever: The Hofbräu Wirtshaus in Berlin-Mitte transforms into one of the capital's loudest fan hot spots for the 2026 World Cup. If you want to experience the Germany match with a stein in hand and a real stadium atmosphere, this is the right place for you at Alexanderplatz.

Sicilian hospitality on the Havel bank: The harbor restaurant Da Peppe in Spandau-Wilhelmstadt is located directly at the Scharfe Lanke marina and serves Italian cuisine with beach chairs, loungers, and water views.

In Leibnizstraße in Charlottenburg, just a stone's throw from Kurfürstendamm, Johanna Nußbaumer from Salzburg has been running one of Berlin's best Austrian restaurants since 2008. Classic family recipes, a stylish ambiance with deep green walls, and a Michelin Bib Gourmand award included.

From November 11, 2025, Jelänger Jelieber in Berlin Lichtenberg will be offering succulent goose dinner. Here, freshly roasted St. Martin's goose and hearty side dishes meet a German-Mediterranean ambiance. Jelänger Jelieber impresses with high quality at very fair prices, which are rarely found in Berlin nowadays.

Far out in Köpenick, right on the banks of the Dahme, the Köpenicker Seeterrassen serve regional cuisine with a view of the Palace Island. This waterside restaurant is one of Berlin's most beautiful waterfront locations and can be reached by boat as well as on foot.

Enjoy having your Christmas dinner at the Centerpiece table in the elegant five-star-superior Hotel Regent Berlin with a glass of Veuve Clicquot vintage champagne!

The Tattersall is named after the English horse auctioneer Richard Tattersall and used to be an indoor riding-hall and a riding school.

From St. Martin's Day, 11.11.2024, the time for succulent roast goose begins at the Oderquelle, a tradition that has been cultivated since 1990.

Watching football with sand between your toes: Strandbad Wendenschloss in Köpenick transforms into Berlin's most relaxed open-air arena for the 2026 World Cup, right on Langer See. Water, beach chairs, and LED screen included.

The Weihenstephaner restaurant traditionally serves a tender Innviertler goose from November 11, 2023, to start the goose season with St. Martin's Day.

Right by the ferry terminal to Pfaueninsel, nestled between the Havel River and old trees, lies one of the most atmospheric excursion restaurants in Zehlendorf's southwest. The listed tavern captivates with its green inner courtyard, homemade cuisine, and expansive views over the river landscape.