20 Locations
For an oriental atmosphere, Berlin has restaurants, lounges and baths that transport you far from the northern streets. Warm colours, low seating and fragrant food create an oriental atmosphere across the city. This overview gathers Berlin locations with that mood.
Middle Eastern restaurants and shisha lounges across Neukoelln and Kreuzberg deck out their rooms with lanterns, cushions and rich textiles, while hammams recreate the calm of a traditional bathhouse. Tea houses and markets add scents and sounds, and belly dancing nights bring the spectacle. It is an easy escape into another world.
Browse the venues below to find an oriental atmosphere across Berlin, from lounges to hammams.
The White Lounge in Schöneberg is one of Berlin's most renowned restaurant & shisha lounges. Just a few minutes from Kurfürstendamm and Potsdamer Platz, the venue combines a modern restaurant atmosphere with an exclusive lounge character. Instead of the classic dark shisha style, guests can expect a stylishly designed, completely white interior concept.
The Marrakesch Lounge & Bar in Berlin Mitte is an authentic place for anyone who wants to enjoy a great location, delicious cocktails and a shisha in an oriental ambience.
Ottoman fine-dining cuisine in an opulent ambiance in the heart of Berlin-Tiergarten: Osmanya represents high-end Turkish-Oriental gastronomy, halal certified and with a menu that consistently interprets traditional flavors in a modern way.
The shisha bar Luft und Liebe is an experiential fragrance bar in the popular trendy district of Friedrichshain. It is considered a modern, stylish, and experience-oriented shisha bar and lounge.
The Marooush is an oriental restaurant, but also has a "Smoker's Lounge", where you can enjoy a Shisha after a dinner & dance show.
On the edge of Volkspark Friedrichshain, in the Bötzowviertel near Prenzlauer Berg, QADMOUS has been serving original Lebanese cuisine of the highest standard since 2003. Those seeking the Orient in Berlin will find it here: with aromatic spices, lavish meze platters, and grilled skewers from the lava stone grill.
At Buckower Damm in Neukölln, Charme d’Orient combines oriental decor with massages, natural cosmetics, and plenty of tranquility. An afternoon there feels like a short trip, with Britzer Garden right next door.
Friedrichshain's Mono Café offers some outstanding shisha specialities!
Germany's oldest Armenian restaurant sits unassumingly on Joachim-Friedrich-Straße in Charlottenburg and yet has cult status: Big Window is famous for its legendary veal, a compact menu full of grilled flavors, and a host who dictates the evening program by his own rules.
Persian cuisine that has spoken for itself in Charlottenburg for over two decades: Restaurant Hafis on Neue Kantstraße stands for authentic Khoreshts, grilled Kebabs, and homemade flatbread, making the cuisine of Iran tangible in Berlin.
Kleopatra in Berlin Mitte rolls shisha bar, lounge and café all into one, for both locals and tourists!
Syrian cuisine from Damascus, served right in Mitte: Yarok on Torstraße stands for an authentic mezze feeling, generous mixed platters, and a warmth you can't order. The name means "green" in Hebrew and is a statement in itself.
Right on the Landwehrkanal in Kreuzberg, Defne Restaurant has been serving Turkish-Mediterranean cuisine for almost two decades at a level far beyond typical kebab offerings. Homemade mezze, Alinazik, and spicy octopus in a warm, relaxed atmosphere on Planufer.
A diverse cocktail culture with international flair awaits you in Berlin-Kreuzberg at the Qum and Shisha Lounge bar.
In Berlin's Reinickendorf North stands a hand-embroidered Moroccan royal tent that takes wedding couples on a journey into the world of 1001 Nights. MADI - Zelt der Sinne combines oriental cuisine, belly dancing, and artistry to create a wedding experience far beyond classic banquet halls.
Relaxation and enjoyment in the heart of Kreuzberg – that's what the Mirror Shisha bar in Berlin-Kreuzberg offers you.
The Hürrem Sultan Shisha & Cigar Bar not only convinces with its unique ambiance but also with high-quality tobacco varieties, food, and drinks.
The Shisha Lounge Rote Harfe (Red Harp) at Heinrichplatz in Kreuzberg offers special shishas and fresh cocktails.
This sophisticated shisha bar on Fasanenstraße is a truly remarkable location!
The genuine ambience of Cana Restaurant on Mitte's Neue Roßstraße will amaze you with Arab-Oriental food and a gorgeous view of the Spree.