16 Locations
A restaurant boat offers dining with a difference in Berlin, floating on the Spree or a quiet canal. Combining good food with gentle movement and water views, a restaurant boat makes a meal feel like a small voyage through the heart of the city.
This overview gathers Berlin locations that work as a restaurant boat, from moored dining barges to cruising dinner boats. Some focus on fine dining with a view, others on relaxed meals, brunch and drinks on the water.
Browse the options below to find the best restaurant boat in Berlin, compare menus and prices, and book your table.
Moored on the Spree in the middle of Tiergarten, on the Helgoländer Ufer, the PATIO restaurant ship combines sophisticated fine dining with the unique sensation of gently swaying on the water during dinner. Three decks, a crackling fireplace in winter, an open terrace in summer: This is high-level Berlin water-restaurant culture.
On the Landwehr Canal in Kreuzberg, the restaurant ship van Loon is permanently anchored in Urbanhafen, combining maritime ambiance with fresh fish specialties and seasonal cuisine. Diners here enjoy water views, fireplace warmth, and a sun deck.
In the historic harbor at Märkisches Ufer in Mitte, a converted GDR cargo barge invites guests to a sharing dinner on the water with Asian tapas from bamboo steamers and cocktails named after Berlin bridges.
Deep in the green, directly on the Lower Havel in Charlottenburg, lies Berlin's arguably oldest restaurant ship: the Alte Liebe. For over a century, this floating piece of Berlin history has defied the city noise and served hearty maritime cuisine with a view of the water.
Easter on the Water: The restaurant ship Patio in Moabit transforms spring on the Spree into a multi-course asparagus menu, combining regional seasonal cuisine with a direct view of the Bärenbrücke. On April 5th and 6th, 2026, lamb, Beelitz asparagus, and a French touch will be celebrated here.
Located directly on Lake Tiefer See in Potsdam's Berliner Vorstadt, the restaurant ship John Barnett is named after the pioneer of steam navigation in Prussia. The historic ship, which was still in use as a cargo vessel on canals and rivers until 2004, now offers Central European cuisine with a view of Babelsberg Park.
An 1890 two-masted ship that once supplied Frisian islands and now lies moored on the banks of the Spree in Treptow, between Plänterwald and Treptower Park: The Klipper Sailing Ship Restaurant is arguably Berlin's most maritime address for breakfast, fish dishes, and lingering.
In Berlin's Charlottenburg Tiergarten, slightly hidden in the Landwehr Canal near the Charlottenburg Gate, a blue and white restaurant ship has been anchored since 1996. Capt'n Schillow combines classic Berlin cuisine with a maritime atmosphere, without appearing overly touristy.
A former transport ship, moored in Tempelhof Harbor from May to September and re-launched as a restaurant ship. Grilled dishes, fresh beer, and a view of the Tempelhof harbor basin make this barge one of Berlin's most relaxed summer spots.
A over 100-year-old Dutch two-masted ship, moored in the heart of Köpenick's old town, where the Dahme and Spree rivers meet: The restaurant ship arsVivendi combines maritime ambiance with a historic backdrop and is Berlin's most charming address for dining on the water.
For Mother's Day 2026, Reederei Riedel invites you to a special brunch cruise: The ship glides from Moabit through the heart of Berlin on the Spree and Landwehr Canal, while an extensive brunch buffet awaits on board.
The café and restaurant boat Spree-Blick is a tightly moored boat on Berlin-Moabit's Hansabrücke. Closed right now.
Berlin has won a film star as a bar and event ship: On the boat restaurant Gode Wind you can eat well with a fantastic view to the Rummelsburger Bucht.
The boat restaurant Windflüchter is a historical steam boat that can be rented for events like birthday parties and weddings. The beach bar Hafenbar next to is open all year reound and offers drinks, snacks and in summer barbecue.
The restaurant boat Deckshaus is permanently closed.
The Hoppetosse sailed across the North Sea in the late 1920s as one of the largest and most luxurious passenger ships; today it is exclusively an event ship.