6 Locations
Every good venue has its speciality, the dish, drink or detail that sets it apart, and Berlin rewards those who seek them out. A speciality might be a secret recipe, a rare ingredient or a signature experience found nowhere else in the city. This tag collects Berlin locations known for something distinctive.
Restaurants build their reputation on a single standout plate, bars mix cocktails you cannot get elsewhere, and shops stock goods sourced with unusual care. From a bakery's famous loaf to a museum's rare holding, these specialities give the city its texture. Seeking them out is a fine way to explore beyond the obvious.
Browse the venues below to track down a speciality across Berlin, from signature dishes to one of a kind finds.
An Art Nouveau building in Charlottenburg, whose interior is nothing less than a homage to the Paris of the Roaring Twenties: The Provocateur Hotel combines burlesque aesthetics with Berlin nightlife attitude, enchanting both hotel guests and locals alike.
The elegant restaurant Austernbank at Gendarmenmarkt offers a turn of the year "like the great Gatsby" in the style of the 20s with a four-course New Year's Eve dinner and show.
Just a few steps from Gendarmenmarkt, Austernbank resides in the vaulted strongroom of the former Disconto Bank. This elegant fish restaurant combines historic architecture with sophisticated French cuisine and is one of the capital's most stylish addresses for special evenings.
In the Angiyok ice bar in Berlin-Mitte you can experience an unique ice world with ice sculptures and cool drinks from ice glasses at -10 degrees Celsius.
At Monbijouplatz in Berlin-Mitte, right next to Monbijoupark, Dae Mon serves so-called "Open Minded Cuisine": Korean-Japanese cuisine with European influences, staged so atmospherically that an evening here begins the moment you step inside.
