23 Locations
A sun terrace is prime real estate in Berlin come summer, catching the light for drinks and long meals. From rooftop bars to garden restaurants, a sun terrace here is where the season is savoured. This overview gathers Berlin locations for outdoor lounging.
Rooftop bars around Mitte and Kreuzberg pour drinks with a view, while cafes and restaurants open leafy terraces and courtyards. Canal side and lakeside spots add water views, and beer gardens keep it casual. The best terraces fill fast on sunny days, so arriving early or booking helps.
Browse the venues below to find a sun terrace across Berlin, from rooftop bars to garden restaurants.
In Kollwitzkiez, one of Prenzlauer Berg's sunniest neighborhoods, sits Kaffee KÄTHE with an outdoor terrace, homemade cakes, and a Guatemalan coffee blend. Regulars have made this breakfast café their morning ritual. Cozy, family-run, and without much fuss.
Located on the traffic-calmed Ludwigkirchplatz in Wilmersdorf, Weyers Cafe – Restaurant is a true neighborhood institution with a spacious sun terrace, traditional German cuisine, and a clientele that keeps coming back from breakfast to dinner.
Cafe Holzmarktperle is the sunny heart of the artist quarter Holzmarkt 25 in Friedrichshain, directly on the Spree riverbank. Those who grab their coffee here sit on a green square between creativity and a view of the Spree, with self-roasted beans in their cup and vegan cake on the table.
Flowers, cakes, and lavish breakfast platters, right on Kollwitzplatz in Prenzlauer Berg. Café Anna Blume combines Berlin coffee house culture with the scent of a flower shop and has been known for years as one of the city's most famous breakfast spots.
In Biesdorf Palace Park, far from Berlin's city center, guests at Café Schloss Biesdorf can sit on the terrace with views of well-maintained gardens, while inside, stucco-decorated ceilings and historic vaults transform coffee breaks into a journey through time. Since early 2025, a new team has been providing homemade cakes and coffee specialties in Marzahn-Hellersdorf's most beautiful sunlit café.
Located at Schiffbauerdamm in Mitte, Zimt & Zucker coffee house is a place that combines 1920s Viennese coffee house culture with Berlin character. Velvet armchairs, warm orange tones, and a view of the Spree turn breakfast in Berlin into a true ritual.
On the western shore of Lake Weißensee in Weißensee, Ormos by Milchhäuschen sits as a sun-drenched café with a Greek soul. The expansive lakeside terrace, the bright glass pavilion, and a menu ranging from mezze to homemade cake make this place a sun café with true lido charm.
No pier, no direct parking on the bank, no ordinary restaurant boat: The SpreeArche in Friedrichshagen is a floating log cabin on the Müggelspree, reachable by a raft shuttle. What sounds like a century-old excursion destination is one of the most discussed culinary highlights in the Treptow-Köpenick district.
Located on the Landwehrkanal in Kreuzberg, directly on Paul-Lincke-Ufer, the SPINDLER Restaurant and Coffeehouse combines French brasserie cuisine with the casual charm of a over 100-year-old Wilhelminian era building. Here, canal views meet seasonal-regional cuisine with a French accent.
Strandbad Mitte in Berlin Mitte is the café for everyone who wants to enjoy breakfast in Berlin without tourist crowds. Hidden in a cul-de-sac near Oranienburger Straße, it serves hearty classics in a charming swimming pool ambiance with deck chairs outside.
In the heart of Köpenick's old town, directly on the Spree: freiheit fünfzehn combines a listed courtyard area with a spacious riverside beer garden, which in summer is one of the greenest and most tranquil of its kind in all of Berlin.
In the listed Kant-Garagenpalast on Kantstraße, Berlin's most ambitious gastro-cultural house has opened: Dufte Berlin unites four restaurant concepts, bars, a bakery, and a beer garden under one roof, making it one of the most exciting new additions among Charlottenburg's beer gardens.
The moa Café & Bar on Kirchstraße in Moabit is Berlin's charming address for breakfast in the sunshine: With delicious scrambled eggs, salmon breakfast or avocado toast and strong coffee, you can relax here like rarely anywhere else in the city.
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Hidden in the courtyard between Uhlandstraße and Lietzenburger Straße, right by the Ku'damm in Charlottenburg, ZEN Restaurant is a tranquil address for upscale Asian dining. Vietnamese cuisine meets Japanese sushi art here, served in a stylish ambiance with an open show kitchen.
High above Bebelplatz in Berlin-Mitte, the Hotel de Rome's Rooftop Terrace offers panoramic views of the Berlin Cathedral, TV Tower, and State Opera. This grand hotel, housed in the former headquarters of Dresdner Bank, combines a historic setting with summery lightness, stone oven pizza, and signature cocktails.
Located on Grolmanstraße in Charlottenburg, just a few steps from Kurfürstendamm, Van Gogh is a dimly lit piano bar filled with modern art and Van Gogh reproductions. Daily live piano music, cocktails until 3 AM, and a pleasantly down-to-earth price level.
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.
The FAME Restaurant is part of the posse of the former legendary Bar 25. After a brief intermezzo on the other bank of the Spree, the members of Bar 25 have returned with the FAME and the club "Kater Blau" to their old venue since summer 2014.
A real roaring waterfall and with 66 metres of height the biggest natural elevation in Berlin's inner city are the features of Viktoriapark.
Easily and comfortably, you can sip your first delicious coffee in the sun at Café Schoeneweile in Oberschöneweide.
The Italian restaurant Cicciolina is permanently closed.