Trendy Restaurants

Those who find their way through two Berlin courtyards in Anklamer Straße in Mitte will be rewarded with creative international tapas that invite sharing. HeimlichTreu focuses on seasonal cuisine with French influences, a Nordic feel-good atmosphere, and unique cocktails not found elsewhere.

In Reuterkiez, where Neukölln meets Kreuzberg, behind an inconspicuous facade, lies Germany's only two-star restaurant that bases its entire culinary concept on the world of patisserie. Coda breaks with everything you thought you knew about menu sequences, serving tasting menus where sweetness, umami, and acidity are treated as equals.

Hidden in the Heckmann Höfe on Oranienburger Straße in Berlin-Mitte, Night Kitchen Berlin brings Tel Aviv's gastronomic culture to the Spree. Mediterranean sharing plates, an open kitchen, and a rustic setting with warm lighting turn the evening into a communal experience.

The Beuster Bar in Berlin-Neukölln charmingly combines a bar and restaurant with a French bistro style, offering a well-curated selection from oysters to champagne. Its cozy atmosphere makes it a popular meeting point for connoisseurs.

On Torstraße in Berlin-Mitte, PeterPaul serves German home cooking as tapas for sharing. Königsberger Klopse, Sauerbraten, and Kassler are served in small portions. The interior with dark walls and cream-colored upholstery completes the experience.

Behind a graffiti-sprayed facade on Charlottenburg's Kantstraße hides one of Berlin's most exciting trendy restaurants: The 893 Ryōtei combines Japanese haute cuisine with Izakaya casualness and Michelin quality in an ambiance as dark and intimate as a good evening should be.

The hip Cookies Cream is one of the most "in" restaurants of town. International stars like George Clooney and Robby Williams have already eaten here. Cookies Cream is the first vegetarian restaurant to have been awarded a Michelin star.

In Prenzlauer Berg, Bricole serves French-inspired tapas at a top level, without allowing even a hint of stiffness. Small dishes, great craftsmanship, a global cuisine with roots: This is the concept behind one of Berlin's most exciting tapas addresses.

Hidden behind an unassuming facade on Linienstraße in Berlin-Mitte is one of the city's most surprising gourmet restaurants. Restaurant 136 combines Peruvian and Italian cuisine into a tasting menu that blends artisanal precision with aromatic depth. The Michelin star it received in 2023 is no coincidence.

Frühstück 3000 in Berlin-Schöneberg serves creative dishes like Chicken 3000 or Eggs Benedict Caviar for breakfast and brunch. This hyped spot with a trendy crowd attracts visitors daily from 9 AM to 4 PM, offering 65 indoor seats plus a terrace for 35 people. Advance reservation is recommended!

Levantine cuisine with panoramic views over Charlottenburg: NENI Berlin on the tenth floor of the 25hours Hotel Bikini Berlin combines Mediterranean mezze culture with the casual sharing principle of the Molcho family. If you want to experience Berlin from above, you'll find one of the most spectacular tables in City West here.

The Backroom Cantina at Bar Tausend, where Leonardo DiCaprio and top model Bar Rafaeli are said to have been guests, is the secret meeting place for national and international celebrities in Berlin-Mitte. However, anyone who wants to dine here must first find the entrance!

On Friedrichstrasse in Kreuzberg, Nobelhart & Schmutzig has been proving since 2015 that Berlin's top gastronomy needs no olive oil or pepper. What counts is radical regionality: seasonal produce from Brandenburg, hand-picked producers, and a menu that consistently brings the capital's surroundings to the plate.

Hidden in the quiet courtyard of Potsdamer Straße in Schöneberg is one of Berlin's trendiest scene restaurants: Panama Restaurant & Bar combines modern German cuisine with international flair, plus a bar that invites you to stay long after dinner.

Tulus Lotrek on Fichtestraße in Kreuzberg combines ambitious cuisine with genuine hospitality, stucco-decorated old building ceilings, and an atmosphere that wants nothing to do with white starched tablecloths.

Celebrate the turn of the year over the rooftops of Berlin in a glamorous way at NENI Berlin and enjoy the New Year's Eve menu and the party at Monkey Bar.

A café from Williamsburg that has found its home in Berlin-Mitte: House of Small Wonder on Auguststraße combines Japanese-inspired cuisine with American brunch classics, in a green, light-filled ambiance that feels like a tranquil counter-world to the bustling city.

At Torstraße in Berlin-Mitte, MANI Restaurant serves Levantine cuisine at a level that even delights Berlin's top chefs. Shared dishes, a green marble fireplace, and the legendary ISRAMANI party on Saturdays make MANI one of the city's most influential scene restaurants.

Parker Bowles at Moritzplatz in Kreuzberg is a deli, restaurant, and bar all in one. Housed in the distinctive Aufbauhaus, it combines modern German cuisine with transcontinental influences, regional ingredients, and an atmosphere that carries you from breakfast to a nightcap.

The Grand Restaurant in Berlin-Mitte and its club make New Year's Eve 2018 unforgettable - with a 5-course dinner followed by a club night.

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.

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.

Korean BBQ, fermented kimchi, and an atmosphere that reflects Kreuzberg at its most vibrant: Kimchi Princess on Skalitzer Straße has been one of Berlin's most renowned Asian restaurants for over 15 years, attracting guests from all over the world to its long wooden tables.

One of Berlin's trendiest scene restaurants resides in Kreuzberg's Wrangelkiez: The Long March Canteen elevates Cantonese cuisine to a level that justifies its Michelin Bib Gourmand. Dim Sum, dumplings, and sharing menus in a cool atmosphere that has nothing in common with classic Chinese restaurants.

In Berlin-Mitte, just around the corner from Alexanderplatz, lies one of the few locations that doesn't just metaphorically roll out the red carpet. The Grand combines a club, bar, and upscale event spaces across approximately 1,000 square meters – and has been attracting celebrities from sports, TV, and music for years.