Upscale

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.

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!

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.

High above the rooftops of Tiergarten, Golvet sits on the eighth floor of the Loeser & Wolff House on Potsdamer Straße: Berlin's most famous Michelin-starred restaurant with panoramic views combines precise Michelin-level cuisine with a 360-degree view stretching from the Philharmonie to the Reichstag.

Irma la Douce is located on Potsdamer Straße in Tiergarten and has held a Michelin star since 2021. Head chef Francesco Contiero cooks classics like Bœuf Bourguignon and a Bouillabaisse that is famous beyond Berlin. The wine fridge in the room holds around 300 selections, including 50 champagnes. For French restaurants in Berlin, this sets the benchmark.

The restaurant Richard has been able to hold again its Michelin star and has thus earned a deserved place among the best gourmet restaurants in Berlin. 16 points were awarded by the Gault Millau 2019.

With its modern German cuisine, Restaurant Jungbluth in Berlin Steglitz has made a real name for itself in Berlin's fine-dining scene. It's no coincidence that Jungbluth has been honored with the Michelin Bib Gourmand award for nine consecutive years.

For years, Jungbluth in Steglitz has been cooking at a level that consistently impresses the Michelin Bib Gourmand. For Easter 2026, guests can look forward to a festive menu where New German Cuisine meets spring: seasonal, regional, and with a distinctive signature.

At the Landwehrkanal in Kreuzberg, the Rutz Zollhaus proves that upscale Berlin cuisine doesn't need a white tablecloth. The historic half-timbered house combines Michelin-star expertise with down-to-earth hospitality and a wine selection that is unparalleled in Berlin.

Wine bar, wine shop, and upscale Italian restaurant all in one: Muret la Barba on Rosenthaler Straße in Berlin-Mitte has for years been synonymous with artisanal Italian cuisine, an exceptionally deep wine list, and an atmosphere as vibrant as the neighborhood around it.

Le Canard on Klingsorstraße offers French-Mediterranean cuisine with organic products: Duck confit à l'Orange for 29 Euros, pike-perch fillet with saffron foam for 28 Euros, plus a surprise menu starting from 49 Euros. At lunchtime, there's a changing menu for 18.90 Euros. For a business lunch in the south of Berlin, this is one of the quietest addresses in Steglitz.

The Hotel am Steinplatz in Berlin's Charlottenburg West embodies what defines a good boutique hotel: palpable history, rooms with genuine character, and a house that has attracted artists and celebrities since 1913. Reinterpreted under the Gekko Group's umbrella since early 2025, it combines Art Nouveau architecture with a modern lifestyle concept of the highest standard.

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.

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.

On Kurfürstenstraße in City West, Il Sorriso is one of Berlin's oldest and most enduring upscale Italian restaurants. For over 25 years, politicians, celebrities, and gourmets have frequented this establishment for classic Italian cuisine and daily fresh market fish. The smile embedded in its name characterizes the entire house.

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.

Located in the Moabit government district, not far from the Chancellery, Restaurant Paris Moskau resides in a historic half-timbered house: a place that since 1987 has combined French, German, and Russian culinary traditions into its own fine dining experience, boasting over 200 wines in its cellar and a summer garden that is unparalleled.

At Friedrichstrasse in Berlin-Mitte, Bocca di Bacco has been serving high-level classic Italian cuisine for over two decades. A Wilhelminian-era facade outside, an elegant restaurant with a bar and lounge inside, homemade pasta, and an Enoteca with around 500 wines.

Entrecôte is located on Schützenstraße in Mitte, just a few steps from Checkpoint Charlie. Since 1999, the establishment has been serving brasserie classics, from escargots and oysters to entrecôte with Pommes Allumettes. The steaks are pan-fried, not grilled, served with classic French sauces. A true classic among French restaurants in Berlin.

Upscale Italian cuisine in Charlottenburg, less than a ten-minute walk from Ku'damm: Mine Restaurant on Meinekestraße stands for modern gourmet cuisine, influenced by international flavors, rethinking classic recipes. Plus, a wine bar with biodynamic wines and an interior that combines warmth with style.

Named after director Ernst Lubitsch, the restaurant on Bleibtreustraße has been serving classic cuisine between Berlin, Vienna, and Paris since the early nineties: Königsberger Klopse for 23.50 Euros, Steak Frites for 28 Euros. The Business Lunch is available daily at noon between Ku'damm and Savignyplatz, in the courtyard when the weather is good, instead of in the dining room.

At Yorckstraße 89 in Kreuzberg, this Arabic restaurant shows how Syrian cuisine and lived integration grow together. Fresh hummus, baba ghanoush, and kibbeh meet an atmosphere that is warm, open, and political. Kreuzberger Himmel is Berlin's most beautiful proof that a plate can tell more than a thousand words.

Restaurant Pastis is located directly on Rüdesheimer Platz in the Rheingauviertel in Wilmersdorf. Vincent Garcia and his wife Adeline have been running the brasserie since 2010, and in 2020 it was awarded the Bib Gourmand. The menu features Marseille fish soup, Burgundy snails, and Entrecôte Maître d'Hôtel, along with its own patisserie. A classic for French restaurants in Berlin's Southwest.

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.

If you want to celebrate your Christmas party in a restaurant with a sophisticated atmosphere, the Hotel Palace Berlin in City-West is the perfect choice. This privately managed luxury hotel on Budapester Straße focuses on an elegant ambiance, classic Christmas cuisine, and a service that takes care of all the planning.