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Restaurants in Berlin
Most restaurants close at midnight. A tip of around 10% is standard.
Kreuzberg dishes up street food from spicy Turkish kebabs to Berlin's legendary Currywurst (curried sausage) at Curry 36. Devour Turkish delights at Hasirs in Mitte, or head west to Charlottenburg for elegant French bistros like Le Piaf. In Mitte, centuries-old Zur Letzten Instanz serves classics like Berliner Eisbein (pork knuckles). Die Quadriga and Margaux star on Berlin's Michelin circuit.
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- Italian
Ana e Bruno
It may seem counter-intuitive to come to Berlin for a fabulous Italian meal, but this charming restaurant is worth the trip. It’s a bit out of the center, in Charlottenburg, but if you make the trek, you won’t be disappointed. This is Italian cuisine of the highest order—what you…$$$Western Berlin - Italian
Arlecchino
It’s not that easy to find a good restaurant that lets you enjoy a satisfying meal at an affordable price, but this Italian eatery does just that. If you find yourself longing for a plate of homemade pasta—maybe linguine with zander (a fish) and fresh basil pesto, or penne with lamb…$$Western Berlin - Sausage
Curry 36
Here’s your chance to line up with the locals and eat like a real Berliner—wolfing down the city’s most famous street food: currywurst, from a street stand. You can’t say you’ve been to Berlin until you’ve tried one of these bratwurst sausages covered with a spicy sauce, sprinkled…$Mitte & Eastern Berlin - Modern Continental
Die Quadriga
Small and elegant, Die Quadriga restaurant in the Bauhaus-inspired Brandenburger Hof Hotel offers a truly memorable dining experience, but you need to reserve in advance because the restaurant seats only 28 diners. Everything is of the finest quality, including the diners, so dress…$$$Western Berlin - French/Seafood
Fischers Fritz
At this elegant palace of haute cuisine, in the tony Regent Hotel, the creative cooking of chef de cuisine Christian Lohse has earned two Michelin stars every year since 2008. Dining here is a gourmet adventure that utilizes the freshest produce and products of land and sea—but the…$$$Mitte & Eastern Berlin - French
Ganymed
Berlin is full of trendy restaurants serving trendy food, but sometimes it’s the long-established and resolutely “old-fashioned” places that leave the most lasting impression. Take Ganymed—it’s been around since 1929, lived through war and Wall, and even in the GDR days, when dining…$$$Mitte & Eastern Berlin - German
Henne
If you don’t like chicken, stay away from Henne in Kreuzberg, because chicken is almost the only thing they serve. But boy, is that crispy corn-fed poultry, with sides of coleslaw and potatoes, ever good. Chicken cooked to a special recipe is what Henne has been serving since 1908; a…$Mitte & Eastern Berlin - Austrian
Horváth
Since chef Sebastian Frank took it over in 2010, the casually-elegant wood-paneled restaurant by Kreuzberg's Landwehrkanal has skyrocketed to prominence, earling its first Michelin star in 2011 and its second in 2015. Have one taste and you'll understand the accolades. These are…$$$In Kreuzberg - Modern German
Käfer’s Restaurant Dachgarten
Dining in a landmark like the Reichstag, Germany’s Parliament building, is a memorable experience, perhaps as much for the setting as for the cuisine. But you need to deal with security issues if you want to dine in to this popular rooftop restaurant adjacent to the famous glass dome…$$$Mitte & Eastern Berlin - German
Kartoffelkeller
Let us now praise the potato. Yes, that humble tuber may not be considered very sexy, but for centuries it has been the staple food in countries around the world, including Germany. The potato (Kartoffel in German) is celebrated at this cozy basement (Keller in German) restaurant in…$$Mitte & Eastern Berlin - International
Katz Orange
Located on the courtyard of an old brick brewery building, Katz Orange is a foodie favorite that serves vegan and organic meat dishes using responsibly sourced ingredients. The menu is small, the cooking creative and satisfying. This is what “slow cuisine” is all about. When dinner…$$Mitte & Eastern Berlin - Italian/Seafood
La Riva
One of the prettiest buildings in the restored Nikolaiviertel (Nicholas Quarter), just south ofAlexanderplatz, is the Ephraim-Palais, a richly ornamented 1765 mansion. Part of the building is a museum, while another section contains this Italian-influenced restaurant, which sits…$$Mitte & Eastern Berlin - Modern Berliner
La Soupe Populaire
Tim Raue is Berlin's local boy made good, a Kreuzberg gang member turned celebrity chef who owns five restaurants at last count. The eponymous restaurant Tim Raue by Checkpoint Charlie is the most celebrated. But La Soupe Populaire, intended as a nod to the chef's working class…$Mitte & Eastern Berlin - Continental/German/Mediterranean
Lubitsch
Like Arlecchino, Lubitsch is a comfortable restaurant where you can get a good meal at a surprisingly affordable price. Named for Ernst Lubitsch, the German film director of the 1920s, this minimalist cafe and restaurant (paneled walls, tables with white tablecloths and flowers) is…$$Western Berlin - East Prussian
Marjellchen
Around since the 1980's, this Prussian throw-back (complete with oil lamps and vested waiters) isn't the kind of place foodies flock to. But the cooking is honest and authentic in a way that's immensely satisfying—if you're a meat eater, that is. For an appetizer, try homemade aspic,…$$Western Berlin - German/Swabian
Maultaschen Manufaktur
Everyone and his brother knows and loves pasta, and thinks that it’s a food exclusive to Italy or Italian restaurants. But did you know that Germany has its own delicious kind of pasta? Called Maultaschen, it originated in the southwestern part of Germany known as Swabia.…$Mitte & Eastern Berlin - Modern German
Nobelhart & Schmutzig
"Brutally local" is the cathphrase at what's currently Berlin's hottest reservation, opened in 2015 and already anointed with a Michelin star. Owner/sommelier Billy Wagner and chef Micha Schafer limit the nightly 10-course menu to ingredients from within about a 250-kilometer…$$$Mitte & Eastern Berlin - French
Paris Bar
In terms of decor, this French bistro tucked in between Savignyplatz and the Kaiser-Wilhelm Memorial Church in Charlottenburg, hasn’t changed much since it opened just after World War II, which is what makes it so charmingly atmospheric. But in the past couple of years, the…$$Western Berlin - German
Restaurant Zur Nolle
A hundred years ago, Zur Nolle was a busy working-class beer hall beneath the Friedrichstrasse S-Bahn station. The place closed in 1968 but reopened in 1993 as a sign of post-reunification nostalgia for a bit of Old Berlin. It looks snazzier now than it did during its working-class…$Mitte & Eastern Berlin - German
Rogacki
Beneath the green awnings and fish signs lies the best deli in Berlin, a nearly 90-year-old institution where greying society ladies, overalled blue collar types, and overwhelmed-looking tourists lunch side-by-side. Whether you're looking for smoked eel, pickled herring, translucent…$Western Berlin - German/Berliner
Treffpunkt Alt-Berliner Kneipe
It’s become almost impossible to find a simple, old-fashioned, inexpensive Kneipe, or neighborhood tavern-restaurant, in ever-upward and always-gentrifying Mitte, so this is a great place to know about if you want a taste of old Berlin. There is no “decor” to speak of, just tables…$Mitte & Eastern Berlin - International
Vau
This upscale gastronomic showcase, which was one of the first high-profile gourmet restaurants to open in the former East Berlin after reunficiation, has earned a Michelin star for its refined cooking. Under the direction of Kolja Kleeberg, Vau emphasizes classic French cruisine such…$$$Mitte & Eastern Berlin - German
Zur Letzten Instanz
Berlin’s oldest restaurant, dating from 1525, occupies two floors of a much-restored baroque building in the Nikolaiviertel (Nicholas Quarter), and has a series of wood-paneled dining rooms, including one with an old-fashioned Kachelofen (ceramic stove) where Napoleon supposedly…$$Mitte & Eastern Berlin
