Eating Out

At the crime dinner by Die Auftakter in Schmargendorf, guessing along is part of the menu: Between courses, an ensemble performs the case, which is only solved at dessert.

San Martin Argentinisches Steakhouse in Berlin Lichterfelde is a place for gourmets, with excellently prepared grilled steaks and other dishes.

Between Gendarmenmarkt and Friedrichstraße, Borchardt continues its address from 1853, since 1992 again as a restaurant, under four columns of grey-green stucco marble. The Wiener Schnitzel costs 32 Euros, the wine list features around 350 items. For a private business dinner, the summer bar in the inner courtyard with 32 seats can be booked.

In Berlin's government district, high atop the Reichstag building, sits arguably the most historic restaurant in the capital. The Käfer Dachgarten-Restaurant is the only public restaurant in a parliament building worldwide, offering panoramic views over the Spree, Brandenburg Gate, and Chancellery.

In Friedenau, directly opposite the small theater on Taunusstraße, Restaurant Miteinander serves Austrian-Alpine cuisine that focuses on honest home-style cooking. Wiener Schnitzel, Kaiserschmarrn, and seasonal specialties are served here unpretentiously, but with real substance.

Tomasa in Villa Kreuzberg utilizes the gardener's house, built by Hermann Blankenstein and Fritz Haack in 1892 during the construction of Viktoriapark. To this day, the pumps for the Kreuzberg waterfall run in the cellar. Breakfast is served in the large inner courtyard next to the petting zoo, and a covered pergola protects from rain. Breakfast amidst greenery here includes the park right next door.

Next to the Theater des Westens on Kantstraße, Wartesaal cooks on an open beechwood grill and in a stone oven for pizza. The business lunch costs 11.50 Euros as a pizza, pasta, or salad menu, including a non-alcoholic drink. 130 seats can be exclusively booked, making it suitable for larger business dinners near Zoo Station.

At Olivaer Platz in Charlottenburg, Berg & Tal serves Austrian classics with a modern touch. Chef Patrick Zoch brings Wiener Schnitzel, Goulash, and Kaiserschmarrn to the table in a warm, Alpine-inspired setting.

A Berlin waffle business on Kantstrasse in Charlottenburg has been baking five different waffle lines since 2015, from the Belgian waffle through a waffle cake to a waffle on a stick. Spreads, fruit, sprinkles and sauces are chosen by the guests themselves, and a protein waffle and a vegan wholemeal waffle complete the menu.

Those looking for the original Wiener Schnitzel in Berlin will find it in Wannsee. Wirtshaus Halali in Berlin-Wannsee stands for upscale Austrian cuisine: handcrafted, honest, and with the coziness of a true Viennese tavern.

This small shop in Prenzlauer Berg stands out from many others with a simple idea: every burger is regularly available with 180 grams of beef or as a BabyBurger with 62.5 grams. Cooking is done openly in the dining area, the sauce is homemade, four vegetarian burgers are available, and the cheeseburger costs 8.90 Euros here.

YoSoy has been a fixture at Hackescher Markt for years: Spanish tapas on Rosenthaler Straße, open continuously and reliably full in the evenings.

Located in Alt-Hohenschönhausen, directly by Lake Orankesee, you'll find one of Berlin's most beautiful waterside restaurants. The Orankesee Terrassen combines Mediterranean cuisine with lake views, a beer garden, and a tranquility rarely found in the city.

Located directly on Lake Tiefer See in Potsdam's Berliner Vorstadt, the restaurant ship John Barnett is named after the pioneer of steam navigation in Prussia. The historic ship, which was still in use as a cargo vessel on canals and rivers until 2004, now offers Central European cuisine with a view of Babelsberg Park.

The Pianocafé am Lietzensee is located on Neue Kantstraße at the edge of Lietzenseepark, just a few meters from the S-Bahn Messe Nord/ICC station. The menu features about a dozen breakfast options, from the small breakfast for 7.90 Euros to the Lietzensee breakfast for 14.50 Euros. Breakfast in the green here includes live piano music in the afternoon and homemade cakes.

207 meters above Berlin-Mitte, Germany's highest revolving restaurant in the TV Tower at Alexanderplatz has been named after a two-star chef since June 2025. Sphere by Tim Raue combines Berlin capital cuisine with a 360-degree panorama revealing the entire city at once.

Lion Burger and Steak grills its patties over lava stones that reach over 350 degrees Celsius, making it one of the few American diners in Berlin with its own stone grill. The beef is sourced regionally from a butcher, and the buns are freshly delivered every morning by a baker from Kreuzberg. The restaurant has been located on Warschauer Straße in Friedrichshain since 2015.

An 1890 two-masted ship that once supplied Frisian islands and now lies moored on the banks of the Spree in Treptow, between Plänterwald and Treptower Park: The Klipper Sailing Ship Restaurant is arguably Berlin's most maritime address for breakfast, fish dishes, and lingering.

The Café Schwartzsche Villa is part of the cultural center in the former summer villa of the Schwartz banking family, right next to Steglitz Town Hall. The summer garden can accommodate around one hundred people and is quietly located behind Schloßstraße. Breakfast in the green here means: Villa breakfast for 16.90 Euros under trees, above it a gallery and chamber theater.

Perched 55 meters high above the rooftops of Charlottenburg, the Funkturm Restaurant offers panoramic views from Grunewald to the TV Tower. This listed landmark from 1926 combines Berlin history with upscale cuisine in its faithfully restored Art Nouveau interior.

Since the 1980s, this Italian restaurant has been located at Genter Markt in the Brussels Quarter, now carefully modernized and featuring a new stone oven. During the colder months, the truffle pasta is flambéed at the table, while cannelloni, gnocchi, tiramisù, and panna cotta are all homemade. Pizza Margherita costs 10 Euros, and Saltimbocca alla Romana is 25 Euros.

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.

At the Restaurant Grill in the Estrel Hotel Berlin, you can enjoy a very personal celebration for two with a romantic candle-light dinner.

A romantic candle-light dinner at Weingrün is especially interesting for those looking to get married, as the restaurant is located in the same building as the Hochzeitshaus Berlin (Berlin Wedding House)!

In Berlin's Charlottenburg Tiergarten, slightly hidden in the Landwehr Canal near the Charlottenburg Gate, a blue and white restaurant ship has been anchored since 1996. Capt'n Schillow combines classic Berlin cuisine with a maritime atmosphere, without appearing overly touristy.