Best Restaurants in Berlin
1. House of Burgerz, Berlin
Relaxed Mitte burger joint doubling as a gaming lounge full of screens and consoles. The kitchen serves halal American-style patties, vegan options, and curly fries with handmade sauces.
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Relaxed Mitte burger joint doubling as a gaming lounge full of screens and consoles. The kitchen serves halal American-style patties, vegan options, and curly fries with handmade sauces.
Minimalist Köpenick dining room centered on a single wood counter with under ten seats. A husband-and-wife duo prepares a quiet Washoku tasting menu, sliding a detailed map of seasonal ingredients alongside each dish.
Cozy Prenzlauer Berg dining room serving Thai home cooking with uncompromising Bangkok heat. Tables book out weeks in advance for holy basil stir-fry and rich Tom Yam soups set to a lo-fi soundtrack.
Warm, retro-styled spot in Weißensee dedicated to Anju – the Korean tradition of food built for drinking. Small sharing plates of fried chicken and acorn jelly join rounds of natural wine and cloudy makgeolli.
Open-plan Kreuzberg dining room centered on a concert stage and roaring fireplaces. Dinner service revolves around the signature four-course duck menu while live jazz plays from the Steinway.
Original medicine cabinets and dark woodwork wrap the bustling dining room of the former Oranien-Apotheke. Dinner service pairs seasonal plates from the restaurant's farm with natural wines.
Orange-drenched Kreuzberg trattoria serving Northern Italian share plates along the Landwehrkanal. Evenings start with canal-side wine and sea bass crudo before the loud, polished dining room turns into a late-night bar scene.
Landmarked dining room where modern art hangs beneath high wood ceilings and gothic stained-glass windows. The menu is similarly composed, serving market-fresh Mediterranean dishes like Fines de Claire oysters and saddle of venison.
Intimate French bistro lined with dark mahogany and soft light. Seasonal sharing plates and natural wines crowd the compact tables, making for a close-knit dinner near Kollwitzplatz.
Tiny Bergmannkiez shop frying up double-fried Korean chicken in sticky soy-garlic or chili glazes. Seating is tight, so most orders leave in takeaway boxes.
Chef-driven wine bar serving Spanish-Italian sharing plates like lamb tonnato and grilled artichokes. A single blue neon cloud glows on the wall of the cozy, stylish room, setting a relaxed fine-dining vibe.
Tiny Kreuzberg corner counter slinging elevated Israeli street food and elaborate desserts. With just four indoor seats, most steam-baked Sabich pitas and brioche French toast go straight to the nearby park for lunch.
Compact, tucked-away Japanese supermarket in Mitte with narrow aisles of imported groceries and fresh wasabi. An attached casual bistro serves hot bowls of katsu curry and ramen alongside ready-to-eat bento boxes.
Intimate Kreuzberg dining room with sidewalk tables under mature trees. Inventive, vegetable-forward sharing plates arrive alongside natural wines.
Homestyle kopitiam on a car-free Kreuzberg square cooking scratch-made Malaysian and Singaporean recipes. The kitchen shifts from kaya toast breakfasts to spicy bowls of laksa and nasi lemak later in the day.
Tight, loud Schöneberg snack bar frying panko-crusted chicken cutlets since 1968. The busy room moves fast, turning out straightforward plates of crispy katsu, rice, and shredded cabbage smothered in rich Japanese curry.
Intimate French brasserie on a quiet residential square, run by a husband-and-wife team. The Michelin Bib Gourmand spot serves a surprise tasting menu – book well in advance.
Family-run Wilmersdorf dining room serving old-school Hong Kong cuisine. Sizzling clay pots and weekend pork belly hit the tables, while the owner translates daily seafood specials from the Cantonese chalkboards.
Polished Charlottenburg brasserie serving modern French plates of steak frites, grilled bone marrow, and oysters. Marble floors and wood paneling run past an open kitchen straight into a Mediterranean-style courtyard.
Casual spot for Lanzhou-style hand-pulled noodles, made to order in a glass-walled kitchen. The main event is the beef noodle soup – choose your noodle width at the counter and ask for a free refill.
Bustling Korean barbecue hall on Kantstraße with tabletop grills for searing marinated beef and pork belly. The strict walk-in policy keeps the room packed and high-energy.
Lively Prenzlauer Berg spot dedicated to chimaek – the Korean ritual of fried chicken and beer. Halal, double-fried wings arrive sticky with soy garlic or spicy glaze alongside pickled radish and cold drafts.
Sleek counterpart to fine-dining neighbor Ernst using the same pristine produce for casual à la carte dinners. Japanese techniques shape daily small plates served with natural wines in a minimalist, monochrome room.
Minimalist Schöneberg corner tavern pairing unfussy German pub food with classic and natural wines. Handmade pork terrines and grilled meats come straight from the open kitchen into a tight room with creaking floorboards.
Lively Mitte bistro serving modern Levantine sharing plates near Weinbergspark. The open kitchen fires fresh pita in a pizza oven, anchoring a casual room hung with art you can buy off the walls.
Bustling Japanese spot filling communal tables with oversized sushi rolls and fusion bowls. Dining spills into a leafy courtyard garden in summer.
Warm, bustling Georgian dining room on Torstraße turning out generous plates of cheese-filled Khachapuri and walnut-stuffed eggplant. The compact space fills fast with shared clay-aged wines and steaming meat dumplings.
