Must-see restaurants in City West & Charlottenburg

  • Restaurant Faubourg, Restaurant

    Restaurant Faubourg

    City West & Charlottenburg

    At this Sofitel hotel's château-worthy French restaurant, head chef Felix Mielke applies punctilious artisanship to top-notch regional ingredients,…

  • Restaurant am Steinplatz, German

    Restaurant am Steinplatz

    City West & Charlottenburg

    The 1920s get a 21st-century makeover at this stylish outpost with an open kitchen, where chef Nicholas Hahn and team create dishes with technique and…

  • Mine Restaurant

    City West & Charlottenburg

    Italian restaurants may be a dime a dozen but Mine's decor, menu and service all blend together as perfectly as a Sicilian stew. The Berlin outpost of…

  • Schwein

    City West & Charlottenburg

    This casual fine-dining lair delivers the perfect trifecta – fabulous food, wine and long drinks. Order the multicourse menu to truly experience the…

  • Kuchenladen

    City West & Charlottenburg

    Even size-0 locals can't resist the siren call of this classic cafe whose homemade cakes are like works of art wrought from flour, sugar and cream. From…

  • Mr Hai Kabuki

    City West & Charlottenburg

    Purists can stick to classic nigiri and maki but Mr Hai is mostly about expanding your sushi horizons. Unconventional morsels, composed like little works…

  • Neni, International

    Neni

    City West & Charlottenburg

    This bustling greenhouse-style dining hall at the 25hours Hotel Bikini Berlin presents a spirited menu of meant-to-be-shared dishes inspired by…

  • Grosz, Restaurant

    Grosz

    City West & Charlottenburg

    This high-ceilinged symphony of marble, brass, mirrors and glossy wood does a masterful job of recreating the elegant aura of a cosmopolitan Golden…

  • Brasserie Lamazere, Restaurant

    Brasserie Lamazère

    City West & Charlottenburg

    Régis Lamazère's parents ran a fancy restaurant on Paris' Champs-Élysées and, with his authentic brasserie, he has deftly, if in a more down-to-earth…

  • Ali Baba, Restaurant

    Ali Baba

    City West & Charlottenburg

    In business for more years than there are robbers in the eponymous fairy tale, Ali Baba is a bustling port-of-call with cult status among local shoppers,…

  • Benedict

    City West & Charlottenburg

    It's 4am or 4pm and you're in the mood for blueberry pancakes or eggs benedict? No problem. At this upbeat restaurant, breakfast – and only breakfast! –…

  • Jules Verne

    City West & Charlottenburg

    Jules Verne was a well-travelled man, so it’s only fitting that a cafe bearing his name would feature a globetrotting menu. French oysters, Moroccan…

  • Osteria Centrale

    City West & Charlottenburg

    This neighbourhood-adored Italian on the quiet end of Bleibtreustrasse lets you dip into a pool of pleasurable classics from around the Boot. Alongside…

  • Rogacki

    City West & Charlottenburg

    Family-run since 1928, Rogacki is chiefly a deli where display cases are piled high with cheeses, cold cuts, bread, salads, smoked fish (done in-house)…

  • Kantini

    City West & Charlottenburg

    This next-gen food court at the stylish Bikini Berlin shopping mall has Instaworthy looks thanks to its mash-up of industrial edge and playful design…

  • Grace

    City West & Charlottenburg

    We don't know if Grace Kelly inspired the name of this glamorous restaurant, but the late princess would likely have felt at home in this cosmopolitan…

  • Good Friends

    City West & Charlottenburg

    Good Friends is widely considered Berlin's best Cantonese restaurant. The ducks dangling in the window are merely an overture to a menu long enough to…

  • Koshary Lux

    City West & Charlottenburg

    This darling snack shack deals in contemporary riffs on North African and Middle Eastern street-food staples. Positively addictive is the namesake koshary…

  • Duke

    City West & Charlottenburg

    Reservations for the Sunday jazz brunch in the spot where Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald once performed are much coveted, but Florian Gauert's aroma…

  • Butcher

    City West & Charlottenburg

    With its bar and DJ line-up, Butcher injects a dose of hip into the 'hood. It also knows how to build one hell of a burger. Prime ingredients, including…

  • Dicke Wirtin

    City West & Charlottenburg

    Old Berlin charm is in every nook and cranny of this been-here-forever pub, which pours eight draught beers (including the superb Kloster Andechs) and…

  • Franke Brasserie

    City West & Charlottenburg

    Hip and stylish, this next-gen brasserie feels as snug as a glove and delivers classics with a modern twist. Entrecôte gets grilled on the lava stone and…

  • Schleusenkrug

    City West & Charlottenburg

    Sitting pretty on the edge of the Tiergarten park, next to a canal lock, Schleusenkrug truly comes into its own during beer-garden season. People from all…

  • Bier's Kudamm, Restaurant

    Bier's Kudamm 195

    City West & Charlottenburg

    Since 1965, this snazzy sausage parlour has satisfied the proletarian hunger pangs of deep-pocketed locals, including – if the photographs are anything to…

  • Vapiano, Restaurant

    Vapiano

    City West & Charlottenburg

    This successful German self-service chain delivers mix-and-match pastas, creative salads and crusty pizzas, all prepared right before your eyes. Your…

  • Repke Spätzlerei

    City West & Charlottenburg

    Tunnel-shaped and lined with wooden tables and benches, this rustic neighbourhood restaurant specialises in gut-busting portions of homemade southern…

  • Le Petit Royal

    City West & Charlottenburg

    The little sister of celebrity haunt Grill Royal is an art-filled space that attracts everyone from trend seekers to food nerds with its elevated French…

  • Brauhaus Lemke am Schloss

    City West & Charlottenburg

    This congenial beer hall serves soul-sustaining German fare alongside its excellent homemade brews, and is a handy pit stop for reflecting on Prussian…

  • Kleine Orangerie

    City West & Charlottenburg

    This cafe in a historic building by the entrance to Schloss Charlottenburg park is a handy refuelling stop while palace hopping. Nice tree-shaded outdoor…