Must-see restaurants in Around Berlin

  • Top Choice
    Schlossrestaurant Linari

    This delightful restaurant in the Lübbenau Palace is elegant without being stuffy, and the chef keeps the innovative menu in flux with seasonal and…

  • Krokodil

    The seasonal fare at this urban getaway is delish, but even more memorable is the idyllic setting on the Dahme River some 700m south of the Altstadt. Join…

  • Meierei Brauhaus

    The Berlin Wall once ran right past this brewpub, where the beer garden invites you to count the boats sailing on the Jungfernsee in summer. The hearty…

  • Loretta am Wannsee

    Robust Bavarian cooking is the focus of the menu at this traditional but updated restaurant with an enchanting beer garden overlooking Wannsee lake. Have…

  • Restaurant an der Dominsel

    Built around vestiges of the medieval town wall, this restaurant specialises in regional food, especially fish dishes. But what you’ll probably remember…

  • Brasserie zu Gutenberg

    This charming little brasserie with dark-wood tables and chocolate-brown banquettes is great for a hearty meal, perhaps featuring a steak cooked on the…

  • Maison Charlotte

    There's a rustic lyricism to the French country cuisine in this darling Dutch Quarter bistro, no matter whether your appetite runs towards a simple…

  • Ratskeller Köpenick

    The olde-worlde ambience at this vaulted cellar-warren in Köpenick's historic town hall is fun, and the menu full of classic rib-stickers (try the smoked…

  • Luise

    This cafe-restaurant-beer-garden combo is a Dahlem institution with a long menu likely to please everyone from salad-heads to schnitzel fiends to pizza…

  • Ristorante Galileo

    On the edge of the Free University campus, Galileo has plied students, faculty and clued-in locals with cheap, authentic Italian fare since 1990. If…

  • Restaurant Altes Gärtnerhaus

    This lovingly decorated little cottage with living-room charm and a small beer garden is a popular stop, be it just for coffee and a slice of homemade…

  • Goldener Löwe

    Lübben's oldest restaurant is an atmospheric purveyor of German and Spreewald dishes, including a fish platter featuring local eel, perch and carp. In…

  • Hafthorn

    Check your pretensions at the door of this cheerful, charming pub, the home of quirky metal lamps, big burgers and cold beer. An all-ages crowd shares…

  • Restaurant Prinz Albrecht

    Attached to a hotel, this country-style restaurant with garden terrace has a feel-good menu that includes such local dishes as pork marinated in Bock …

  • Schmiede 9

    A restored smithy in a half-timbered house forms the backdrop for this trend-conscious cafe and restaurant where a small army of chefs prepares modern…

  • Potsdam Zur Historischen Mühle

    Right by Schloss and Park Sanssouci, this vast tourist-geared restaurant, part of the Mövenpick chain, lures punters with international favourites, a cafe…

  • Cafébar im Brückenhäuschen

    This kiosk right by the Jahrtausendbrücke is a top address for coffee and homemade cake. In fine weather you can relax canal-side in beach chairs or rent…

  • Konditorei Fester

    Family Fester has supplied sweet treats to generations of cake, chocolate and ice-cream lovers; it is a Spandau institution. Everything’s homemade and…

  • Wannseeterrassen

    Since 2015 the reincarnated Wannseeterrassen has lured the hungry and thirsty to this site above the Strandbad Wannsee lakeside lido, where the original…

  • Satt und Selig

    In a baroque half-timbered house in the historic centre, this local favourite gets things right from morning to night. The breakfast selection is…