19 german places in Berlin we have eaten in, sorted by editor score. All cuisines in Berlin | German across every city.
German cooking in Berlin runs the full range, from three-star Brandenburg-led tasting menus to centuries-old Prussian taverns. Marco Mueller's Rutz in Mitte holds three Michelin stars on a regional tasting, while Max und Moritz on the Oranienstrasse in Kreuzberg keeps Prussian tavern classics alive, and Zur Letzten Instanz in the Nikolaiviertel claims to be the city's oldest restaurant. The street end is just as defining, from Konnopke's Imbiss in Prenzlauer Berg to Witty's currywurst at Wittenbergplatz.
Rutz ★ 4.9
mitte · Chausseestrasse 8, 10115 Berlin
Marco Mueller's Rutz in Berlin Mitte holds three Michelin stars on a Brandenburg-led tasting menu, with a wine-bar floor downstairs that serves walk-ups.
Hallmann und Klee ★ 4.7
neukoelln · Boehmische Strasse 13, 12055 Berlin
Sarah Hallmann and chef Rosa Beutelspacher's Hallmann und Klee on Berlin's Boehmische Strasse holds a Michelin star on a vegetable-led tasting that pulls.
Tisk Speisekneipe ★ 4.6
neukoelln · Neckarstrasse 12, 12053 Berlin
Tisk Speisekneipe on Berlin's Neckarstrasse in Neukoelln holds a Michelin Green Star on a farm-to-table menu sourced from its own farm in Brandenburg.
Lovis ★ 4.5
charlottenburg · Kantstrasse 79, 10627 Berlin
Sophia Rudolph's Lovis inside Berlin's Hotel Wilmina on Kantstrasse cooks a modern-German seasonal tasting from regional Brandenburg producers.
Marktlokal ★ 4.1
kreuzberg · Eisenbahnstrasse 42-43, 10997 Berlin
Marktlokal inside Berlin's Markthalle Neun in Kreuzberg has cooked seasonal regional plates from market produce for over a century; chef Bjoern Persson runs.
Joseph Roth Diele ★ 4.3
tiergarten · Potsdamer Strasse 75, 10785 Berlin
Joseph Roth Diele on Berlin's Potsdamer Strasse cooks daily-changing German plates in a wood-panelled room named for the 1930s Vienna author.
Blomeyer's Kaese ★ 4.3
charlottenburg · Pestalozzistrasse 54a, 10627 Berlin
Blomeyer's Kaese on Berlin's Pestalozzistrasse in Charlottenburg runs a counter-style cheese shop and deli built around German raw-milk producers.
Henne ★ 4.5
kreuzberg · Leuschnerdamm 25, 10999 Berlin
Henne Alt-Berliner Wirtshaus on Berlin's Leuschnerdamm has cooked one dish since 1907: a milk-fed roast half-chicken with kraut salad and bread.
Max und Moritz ★ 4.2
kreuzberg · Oranienstrasse 162, 10969 Berlin
Max und Moritz on Berlin's Oranienstrasse has cooked Prussian tavern classics since 1902 in the original ceramic-tiled dining room; the Klopse and rouladen.
Lokal ★ 4.2
mitte · Linienstrasse 160, 10115 Berlin
Lokal on Berlin's Linienstrasse in Mitte cooks a short daily menu of seasonal Brandenburg produce; the Spargel and Rote Gruetze are the calendar anchors.
Diener Tattersall ★ 4.3
charlottenburg · Grolmanstrasse 47, 10623 Berlin
Diener Tattersall in Charlottenburg is a hunting-scene-panelled bar open until 02:00 since ex-boxer Franz Diener took it over in 1954. At Grolmanstrasse 47.
Zur Letzten Instanz ★ 4.1
mitte · Waisenstrasse 14-16, 10179 Berlin
Zur Letzten Instanz, Berlin's oldest restaurant since 1621, serves traditional Prussian tavern food in the Nikolaiviertel through the evening.
Henne ★ 4.4
kreuzberg · Leuschnerdamm 25, 10999 Berlin
Henne Alt-Berliner Wirtshaus in Kreuzberg runs its single dish, a half-roasted milk-fed chicken with kraut salad and rye bread, through the evening.
Zur Letzten Instanz ★ 4.1
mitte · Waisenstrasse 14-16, 10179 Berlin
Zur Letzten Instanz in Berlin's Nikolaiviertel has cooked Eisbein and Sauerbraten in the same 1621 tavern room since Berlin itself was young.
Dada Falafel ★ 4.3
mitte · Linienstrasse 132, 10115 Berlin
Dada Falafel on Linienstrasse in Mitte has served the city's reference falafel pita since 2002. The balls are pressed fresh, the pita stuffed to overflowing.
Konnopke's Imbiss ★ 4.6
prenzlauer-berg · Schoenhauser Allee 44B, 10435 Berlin
Konnopke's Imbiss under the Eberswalder Strasse arch has cooked East Berlin's historic currywurst since 1930. Located in Prenzlauer Berg. Booking recommended.
Zum Schusterjungen ★ 4.1
prenzlauer-berg · Danziger Strasse 9, 10435 Berlin
Zum Schusterjungen on Danziger Strasse in Prenzlauer Berg serves unchanged Berlin tavern cooking: Buletten with potato salad, Gulaschsuppe and Eisbein.
Witty's ★ 4.2
schoeneberg · Wittenbergplatz 5, 10789 Berlin
Witty's at Berlin's Wittenbergplatz across from KaDeWe has served the city's first certified-organic currywurst since 1984; the house-recipe sauce.
Vöner ★ 4.0
friedrichshain · Boxhagener Str. 56, 10245 Berlin
Vöner on Boxhagener Strasse serves the vegan doner that started Berlin's plant-based kebab wave, carved from seitan with generous salads and sauces.