19 editor picks in Berlin.
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.
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.
OrderThe eight-course Inspiration tasting with wine pairing; the trout course is the room's signature.
TipThe downstairs wine bar runs the same kitchen at a third of the price and takes walk-ins; arrive by 18:30.
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.
OrderThe five-course tasting; the smoked carrot and the seasonal pike-perch are the signatures.
TipClosed Monday and Tuesday. Weekend brunch from 09:00, evening tasting from 18:00; book three weeks ahead via the website.
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.
OrderThe six-course menu at €75 with the seasonal vegetable plate.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday. The four-course set at €55 is the easier weekday entry; book two weeks ahead via the website.
Sophia Rudolph's Lovis inside Berlin's Hotel Wilmina on Kantstrasse cooks a modern-German seasonal tasting from regional Brandenburg producers.
OrderThe five-course tasting menu, paired with the seasonal Brandenburg vegetable course and the river-fish dish.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday. The garden in summer is the seating to book; reservations open four weeks ahead online.
Marktlokal inside Berlin's Markthalle Neun in Kreuzberg has cooked seasonal regional plates from market produce for over a century; chef Bjoern Persson.
OrderThe fish of the day from the in-house counter; the wood-fired flatbread with seasonal toppings.
TipOpen during market hours plus Thursday Street Food Thursday evenings. Walk-up only; arrive before 19:00 Thursdays or wait at the bar.
Joseph Roth Diele on Berlin's Potsdamer Strasse cooks daily-changing German plates in a wood-panelled room named for the 1930s Vienna author.
OrderThe Koenigsberger Klopse with capers; the beef goulash with bread dumplings on Friday.
TipNo reservations, walk-up only. Closed weekends; arrive before 19:30 weekdays to skip the queue.
Blomeyer's Kaese on Berlin's Pestalozzistrasse in Charlottenburg runs a counter-style cheese shop and deli built around German raw-milk producers.
OrderThe raw-milk Scherenschleifer with sourdough; a regional cheese board for two with farm butter.
TipCounter-only, no reservations. Closed Sunday and Monday. Tasting boards run mid-afternoon when the counter quiets.
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.
OrderThe half-chicken with the kraut salad and rye bread; the only choice on the menu.
TipClosed Monday. Bookings two weeks ahead by phone; ask for the original 1907 dining room when booking.
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.
OrderThe Koenigsberger Klopse with caper-cream sauce; the beef rouladen with red cabbage in winter.
TipClosed Monday lunch. The original 1902 dining room is the seating to book; phone two weeks out.
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.
OrderThe Beelitzer Spargel with hollandaise in Spargel season (late April to June).
TipShort seasonal menu changes frequently. Spargel season runs late April to 24 June only; book a week ahead for that window.
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.
OrderBerlin tavern food: Klopse, lentil stew, sausage and kraut
Zur Letzten Instanz, Berlin's oldest restaurant since 1621, serves traditional Prussian tavern food in the Nikolaiviertel through the evening.
OrderEisbein, Sauerbraten, Koenigsberger Klopse
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.
OrderHalf a milk-fed roast chicken with kraut salad
Zur Letzten Instanz in Berlin's Nikolaiviertel has cooked Eisbein and Sauerbraten in the same 1621 tavern room since Berlin itself was young.
TipBook the small low-ceilinged room rather than the larger hall; it is the original 17th-century space.
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.
OrderFalafel pita sandwich
Konnopke's Imbiss under the Eberswalder Strasse arch has cooked East Berlin's historic currywurst since 1930. Located in Prenzlauer Berg. Booking recommended.
OrderCurrywurst plate
Zum Schusterjungen on Danziger Strasse in Prenzlauer Berg serves unchanged Berlin tavern cooking: Buletten with potato salad, Gulaschsuppe and Eisbein.
OrderBerlin tavern classics: Buletten, Gulasch, Eisbein
Witty's at Berlin's Wittenbergplatz across from KaDeWe has served the city's first certified-organic currywurst since 1984; the house-recipe sauce.
OrderOrganic currywurst with pommes
Vöner on Boxhagener Strasse serves the vegan doner that started Berlin's plant-based kebab wave, carved from seitan with generous salads and sauces.
OrderVöner seitan doner and vegan currywurst
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