9 mid-range rooms in Berlin, editor-picked. the comfortable everyday-good rooms in Berlin — no surprise on the bill, real cooking. All Berlin food.
House of Small Wonder ★ 4.5
hackescher-markt · Johannisstrasse 20, 10117 Berlin
House of Small Wonder on Berlin's Johannisstrasse cooks a Japanese-American brunch in a leafy spiral-staircase room; the okinawan taco rice and eggs benedict anchor the menu.
Tip: No reservations, walk-up only. Arrive before 11:00 on weekends or wait 60 minutes.
Long March Canteen ★ 4.4
kreuzberg · Wrangelstrasse 20, 10997 Berlin
Long March Canteen in Berlin Kreuzberg is the city's dim-sum reference, with hand-folded dumplings from an open kitchen and a long bar pouring tsingtao and natural wine.
Tip: No reservations. Arrive before 19:00 on weekdays or expect a 45-minute wait at the bar.
Long March Canteen ★ 4.4
kreuzberg · Wrangelstrasse 20, 10997 Berlin
Long March Canteen on Berlin's Wrangelstrasse cooks the city's reference dim sum with hand-folded dumplings from an open kitchen; the bar runs natural wine.
Tip: No reservations. Arrive before 19:00 weekdays or wait 45 minutes at the bar.
Henne ★ 4.4
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, served in the original tavern.
Tip: Closed Monday. Bookings two weeks ahead by phone; ask for the original 1907 dining room when booking.
Cocolo Ramen ★ 4.4
mitte · Gipsstrasse 3, 10119 Berlin
Cocolo Ramen on Berlin's Gipsstrasse has cooked the city's reference tonkotsu ramen since 2008; the broth simmers 18 hours, the noodles are pulled fresh on the bar.
Tip: No reservations. Arrive before 19:00 weekdays or expect a 30-minute wait at the bar.
Mogg ★ 4.3
mitte · Auguststrasse 11-13, 10117 Berlin
Mogg in Berlin Mitte's former Jewish girls' school cooks the city's reference pastrami sandwich; the room runs the lunch crowd and the matzo ball soup on Sundays.
Tip: Closed Saturdays. Lunch from 12:00 is the easier seating; tables walk-in mid-afternoon.
Standl 20 ★ 4.3
kreuzberg · Eisenbahnstrasse 42-43, 10997 Berlin
Standl 20 inside Berlin's Markthalle Neun in Kreuzberg cooks a modern-German lunch counter from market stalls around it; the Sunday roast runs from 13:00.
Tip: Lunch only, market hours. Sunday roast from 13:00 is the room's headline; arrive early.
Rogacki ★ 4.3
charlottenburg · Wilmersdorfer Strasse 145-146, 10585 Berlin
Rogacki on Berlin's Wilmersdorfer Strasse has run a counter-style deli since 1932 with smoked fish, eel, sausages and the standing Aalsuppe bowl locals queue for daily.
Tip: Counter-only, no reservations. Closed Sunday. Aalsuppe runs daily from 11:00.
Max und Moritz ★ 4.3
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 anchor the menu.
Tip: Closed Monday lunch. The original 1902 dining room is the seating to book; phone two weeks out.