Rutz is a new german restaurant in Mitte, 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.
Editorially verified May 19, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Signature dishes: Brandenburg lamb, Trout with horseradish
Must order: The eight-course Inspiration tasting with wine pairing; the trout course is the room's signature.
Tip: The downstairs wine bar runs the same kitchen at a third of the price and takes walk-ins; arrive by 18:30.
Address: Chausseestrasse 8, 10115 Berlin
Bandol sur Mer on Berlin's Torstrasse is the 20-cover French neo-bistro that helped invent Mitte's natural-wine grammar; one chalkboard tasting changes.
Signature: Sea-bream crudo, Veal sweetbreads
Order: The four-course tasting; the sea-bream crudo and whichever offal main is on are the signatures.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Walk-ins for the counter seats from 19:00; tables need a booking two weeks ahead.
Tim Raue's two-Michelin-star room near Checkpoint Charlie in Berlin Kreuzberg cooks a chef-led Asian-French tasting; the Peking duck is the city's defining.
Signature: Wasabi langoustine, Peking duck
Order: The Peking duck, the wasabi langoustine and whichever pork-belly course is on; Raue's signatures stay on the carte.
Tip: Lunch tasting at €178 is the easier entry vs the €248 dinner. Book four weeks ahead at minimum.
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.
Signature: Smoked carrot, Brandenburg pike-perch
Order: The five-course tasting; the smoked carrot and the seasonal pike-perch are the signatures.
Tip: Closed Monday and Tuesday. Weekend brunch from 09:00, evening tasting from 18:00; book three weeks ahead via the website.
Sebastian Frank's two-star Horvath on Berlin's Paul-Lincke-Ufer cooks a vegetable-led Austrian tasting; the canal-side terrace runs the summer.
Signature: Carinthian dumplings, Goat tartare
Order: The Carinthian-style cheese dumplings and whichever goat course is on; both stay on the tasting year-round.
Tip: The terrace at lunch in summer is the room's best seating. Bookings open eight weeks out at 10:00 Berlin time.
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.
Signature: Farm vegetable plate, Brandenburg pork
Order: The six-course menu at €75 with the seasonal vegetable plate.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The four-course set at €55 is the easier weekday entry; book two weeks ahead via the website.
Maximilian Strohe's one-star Tulus Lotrek in Berlin Kreuzberg cooks a French-rooted modern-European tasting in a former corner kneipe with 20 covers and one.
Signature: Foie gras with rhubarb, Whole-roast pigeon
Order: The seven-course tasting at €165; the foie gras and the pigeon course are the signatures.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Bookings open three months ahead via the website and burn the first day.
Bandol sur Mer on Berlin's Torstrasse is the 20-cover French neo-bistro that helped invent Mitte's natural-wine grammar; one chalkboard tasting changes.
Signature: Sea-bream crudo, Veal sweetbreads
Order: The four-course tasting; the sea-bream crudo and whichever offal main is on are the signatures.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Walk-ins for the counter seats from 19:00; tables need a booking two weeks ahead.
