6 splurge rooms in Berlin, editor-picked. tasting menus and the full big-night-out treatment in Berlin. All Berlin food.
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 from 18:30.
Tip: The downstairs wine bar runs the same kitchen at a third of the price and takes walk-ins; arrive by 18:30.
Tim Raue ★ 4.8
kreuzberg · Rudi-Dutschke-Strasse 26, 10969 Berlin
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 luxury plate.
Tip: Lunch tasting at EUR 178 is the easier entry vs the EUR 248 dinner. Book four weeks ahead at minimum.
Ernst ★ 4.8
wedding · Gerichtstrasse 54, 13347 Berlin
Dylan Watson-Brawn's Ernst in Berlin Wedding holds two Michelin stars on a 12-cover counter with one nightly seating; ingredients are sourced from named Brandenburg growers.
Tip: Tickets-only model via Tock, sold in batches three months ahead. The EUR 350 tasting is the only option.
Horvath ★ 4.7
kreuzberg · Paul-Lincke-Ufer 44a, 10999 Berlin
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.
Tip: The terrace at lunch in summer is the room's best seating. Bookings open eight weeks out at 10:00 Berlin time.
Tulus Lotrek ★ 4.7
kreuzberg · Fichtestrasse 24, 10967 Berlin
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 nightly seating.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Bookings open three months ahead via the website and burn the first day.
FACIL ★ 4.6
tiergarten · Potsdamer Strasse 3, 10785 Berlin
Michael Kempf's FACIL on the fifth-floor glass courtyard of Berlin's Mandala Hotel cooks a two-star French-Mediterranean tasting; the summer terrace runs the season.
Tip: Lunch is the easier entry; the EUR 90 four-course business set runs Tuesday to Friday from 12:00.