Top Mediterranean restaurants in Germany

FACIL ★ 4.8

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.

OrderThe four-course business lunch at €90; the langoustine and the lamb stay on the carte year-round.

TipLunch is the easier entry; the €90 four-course business set runs Tuesday to Friday from 12:00.

Katz Orange ★ 4.7

Katz Orange in Berlin Mitte's former 19th-century brewery cooks the slow-roast Candy on Bone pork shoulder that put the room on the map; the garden.

OrderThe Candy on Bone pork shoulder, slow-roasted 12 hours, for two diners.

TipThe garden in summer is the room's best seating. Book three weeks ahead via the website.

Katz Orange ★ 4.4

Katz Orange in Berlin Mitte's former 19th-century brewery cooks the slow-roast Candy on Bone pork shoulder that put the room on the map; the garden.

OrderThe Candy on Bone pork shoulder, slow-roasted 12 hours; the beetroot tartare is the vegetarian counterpart.

TipThe garden in summer is the room's best seating. Bookings open three weeks ahead via the website.

YALDY ★ 4.4

YALDY earned its Bib Gourmand cooking seasonal shared plates on Moselstraße in Frankfurt, the Bahnhofsviertel's easiest room to stay in till 02:00.

OrderThe nightly vegetable plates with a bottle from the natural list

TipCome after 22:00 when the first seating clears; the cocktail list deserves as much attention as the wine.

YALDY ★ 4.4

YALDY pairs Bib Gourmand small plates with natural wine and cocktails on Moselstraße, the laid-back modern face of Frankfurt's Bahnhofsviertel.

OrderThree or four shared plates from the seasonal slate, plus a natural wine

TipCo-owner Andrei Lipan picks the wine list; sit at the bar late, the kitchen keeps going after most of the city stops.

FACIL ★ 4.3

Michael Kempf's two-star FACIL on the fifth-floor glass courtyard of the Mandala Hotel cooks a French-Mediterranean tasting; the summer terrace.

OOSTEN Realwirtschaft am Main ★ 4.1

OOSTEN serves Mediterranean plates around a preserved harbour crane on Frankfurt's Ostend riverbank, its terrace facing the ECB tower and the Main.

OrderGrilled fish on the terrace with the skyline over the Main

TipSunday opens at 10:00 for the long riverside breakfast; in summer the crane terrace books out before the dining room.