Old West Berlin: Tim Raue's KaDeWe gastronomy floor, Prism around the corner, hotel bars at the Waldorf Astoria, and the old-money restaurants of Savignyplatz.
Pars in Berlin Charlottenburg won its Michelin star in June 2025; chef Florian Sperlhofer runs a Persian-leaning tasting menu in a minimalist room.
Signature: Persian-inspired tasting plates, Char-grilled lamb skewers
Order: The full tasting menu; the char-grilled lamb is the room's signature.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. Reserve a fortnight out for weekend tables; bar seats are sometimes available on shorter notice.
The Duc Ngo's 893 Ryotei on Berlin's Kantstrasse cooks a Japanese-Peruvian izakaya menu with a sushi counter; the dining room runs late. Priced at €€€.
Signature: Yellowtail sashimi, Black-cod miso
Order: The yellowtail sashimi with yuzu-truffle, the black-cod miso, and the chef sushi omakase.
Tip: The bar counter for omakase is the room's best seating; book it eight 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.
Signature: Brandenburg vegetables, Seasonal fish
Order: The five-course tasting menu, paired with the seasonal Brandenburg vegetable course and the river-fish dish.
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The garden in summer is the seating to book; reservations open four weeks ahead online.
The Duc Ngo's 893 Ryotei on Berlin's Kantstrasse cooks Japanese-Peruvian izakaya plates and runs a sushi counter; the dining room serves until late.
Signature: Yellowtail sashimi, Black-cod miso
Order: The yellowtail sashimi with yuzu-truffle, the black-cod miso, and the chef sushi omakase.
Tip: Bar counter for omakase is the best seating; book eight weeks ahead via the website.
Blomeyer's Kaese on Berlin's Pestalozzistrasse in Charlottenburg runs a counter-style cheese shop and deli built around German raw-milk producers.
Signature: Raw-milk cheese board, Sourdough with butter
Order: The raw-milk Scherenschleifer with sourdough; a regional cheese board for two with farm butter.
Tip: Counter-only, no reservations. Closed Sunday and Monday. Tasting boards run mid-afternoon when the counter quiets.
Brotgarten on Berlin's Seelingstrasse in Charlottenburg has baked organic German breads, rolls and Pfannkuchen since 1986; the New Year's Eve Pfannkuchen.
Tip: Closed Sunday. The Pfannkuchen from October through Silvester is the seasonal headline; bake out by 12:00.
Worth the queue: Berliner Pfannkuchen
Viniculture on Berlin's Grolmanstrasse in Charlottenburg runs the city's biodynamic-Italian and Sicilian-wine specialist; the Etna. Open tue-sat 18:00-00:00.
Signature pour: Cornelissen Etna Rosso by the glass
Wine focus: French and Italian biodynamic wines
Food: Cheese and charcuterie boards
Tip: Closed Sunday and Monday. The bar from 18:00 is the easier seating than the tables; cheese board is the order.
Rum Trader on Fasanenstrasse is the oldest cocktail bar in Berlin, behind an unmarked black door trimmed in gold off Charlottenburg's Fasanenstrasse.
Signature drink: Bespoke rum-based cocktails
Food: No food, drinks only
Tip: Ring the bell, dress up a touch, and let Scholl steer the round. Cash only, closed Sundays and Mondays.
Bier's Kudamm 195 on Berlin's Kurfuerstendamm in Charlottenburg has served currywurst on porcelain plates with optional champagne since 1965.
Try: Currywurst with champagne
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.
Try: Berlin tavern food: Klopse, lentil stew, sausage and kraut
A-Trane has run since 1992 around a 12-square-metre bandstand on Bleibtreustrasse in Charlottenburg, hosting nightly jazz sets in a 100-capacity room.
Tip: Doors at 21:00; the room books out for the late jam sessions on Saturday. Book ahead for named acts.
Quasimodo on Kantstrasse runs as Berlin's longest-standing jazz club, with a basement stage that has booked blues, soul and funk acts alongside.
Tip: Cash at the door for the late set. The cafe upstairs runs earlier; the basement stage is where the music lives.
Monkey Bar sits on the tenth floor of the 25hours Hotel Bikini with a 250-square-metre room and a terrace overlooking Berlin Zoo, the Gedaechtniskirche.
Tip: Queues build after 19:00; weeknight afternoons get the terrace. The signature cocktail is the Berliner Luft.
Das Klo near Ku'damm has run a toilet-themed novelty pub since 1971 with toilets as seats, urinal-bottle beers, test-tube shots and animatronic puppets.
Tip: Tourist trap that locals respect; arrive after dinner for the full effect. Group bookings welcomed.
Diener on Grolmanstrasse runs as the West Berlin artists' pub, with around 500 portrait photos of actors and writers on the wood-panelled walls.
Tip: Open from 18:00; closed Sundays. Knockwurst with sauerkraut and a beer is the order.