The natural-wine and new-orthodoxy borough: Otto, Jaja, Hallmann und Klee anchor a half-kilometre grid of small rooms, dive bars and Lebanese counters between Hermannplatz and Sonnenallee.
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.
OrderThe five-course tasting; the smoked carrot and the seasonal pike-perch are the signatures.
TipClosed Monday and Tuesday. Weekend brunch from 09:00, evening tasting from 18:00; book three weeks ahead via the website.
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.
OrderThe six-course menu at €75 with the seasonal vegetable plate.
TipClosed Sunday and Monday. The four-course set at €55 is the easier weekday entry; book two weeks ahead via the website.
Mogg reopened January 2026 inside Kalle Halle on Karl-Marx-Strasse in Neukoelln; the New York-style brine-and-smoke pastrami program runs at a counter window.
OrderThe pastrami sandwich on rye with mustard and pickles; the matzo ball soup in winter.
TipCounter-only service inside the Kalle Halle food court; busiest at lunch.
Brammibal's Donuts on Berlin's Maybachufer in Neukoelln bakes vegan donuts in 12 rotating flavours; the Boston Cream and the pistachio anchor the case.
Worth the queueBoston Cream donut
TipSells out by 14:00 weekends. The flavour rotation drops Fridays; check the website for the weekend list.
Round and Edgy on Berlin's Maybachufer in Neukoelln bakes 100 percent vegan NYC-style cookies and banana pudding all day; the Choco Chunk Sea Salt.
Worth the queueChoco Chunk Sea Salt cookie
TipWarm cookies pull from the oven through the afternoon; the canal-side bench takes the overflow when the counter is full.
ISLA Coffee in Berlin Neukoelln roasts on Hermannstrasse and runs a zero-waste cafe program; the seasonal milk-alternative plates anchor the brunch carte.
BeansEthiopia, Guatemala, Colombia
BrewsEspresso, Filter, Whole bean retail
TipZero-waste room with strict reusable-cup discount. The brunch from 09:00 weekends is the room's busy window.
Jaja on Berlin's Weichselstrasse in Neukoelln pours natural French wines from a 200-bottle list, with bar-counter walk-ins from 18:00 anchoring.
PourJura Trousseau by the glass
WineNatural French and German wines
FoodSmall plates and charcuterie
TipClosed Sunday and Monday. Bar walk-ins from 18:00; the small plates run until midnight.
Otto in Berlin Neukoelln runs a natural-German-wine bar with a tight small-plates kitchen; the Riesling-led by-the-glass list and the bread course anchor.
PourSchaefer-Froehlich Riesling by the glass
WineNatural German and Austrian wines
FoodSmall plates from a tight open kitchen
TipClosed Sunday and Monday. The early 18:00 seating walks in; tables from 20:00 book online a week ahead.
Palsta on Berlin's Oderstrasse in Neukoelln Schillerkiez runs a Finnish-Nordic wine bar opposite Tempelhofer Feld; the by-the-glass natural list.
PourBy-the-glass Nordic and Finnish naturals
WineNatural wines (Nordic and European low-intervention)
FoodNordic small plates and seafood
TipClosed Sunday and Monday. The bar window from 18:30 takes walk-ups; weekend tables book a week ahead.
Velvet on Ganghoferstrasse in Neukoelln is a hyperseasonal cocktail room from a small team that resets the menu every week around foraged Berlin plants.
DrinkForaged-Berlin weekly menu
FoodSnacks only
TipThe menu rewrites weekly so ask the bartender what is on this week, and skip Tuesday (lab day).
Thelonious on Berlin's Weserstrasse in Neukoelln runs a jazz-themed cocktail bar with live music three nights a week and an Old Fashioned program.
DrinkJazz Manhattan
FoodNone
TipLive jazz Thursday to Saturday from 21:00. The Manhattan is the room's signature order.
Berliner Berg Brauerei in Neukoelln brews a Berliner Weisse and a pale ale from a landmark 1920s building; the courtyard beer garden opens April to September.
The Tuerkischer Markt along Maybachufer canal in Neukoelln is Berlin's most authentic Turkish food market, with 80 stalls selling Kars cheese, dried chili.
Cafe Dritter Raum in Neukoelln has run a Sunday brunch buffet since 2009 that runs 95 percent vegetarian, 90 percent vegan, with arcade games in the back.
OrderThe Sunday brunch buffet with vegan spreads, fluffy pancakes, scrambled eggs, antipasti and seasonal cakes.
Mogg reopened in January 2026 inside the Kalle Halle food court on Karl-Marx-Strasse in Neukoelln after closing the original Auguststrasse deli.
OrderThe pastrami sandwich on rye with house pickles; the matzo ball soup.
Klunkerkranich runs since 2013 on the top parking deck of the Neukoelln Arcaden mall, with a wraparound view across south Berlin, a small stage.
TipTake the library/post lift to the 5th floor of the mall, then climb one flight. Bad weather closes the deck; check the program first.
Silver Future has run since 2007 on Weserstrasse as Neukoelln's longest-standing queer bar, with neon glass cabinets, monthly drag shows and a FLINTA flirt.
TipWalk-in; the room is small and books up Saturdays. Cash easier than card.
Donau115 on Donaustrasse runs Neukoelln's reference 50-seat jazz room, programming post-bop, experimental and free improvisation Tuesday through Saturday.
TipConversation during music is firmly discouraged; arrive before 19:30 for seats. Cash door, small cover.
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