Park, Potsdamer Platz and the Bundestag quarter, with FACIL on the fifth floor of the Mandala and Lokal restaurant on Linienstrasse for the political crowd.
Panama on Berlin's Potsdamer Strasse cooks a modern-European tasting in a former workshop courtyard; the dining room and garden share 60 covers with a natural-wine list.
Signature: Whole sea bass, Smoked-trout tart
Order: The seven-course tasting at EUR 115; the whole sea bass for two is the signature main.
Tip: The garden in summer is the best seating; book three weeks ahead online via the booking page.
Panama on Berlin's Potsdamer Strasse cooks a modern-European tasting in a former workshop courtyard; the dining room and garden share 60 covers with natural wine.
Signature: Whole sea bass, Smoked-trout tart
Order: The seven-course tasting at EUR 115; the whole sea bass for two is the signature main.
Tip: Garden in summer is the best seating; book three weeks ahead online via the booking page.
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.
Signature: Brittany langoustine, Pyrenees lamb
Order: The four-course business lunch at EUR 90; the langoustine and the lamb stay on the carte year-round.
Tip: Lunch is the easier entry; the EUR 90 four-course business set runs Tuesday to Friday from 12:00.
Fragrances at the Ritz-Carlton on Berlin's Luetzowufer runs a perfume-themed cocktail bar; each drink pairs with a specific fragrance shown on the bar's display wall.
Signature drink: Cocktails inspired by perfumes
Food: Snacks
Tip: Hotel bar with a strict dress code (smart-casual minimum). The perfume tasting flight is the order.