Eat in Tiergarten, Berlin

Joseph Roth Diele ★ 4.3

Joseph Roth Diele on Berlin's Potsdamer Strasse cooks daily-changing German plates in a wood-panelled room named for the 1930s Vienna author.

OrderThe Koenigsberger Klopse with capers; the beef goulash with bread dumplings on Friday.

TipNo reservations, walk-up only. Closed weekends; arrive before 19:30 weekdays to skip the queue.

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.

Victoria Bar ★ 4.6

Victoria Bar on Berlin's Potsdamer Strasse in Tiergarten has been the city's reference classic-cocktails bar since 2001; the long brass-and-leather room.

DrinkGreen Victoria (champagne cocktail)

FoodSmall plates

TipWalk-ups for the bar from 18:30; the back banquettes need a phone call. Closed-door cocktail school runs Monday afternoons.

The Curtain Club ★ 4.4

The Curtain Club at the Ritz-Carlton on Potsdamer Platz runs an elegant cocktail room behind heavy drapes off the hotel lobby, the carte built around.

Drink1920s-era classics with live music

FoodBar snacks

TipHotel bar, smart-casual at minimum. Daily 18:00-01:00; the live-music nights pack the room early.