Well lit and airy (for Berlin), this L-shaped bar competes with Schwarzsauer to be the primary Kastanienallee hangout. The food, an odd mix of Asian and...
Kastanienallee 49A bit further east than the fashionable parts of this borough, but convenient for Magnet and the Knaack Club this family-run place is great for relaxing...
Hufelandstrasse 15Artsy but not pretentious, this restaurant offers Austrian and south German classics served in a cool ambience. Everything from the strudel crust to the...
Gartenstrasse 9With a collection of antlers, this place does its best to look like a hunting lodge. The meat is organic, and there are also organic wines, Kapsreiter and...
Bergmannstrasse 30Offering French bistro fare in a low-key yet Gallic-elegant atmosphere, this teensy restaurant has space for only 22 diners, but Berliners line up for its...
Torstrasse 167In the late 19th century, the original Borchardt opened next door at no.48. It became the place to be for politicians and society folk, but was destroyed in...
Französische Strasse 47An oasis in its area, this cute, family-run café offers a variety of ice-creams if you just want to cool down, and an impressive menu of traditional German...
Kleine Gertraudenstrasse 3Steak and frites in a brasserie ambience close to Checkpoint Charlie. The food is simple but well prepared and Fred's Special Sauce, a mixed herb remoulade,...
Schutzenstrasse 5German food with a light touch: roasts, grilled fish, and the occasional schnitzel cosy up to fresh salads and simple potato side dishes. The menu changes...
Oderberger Strasse 15The dominion of chef Matthias Diether, this is the place for refined French/European cuisine such as Bresse pigeon served with chanterelles and potato...
Hotel Palace, Budapester Strasse 45A small and unassuming restaurant away from the hubbub of Simon-Dach-Strasse, the 'flying table' nevertheless fills up with locals of an evening. Generous...
Mainzer Strasse 10
Florian has been serving fine south German food on this quietly posh street for a couple of decades now, and the standard never seems to slip. The cooking...
Grolmanstrasse 52The latest venture by Josef Laggner, the man behind Lutter & Wegner and some 20 other restaurants and bars, opened in a former bank building in May 2009....
Behrenstrasse 42
A mix of modern and traditional Sicilian dishes including some excellent seafood - monkfish wrapped in parma ham, grouper in an almond crust on rocket with...
Willibald-Alexis-Strasse 27
A mature Alsatian restaurant that pioneered the Kollwitzplatz scene in the 1990s. The food is refined but filling, the service formal but friendly, and the...
Knaackstrasse 37