A 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 15German 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 15
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 37The punky staff at I Due Forni look more likely to throw you out of a club than tease your tastebuds. But in a city of cheap pizzas baked by Turks or...
Schönhauser Allee 12
The Currywurst is justly famous at this venerable sausage stand, which has been under the same family management since 1930. It serves a variety of other...
Under U-Bahn tracks
The focus here is on good food and wine in a refreshingly unpretentious space, with simple wooden tables and chairs. With French owners, French chef, French...
Sredzkistrasse 14Today, east Berlin is full of decent restaurants, but 20 years ago there was nothing but meat and two veg. Restaurants came in three, state-certified...
Langhansstrasse 103
Almost any evening, this huge and immaculately restored swing-era bar, across the courtyard from the theatre of the same name, attracts a smart, crowd. The...
Kastanienallee 7-9
Behind the daft name and ordinary façade is one of Berlin's best Italian restaurants. Cornerstone dishes are malfatti (pasta rolls seasoned with sage) and...
Husemannstrasse 35