Artsy but not pretentious, this restaurant offers Austrian and south German classics served in a cool ambience. Everything from the strudel crust to the...
Gartenstrasse 9An 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 3German 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
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 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
Only one thing on the menu - half a roast chicken - but Henne's birds are organically raised and milk-roasted. The only decisions required here are whether...
Leuschnerdamm 25
This quiet neighbourhood place serves up traditional German food alongside an innovative menu that ranges from kangaroo to fondue. Noteworthy are the...
Borsigstrasse 28
Head here for a quick pick-me-up after scouring the flea market on Boxhagener Platz. Hot Dog Soup serves up a daily changing menu of six tasty soups,...
Grünberger Strasse 67
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 tracksThis deli/restaurant offers fine cheeses, rustic bread, organic veggies, sausage, even Austrian pumpkin seed oil to take away. But guests can also settle...
Rochstrasse 2This place has it all: history (an early Berlin wine merchant, its sparkling wine became known as 'Sekt', now the common German term); a lovely atmosphere...
Charlottenstrasse 56This unpretentious schnitzel restaurant and bar, with chunky tables and wood-panelled walls, has become something of a Kreuzberg institution. Breakfast is...
Pücklerstrasse 34Today, 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