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
Probably Berlin's best restaurant right now, and with the awards to prove it. Chef Thomas Kammeier juxtaposes classic haute cuisine with an avant-garde new...
Hotel Intercontinental, Budapester Strasse 2The 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 12Roomy but crowded, with a constant stream of happy hour-style discounts, this is probably the best money-for-quality sushi deal in Berlin. The fish is...
Mittelstrasse 24Julep's gets the fusion flavours of contemporary American cuisine just right with an array of imaginative dishes such as duck prosciutto or quesadillas with...
Giesebrechtstrasse 3
Bertholt Brecht got that sleek, well-fed look from the cooking his partner Helene Weigel learned in Vienna and Bohemia. This atmospheric place, crammed with...
Chausseestrasse 125
Connected to the Mediterranean speciality store across the street, Knofi is cosy and not much larger than an Imbiss, but it boasts a cheap and delicious...
Bergmannstrasse 11
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 tracksIt's the quality of the ingredients at this Japanese that makes the food special. And it isn't just fish in the sushi rolls: one maki is filled with...
Gippstrasse 3Friendly, gay-owned place where good cooking is enhanced by a sense of fun and occasional themed events - such as the Beaujolais nouveau being welcomed by a...
Vorbergstrasse 10
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 14This 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 nicely located, first-rate Italian is spread out over two floors. Downstairs there's a small bar for an aperitif or coffee. Starters such as grilled...
Charlottenstrasse 59
Mao Thai's charming service and excellent food comes with a 'to whom it may concern' framed testimonial from the Thai ambassador, on the stairs down to the...
Wörther Strasse 30