Karl Wannemacher combines classic German and French flavours with Asian influences in a wonderfully romantic dining room. Sample such wonders as horseradish terrine with smoked...

This café and florist rolled into one is named after a poem by Kurt Schwitters. The pastries are expensive but high quality, the terrace is nice in summer, and the interior,...

The all-you-can-eat brunch buffet (€7.90 Saturday, €9.50 Sunday) has a cult following among students and other late risers. Take your time and don't panic as the buffet gets...

This small and stylish Hackesche Höfe café fills with insiders who know that the food here is better - and better-priced - than the stuff in the larger places in the first Hof....

Friendly café on two levels with scrubbed floors, beige walls, hard-working staff and as many tables crammed into the space as the laws of physics allow. Excellent brunches,...

The café of the Literaturhaus, which has lectures, readings and a bookshop. The greenhouse-like winter garden or salon rooms are great for ducking into a book over breakfast or...

Not for those afraid to walk in the park at night, but for everyone else it's a favoured hangout. A couple of years ago, this place by the lake sold coffee and snacks to an...

German 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 daily and everything...

Florian has served fine south German food on this quietly posh street for a couple of decades now. The cooking is hearty, the service impeccable. Yes, staff will put you in...

Organic burgers, bratwurst and fries are flipped with attitude and served with delicious home-made ketchup, sauces and dips in this 'multikulti' gourmet chip shop. Burgers of...

In business since 1862, with walls adorned by fading photos of faded theatre stars, Grossbeerenkeller serves good home cooking of a solid Berlinisch bent. A true taste of...

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 furnishings are...

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 you want to have...

This quiet neighbourhood place serves up traditional German food alongside an innovative menu that ranges from kangaroo to fondue. Noteworthy are the Königsberger Klöpse (east...