The 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 45The 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 42With an entry wall of gushing water lit overhead by glittering lights, this is one of Berlin's better luxury hotels, overlooking the Landwehr Canal and...
Lützowufer 15
The Grand Hyatt Berlin is a classy joint. The lobby is all matt black and sleek wood panelling - a refreshing change from the usual five-star marble or...
Marlene-Dietrich-Platz 2
With its entrance on the promenade by the Spree below the Weidendammer Brücke, this comfortably cavernous restaurant is more reminiscent of London or Paris...
Friedrichstrasse 105BNot quite the Adlon of yore, which burnt down following World War II, this new, more generic luxury version was rebuilt by the Kempinski Group in 1997 on...
Unter den Linden 77
Designed by Berlin architect Jan Kleihues, this new French-owned five-star is grandly proportioned with a refreshingly minimalist and contemporary approach....
Augsburger Strasse 41
In 2006, this 19th-century manse, originally built as the headquarters of Dresdener Bank, was transformed by Rocco Forte into a grand and sumptuous affair....
Behrenstrasse 37The extremely plush and spacious 'Interconti' exudes luxury. The airy lobby, with its soft leather chairs, is ideal for browsing the papers, and the rooms,...
Budapester Strasse 2
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 2Berlin's most famous hotel, and the well-aged mother of all Kempinskis, was first a celebrated restaurant before being rebuilt in its present form in 1951....
Kurfürstendamm 27
This privately owned addition to the Design Hotels portfolio is an oasis of calm, luxury and taste. The 144 rooms and suites, most of which face their glass...
Potsdamer Strasse 3
This top-flight place features Michael Hoffman's slightly avant-garde take on classic French cooking, such as stewed shoulder of venison seasoned with...
Unter den Linden 78Chef Danijel Kresovic offers an international menu that fuses European ideas with more exotic flavours in dishes such as monkfish with curry spices, prawn...
Swissôtel, Augsburger Strasse 44It's flashy, it's trashy, it's Vegas-meets-Versailles. The Ritz-Carlton is so chock-a-block with black marble, gold taps and taffeta curtains that the rooms...
Potsdamer Platz 3