Best places to visit in Berlin
Breakfast / Brunch
Here are the best breakfast and brunch places in the city - some of them just around the corner from our flat, some a little further away.
If you're into Portuguese delights like Pastel de Nata or into great breakfast or brunch in the sun in a vibrant neighborhood of Berlin, this is the place to go. One of the best breakfast places in town.
18 locals recommend
Unser Café
14 DänenstraßeIf you're into Portuguese delights like Pastel de Nata or into great breakfast or brunch in the sun in a vibrant neighborhood of Berlin, this is the place to go. One of the best breakfast places in town.
One of the best breakfast places in Berlin, just around the corner from our flat with excellent coffee and food.
24 locals recommend
19grams Chaussee
36 ChausseestraßeOne of the best breakfast places in Berlin, just around the corner from our flat with excellent coffee and food.
Great breakfast in walking distance; gets quite crowded, though, so you need to come early or expect to wait in line...
70 locals recommend
Distrikt coffee
68 BergstraßeGreat breakfast in walking distance; gets quite crowded, though, so you need to come early or expect to wait in line...
Tiny place with excellent breakfast straight out of your favorite Instagram-feed. Gets as crowded as the comment section of your latest IG-influencer, so come really early or expect to wait in line.
155 locals recommend
Roamers
64 PannierstraßeTiny place with excellent breakfast straight out of your favorite Instagram-feed. Gets as crowded as the comment section of your latest IG-influencer, so come really early or expect to wait in line.
Restaurants
One of the best restaurants in the city in many dimensions: the food, the service, the location. Unassuming from the outside in a retail location covered with graffiti, it houses amazing Japanese food with excellent fish, brought to you by Berlin's Vietnamese chef-legend Duc Ngo. Usually you have to book a few weeks in advance to get a table, but there's often a chance to sneak in if some patrons bailed. It's a little on the pricey side as well, but well worth it.
29 locals recommend
893 Ryōtei Japanese Restaurant
135/136 KantstraßeOne of the best restaurants in the city in many dimensions: the food, the service, the location. Unassuming from the outside in a retail location covered with graffiti, it houses amazing Japanese food with excellent fish, brought to you by Berlin's Vietnamese chef-legend Duc Ngo. Usually you have to book a few weeks in advance to get a table, but there's often a chance to sneak in if some patrons bailed. It's a little on the pricey side as well, but well worth it.
Great food in an amazing historic building in one of Berlin's typical traditional backyards. In walking distance from our flat.
100 locals recommend
Katz Orange
22 BergstraßeGreat food in an amazing historic building in one of Berlin's typical traditional backyards. In walking distance from our flat.
Hands down the best pizza in town just a few subway stops from our flat in Berlin's neighborhood by the name of Wedding (yep, nothing to do with marriage, just the name of this district of the city). Traditionally a working-class-neighborhood and a central home for Berlin's Turkish population, this restaurant is one of the examples of gentrification with students and hipsters moving in.
69 locals recommend
Stranero
11 Liebenwalder Str.Hands down the best pizza in town just a few subway stops from our flat in Berlin's neighborhood by the name of Wedding (yep, nothing to do with marriage, just the name of this district of the city). Traditionally a working-class-neighborhood and a central home for Berlin's Turkish population, this restaurant is one of the examples of gentrification with students and hipsters moving in.
Great food in a stylish setting not far from our flat. It has a nice outside-seating-area as well. Some trivia: it's also the place Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington Instagramed the business card from one month before he committed suicide, which sent fans in a frenzy what the words "heimlichTreu" might mean. https://www.instagram.com/p/BV0QOXDDARi/ Actually, no hidden message, just the name of the place (in English it means "secretlyFaithful").
7 locals recommend
heimlichTreu
38 Anklamer Str.Great food in a stylish setting not far from our flat. It has a nice outside-seating-area as well. Some trivia: it's also the place Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington Instagramed the business card from one month before he committed suicide, which sent fans in a frenzy what the words "heimlichTreu" might mean. https://www.instagram.com/p/BV0QOXDDARi/ Actually, no hidden message, just the name of the place (in English it means "secretlyFaithful").
Amazing Italian food in a really special location. It's a fantastic 5 course set dinner including wine for €65,- per person. You can eat cheaper in Berlin, but given the quality of the food far off your standard Italian restaurant and the whole experience, it's well worth it. Book a table in advance and talk to the owner Andreas.
127 locals recommend
Lavanderia Vecchia
46 FlughafenstraßeAmazing Italian food in a really special location. It's a fantastic 5 course set dinner including wine for €65,- per person. You can eat cheaper in Berlin, but given the quality of the food far off your standard Italian restaurant and the whole experience, it's well worth it. Book a table in advance and talk to the owner Andreas.
Great Isreali-cuisine in a typical Berlin backyard. Book a table in advance.
9 locals recommend
Night Kitchen
32 Oranienburger Str.Great Isreali-cuisine in a typical Berlin backyard. Book a table in advance.
Great pizza place from the punk-Italians of Berlin. Awesome pizza delivered in a huge, very lively open room with the walls covered with posters of your (or the owners...) favorite punk bands.
129 locals recommend
I due forni
12 Schönhauser AlleeGreat pizza place from the punk-Italians of Berlin. Awesome pizza delivered in a huge, very lively open room with the walls covered with posters of your (or the owners...) favorite punk bands.
Great Vietnamese food, amazingly fast and affordable. Aside from a really nice interior, it sports a really large open space perfect for warm summer nights overlooking the nearby water tower in this residential Prenzlauer Berg neighborhood.
264 locals recommend
Umami
16-18 KnaackstraßeGreat Vietnamese food, amazingly fast and affordable. Aside from a really nice interior, it sports a really large open space perfect for warm summer nights overlooking the nearby water tower in this residential Prenzlauer Berg neighborhood.
If you're into Sushi, this is the place to go. Can get quite crowded, so book in advance.
23 locals recommend
KUCHI Mitte
3 GipsstraßeIf you're into Sushi, this is the place to go. Can get quite crowded, so book in advance.
Great Asian food and Sushi, in a really buzzing and see-and-be-seen cool-vibe place.
208 locals recommend
DUDU
134 TorstraßeGreat Asian food and Sushi, in a really buzzing and see-and-be-seen cool-vibe place.
Nice Vietnamese food and teahouse just off the buzzing tourist spots in Mitte, opening a green and quiet oasis in the backyard.
67 locals recommend
Chen Che
13 Rosenthaler Str.Nice Vietnamese food and teahouse just off the buzzing tourist spots in Mitte, opening a green and quiet oasis in the backyard.
If you like Asian food and Burgers, this is the place to go combining the two. Really delicious and among the best Burger shops in Berlin.
121 locals recommend
Shiso Burger
29C AuguststraßeIf you like Asian food and Burgers, this is the place to go combining the two. Really delicious and among the best Burger shops in Berlin.
Bars
Great bar with excellent drinks in the buzzing neighborhood of Neukölln. This Berlin district used to be very working class and is inhabited by Berlin's Turkish population. There has been a lot of gentrification going on, especially in this street, where you'll be able to stumble from one great bar into the next.
289 locals recommend
TiER
42 Weserstr.Great bar with excellent drinks in the buzzing neighborhood of Neukölln. This Berlin district used to be very working class and is inhabited by Berlin's Turkish population. There has been a lot of gentrification going on, especially in this street, where you'll be able to stumble from one great bar into the next.
Amazing speak-easy, unassuming from the outside and you have to ring a bell in order to be let in. The drinks of this hidden gem are well worth it, though! It's also not too far from our flat.
68 locals recommend
Buck and Breck
177 BrunnenstraßeAmazing speak-easy, unassuming from the outside and you have to ring a bell in order to be let in. The drinks of this hidden gem are well worth it, though! It's also not too far from our flat.
Beer gardens / Patios
Huge and beautiful beer garden in Berlin's largest park Tiergarten. Great to hang out close to a lake in the shade of large trees.
171 locals recommend
Cafe am Neuen See
2 LichtensteinalleeHuge and beautiful beer garden in Berlin's largest park Tiergarten. Great to hang out close to a lake in the shade of large trees.
Large beer garden in the middle of the buzzing district of Prenzlauer Berg. While there, you might want to take a stroll down Kastanienallee with a lot of shops, cafes and restaurants.
237 locals recommend
Prater Beer Garden Berlin
7-9 KastanienalleeLarge beer garden in the middle of the buzzing district of Prenzlauer Berg. While there, you might want to take a stroll down Kastanienallee with a lot of shops, cafes and restaurants.
This private members club sports one of the best root-top patios, along with a pool overlooking the city. While only members are permitted to visit the rooftop, you can book a table for lunch or dinner even without being a member and this way sneak into this place anyway. Don't put your expectations on the food too high though, and the service is phenomenally slow and disorganized... It's also rather in the pricy side, but the rooftop and the interior of this art-deco-building with a rich history is worth it.
86 locals recommend
Soho House Berlin
1 TorstraßeThis private members club sports one of the best root-top patios, along with a pool overlooking the city. While only members are permitted to visit the rooftop, you can book a table for lunch or dinner even without being a member and this way sneak into this place anyway. Don't put your expectations on the food too high though, and the service is phenomenally slow and disorganized... It's also rather in the pricy side, but the rooftop and the interior of this art-deco-building with a rich history is worth it.
Great rooftop overlooking the city built on top of this shopping center's parking. It's located in Berlin's district of Neukölln, which until gentrification came into full effect, used to be (and still is in many places) a working class neighborhood with a large Turkish population.
702 locals recommend
Klunkerkranich
66 Karl-Marx-StraßeGreat rooftop overlooking the city built on top of this shopping center's parking. It's located in Berlin's district of Neukölln, which until gentrification came into full effect, used to be (and still is in many places) a working class neighborhood with a large Turkish population.
This cafe/beer garden/restaurant is great for hanging out on a sunny day. Located in a park (Weinbergspark) in Berlin's buzzing Mitte-district, it's the perfect base for strolls in this lively neighborhood.
107 locals recommend
Nola's
9 VeteranenstraßeThis cafe/beer garden/restaurant is great for hanging out on a sunny day. Located in a park (Weinbergspark) in Berlin's buzzing Mitte-district, it's the perfect base for strolls in this lively neighborhood.
Great place brewing their own beer - one of the first and certainly the best craft beer in Berlin.
33 locals recommend
BRLO Brwhouse
16 Schöneberger Str.Great place brewing their own beer - one of the first and certainly the best craft beer in Berlin.