cocktail bar
Stagger Lee
Cocktail bar in Schöneberg styled as an 1800s American saloon, with a swinging saloon door and star photos on the walls. Classic cocktails sit beside drinks built on Latin American flavours, using house syrups and infusions.
Date ideas in Berlin you probably haven't tried.
Not the usual dates
- workshop
Studio Belkisa
Pottery studio in Moabit that also runs Sip & Clay evenings, where throwing clay is paired with wine.
- workshop
studio32 Berlin
Cooking and baking school in Schöneberg, with courses from bread and pralines to fermenting and a vegan three-course menu.
- restaurant
Suigyo Izakaya
A Japanese izakaya in Ostkreuz serving handmade ramen, gyoza and tapas-style small plates, which suits sharing several dishes. Reservations can be made through the website.
- restaurant
Sushi Berlin
A sushi restaurant in Charlottenburg where guests sit at the sushi chef's counter and chat with the chefs while they compose each piece.
- restaurant
Tavernetta Azara
Italian-inspired restaurant with a modern touch on classic dishes, including two-person flambé desserts such as crêpes Suzette.
- workshop
Ten Farmers and Bananas
Coffee roasting course in Prenzlauer Berg where you roast your own beans during the session.
- cocktail bar
The Knast Bar
A speakeasy-style cocktail bar in the former prison chapel of a historic women's prison in Lichterfelde. Photos are not allowed inside.
- restaurant
The Meat
In this Halensee restaurant you grill your own steaks at a grill built into the table, cooked to your choice from rare to well done.
- cocktail bar
The Palm – Beach Bar & Event Location
A Südsee-style beach bar on Lake Tegel where you can rent a comfortable boat to explore the lake and stay for a restaurant meal with water views. Cocktails and snacks are served by the shore.
- cocktail bar
The Storage Bar
Speakeasy-style cocktail bar in Mitte; the listed offer includes a welcome drink and two cocktails.
- cocktail bar
Thelonious Bar
A 1940s-styled cocktail bar in Neukölln, where a bartender helps you choose among whiskeys, rums, mezcal and tequila.
- bar
Théodor Brasserie
A French brasserie in Charlottenburg with sharing plates like bone marrow, sole meunière and lamb shank, a France-focused wine list and a bar for pre-dinner drinks.
- live music
Tipi am Kanzleramt
A show tent by the Chancellery with music, chanson, readings and cabaret, plus a dinner menu of regional ingredients.
- restaurant
Toca Rouge
A Chinese fusion restaurant on Torstraße in Mitte with a food menu and a separate wine list, described as fine dining.
- live music
Troy
A Friedrichshain bar and kitchen with house cocktails made from fresh kitchen ingredients and a Greek-myth concept.
- open-air cinema
umsonst&draussen
Outdoor film screenings in Moabit, part of the Filmrausch open-air programme, running from June to September.
- bar
Unkompress
A vinyl-first listening bar in Kreuzberg where full albums are played through a horn-speaker system, with natural wine, craft liquor, coffee and kombucha. Bartenders and guests share an open plan, and there are listening sessions and label launches.
- restaurant
Ushido
Japanese yakiniku restaurant where you grill bite-sized meat and vegetables yourselves on built-in gas grills at each table. Wagyu from Japan, A5 grade, is the highlight, and a sake sommelier pairs sake with each cut.
- theatre
Verlängertes Wohnzimmer
A Friedrichshain theatre staging the cult comedy-horror musical Der kleine Horrorladen, about a shy flower-shop assistant and a talking man-eating plant, alongside a fast-paced comedy play about a honeymoon gone wrong.
- restaurant
Vino e Cucina
Small Italian restaurant in Kreuzberg seating about 20, with a menu that changes with the seasons, a focus on wine, focaccia baked fresh daily and a fish dish every day.
- restaurant
Volk
A small French restaurant and oyster bar in Mitte, serving a daily changing French-based menu with fresh oysters.
- restaurant
weingrün
Rotisserie in Mitte where meat and fish are cooked over flame walls and lava stone in view of the dining room. Signature dishes include flame salmon and Rinderfilet, with around 50 wines.
- wine bar
Weinverein am Berg
A wine bar in Kreuzberg pouring mostly Rheinhessen wines bought direct from wineries, with cured meats, cheeses, smoked salmon and flammkuchen. Reservations can be made online.