wine bar
Weiss
A seasonal restaurant reworking classic German dishes, with rarer specialties such as veal kidneys and lamb tongue. The wine list of about 150 bottles leans heavily on Riesling, and you can also stop in just for a glass.
Date ideas in Berlin you probably haven't tried.
Not the usual dates
- live music
Wilde Matilde
Berlin dishes, tapas and cocktails in one Mitte restaurant, with a bar built from a historic carousel and a Viennese-style café room.
- theatre
Wintergarten Varieté
A variety theatre in a 1920s-inspired setting where acrobatics, music, dance and cabaret shows pair with a three-course dinner. Guests can also order from the menu in the stalls and boxes.
- live music
Yorckschlösschen
Kreuzberg restaurant with a live stage where jazz, blues, soul and funk play Wednesday to Saturday. The Central European menu changes daily, and a shady garden sits outside. Arrive an hour early for food.
- cocktail bar
ZOE Bar
Cocktail bar on the ground floor of the ZOE by AMANO hotel near Hackescher Markt, with iconic ceiling fans and a casual dress code. Guests must be 18 or older.
- live music
Zosch
Mitte pub hosting New Orleans jazz early in the week and swing standards on Thursdays, with outdoor seating.
- workshop
Atelier von Ehren
A pottery studio in Prenzlauer Berg offering a pottery course with wine pairing, so you shape clay and drink together.
- cocktail bar
BAR DaF
Small Japanese and French-inspired plates for sharing, served with European wine and creative cocktails. Staff chat with guests while they mix drinks.
- games & arcade
BeachMitte Adventure Golf
Eighteen-hole adventure golf in three themed zones, from beach dunes to rainforest, inside a larger leisure area in Mitte. A beach bar on site serves drinks and food for after the round.
- cocktail bar
Becketts Kopf
A classic cocktail bar where drinks are built from handcrafted distillates, and the menu is the draw.
- games & arcade
Bowling World
A bowling centre near Ostbahnhof with 28 Brunswick lanes, plus pool, air hockey, foosball and darts. Chicago's Lounge serves grilled dishes and house barbecue sauces, and there is a rooftop terrace.
- restaurant
Casalot
Arabic restaurant serving grill plates, lamb and fish from Middle Eastern, Maghreb and Arabian Peninsula kitchens, with halal-sourced meat and outdoor seats.
- theatre
Chamäleon
Non-profit Mitte venue for contemporary circus, with acrobatic shows such as Kintsugi and a historic ballroom that hosts New Year's Eve parties with dancing.
- tasting
Delicious Berlin
A tasting venue in Wilmersdorf running sessions on whisky, rum, gin and champagne, paired with chocolate or cheese, some led by a sommelier.
- cocktail bar
Fabelei
A cocktail bar that makes its own syrups, infusions and cordials, with a bistro kitchen and a sunny terrace.
- open-air cinema
Freiluftkino Kreuzberg
Open-air cinema in Kreuzberg where films start after dark. Its programme can be filtered for English-language or subtitled films.
- open-air cinema
Freiluftkino Rehberge
Open-air cinema in Wedding whose season starts in May. Vouchers are sold on the site, and doors open 30 minutes before each screening.
- restaurant
Gamdo Restaurant
An Asia fusion restaurant on Koppenstraße serving Japanese-influenced hot dishes, creative sushi and cocktails.
- live music
Haus der Sinne
Prenzlauer Berg venue for tango, with beginner drop-in classes before the Friday milonga and live piano milongas. Lindy Hop, Charleston and swing classes run midweek through an outside dance school.
- cocktail bar
Hefner
A cocktail bar on Kantstraße near Savignyplatz, with signature drinks built on mezcal, gin, rum, whisky and amaro. The seasonal menu changes regularly, and there is a non-alcoholic option alongside the alcoholic cocktails.
- restaurant
Julius
A seasonal restaurant in Wedding that roasts its own coffee by hand and offers a chef-chosen omakase menu. The wine list leans biodynamic and natural.
- cocktail bar
La Mezcla
Latin American fusion restaurant with a cocktail bar, blending Latin and Asian flavours around fish and seafood. Creative cocktails use local ingredients, and the wines come from Uruguay, Argentina, Chile and Spain.
- craft beer
Leibhaftig
A small Prenzlauer Berg brewery tavern pouring its own unfiltered beer from a Spreewald brewhouse, with Bavarian tapas.
- food market
Markthalle Neun
Kreuzberg food hall with street-food stalls, a Thursday street-food market, cheese talks, raw wine nights and themed specials such as Taiwan.