bar
The Castle
Modern pub in Mitte with about 15 rotating draft beers, including Berlin craft brews, and stone-baked pizza. You order at the bar or by QR code, and a weekly quiz runs in English and German.
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- restaurant
The Catch
Sushi restaurant in Charlottenburg, open for evening meals.
- café
the coffee shop
Specialty coffee café in Mitte with bagels, ciabatta and homemade soups alongside its coffee, which it has focused on for two decades.
- restaurant
The Cord
A pop-up restaurant at the EUREF-Campus hosting changing dinners, themed menus and interactive cooking events, with a steak-house focus.
- bar
The Coven
A bar in Mitte with outdoor seating for a drink in warm weather.
- club night
The Door
An exclusive boutique nightclub near Kurfürstendamm, known for house and balearic music with well-known DJs, open Friday and Saturday from 23:00. Entry is selective and VIP tables need a €600 minimum spend.
- restaurant
The Eatery Berlin
A Lebanese and Middle Eastern restaurant in Mitte with outdoor seating and no smoking.
- restaurant
The Factory
Neapolitan pizzeria in Friedrichshain, with dough rested at least 24 hours and pizzas baked in a stone oven at about 390 °C in under two minutes. Has outdoor seating.
- live music
The Harp
An Irish-style pub in Kreuzberg, formerly Oranienberger, serving drinks, burgers and pub food, with live entertainment and an outdoor terrace.
- live music
The Harp Irish Pub
An Irish pub in Kreuzberg, formerly Oranienberger, with a wide drinks selection, pub food and live entertainment.
- restaurant
The Hummus Club
Falafel and Lebanese dishes at a Friedrichshain restaurant with a vegan menu and outdoor tables; smoking happens only outside.
- restaurant
The Indique
An Indian restaurant in Mitte with a website, where smoking is not allowed.
- restaurant
The MyMoon
A restaurant in Reinickendorf blending modern and traditional international dishes, with a branch-hung ceiling and monkey motifs from its logo.
- restaurant
The New Sora
A Vietnamese restaurant in Friedrichshain with sidewalk seating and vegan and vegetarian dishes listed.
- restaurant
The Pasta Room
An Italian restaurant in Charlottenburg with outdoor seating, open Monday to Saturday evenings.
- escape room
The Room
Several themed escape missions, from a comedic ghost hunt to a 1924 Berlin detective story. Drinks are served on site, and a restaurant can follow the game.
- restaurant
The Sixties Diner
An American diner styled on 1950s and 60s rock 'n' roll, with blinking jukeboxes, burgers, ribs and Tex-Mex. Breakfast is served until 3pm, and there is a large terrace.
- museum
The Wall Museum
A history museum in a former mill storehouse beside the East Side Gallery, tracing the Wall from its building to 1989 across 13 rooms.
- live music
Theater Artenschutz
A small theatre in an S-Bahn arch in Moabit, run by a non-profit association. Its programme runs from improv and readings to dance and blues concerts, often formats rarely staged elsewhere, and it also offers workshops.