restaurant
Nikuya Takiniku
Yakiniku restaurant where you cook your own Wagyu and Angus cuts on smokeless table grills, with seafood, vegetables and warm Japanese dishes alongside.
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- restaurant
Of Eden
A riverside restaurant in Friedrichshain serving modern Oriental and Anatolian dishes, meze to grills, cooked in an open kitchen.
- bar
PlaceOne Panoramabar
A rooftop bar with 360-degree city views and a terrace of about 100 square metres. Monthly Sunday matinees on dance history start with breakfast before the talk.
- restaurant
Schwarze Heidi
Swiss fondue and cheese restaurant with a bar, the flagship of a four-site group; the fondue cheese is Alpine-aged and blended in-house for the restaurants.
- restaurant
Steakhouse Asador
Argentine-style steakhouse in a rustic room, serving steak specialities alongside Argentinian wines and digestifs. It is suited to special occasions and romantic dinners for two, with a garden for warmer evenings.
- restaurant
Sucre et Sel
French bistro in Mitte with a light Mediterranean touch, and a bar pouring wines imported directly from several regions of France.
- museum
Synthesizer Museum BERLIN
Over 50 rare and vintage synthesizers you can play hands-on, plus six recording stations where you can record your own playing.
- cocktail bar
THE ALCHEMIST
Experimental cocktail bar at Potsdamer Platz known for molecular-style drinks and staged, multisensory service. It also serves classic dishes and Asian-influenced fusion plates.
- workshop
Truffle Pig Bar
A hidden speakeasy cocktail bar inside a pub in Neukölln, reached by following pig tracks and ringing a doorbell at the back. It also runs cocktail courses for groups.
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Tupac
Kreuzberg restaurant with seasonal shared plates in a small room, and a wine list of natural and small-producer bottles that changes often, with staff suggesting a pour by the glass.
- restaurant
Turab
East Mediterranean restaurant in Neukölln, open Thursday to Saturday evenings, serving dishes from family recipes cooked slowly, with wines from small French producers.
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Tzom
A Kreuzberg Eritrean restaurant serving stews on house-made enjera, with shared Meaddi platters for two to four and pastel portraits on show until October.
- restaurant
Upper Burger Grill
A high-end design grill in central West Berlin, serving US Prime beef burgers and dry-aged steaks cooked on a lava stone grill.
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Vaporetto
Italian-Mediterranean restaurant on the Spree riverbank in Mitte, serving antipasti, house-made pasta and wine, with river views and a short walk to Friedrichstraße theatres.
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Villa Franca
Italian restaurant in Schöneberg with handmade pasta, wood-fired pizza and a curated wine list, in a setting described as elegant. Outdoor seating is available as well.
- workshop
yahelis cake
A Friedrichshain bakery running hands-on courses in challah and rugelach dough, croissants and decorating buttercream cakes, where you bake alongside each other.
- restaurant
¡Hola Mexiko!
Prenzlauer Berg Mexican restaurant with a menu running from tacos and enchiladas to steak and fish, plus an all-you-can-drink cocktail offer at happy hour.
- restaurant
/see you/ CU
Family-run Asia fusion and sushi restaurant in Kreuzberg that calls itself a place for special occasions, with seating on the pavement and reservations taken online.
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1990 Vegan Living
A fully vegan restaurant in Friedrichshain serving Vietnamese-inspired tapas-style dishes in small bowls shared across the table. The room is cosy and home-like, and the cooking draws on Vietnam's vegan tradition.
- guided tour
2CYOU GmbH
Organiser of Berlin dinner tours: one takes an aperitif and three courses across three venues, another is a puzzle-led dinner tour meant to make you taste the city afresh.
- wine bar
60 seconds to napoli
A Neapolitan pizza restaurant in Prenzlauer Berg, with wine and a terrace of about 80 seats outside.
- restaurant
963
A Levantine restaurant in Charlottenburg that reinterprets family heritage recipes, with ingredients sourced from the Levant. The room plays third-culture Levantine music from its own radio.
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A Telha
Portuguese restaurant serving traditional dishes, Spanish tapas to share and a wine list of up to 30 bottles, some rare. Its specialty is fish baked in a clay tile.
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A-Petit
Asian fusion restaurant mixing sushi, ramen and French gourmet touches, with creative cocktails and desserts. Small, with an Asian-inspired interior.