bar
Blaumilchkanal
A bar serving freshly mixed cocktails, long drinks, wines and draft beer, with a kitchen making snacks and small dishes.
Date ideas in Berlin you probably haven't tried.
Not the usual dates
- restaurant
Blumental
A plant-based café and restaurant in Mitte with Mezze-style small plates for sharing on Wednesday to Saturday evenings, plus natural wine and cocktails.
- board game café
Boardroom - Dein Brettspielcafé
A board game café in Schöneberg where you play at your own table.
- restaurant
Bocca di Bacco
Italian restaurant in a historic Gründerzeit building on Friedrichstraße, open since 2001, known for its extensive wine list and classic cooking with a modern touch.
- restaurant
Bombay
Family-run modern Indian restaurant on Friedrichstraße, open since 1998, with certified halal cooking and cocktails at a fixed happy-hour price.
- restaurant
Bonfini
A small Italian restaurant in Mitte serving pizza, pasta, meat and seafood with wine. The upper floor can be rented for groups of up to about 60.
- restaurant
Bostich
A French restaurant in Wilmersdorf with an evening menu, a counter for drinks, and wine and meat to take home.
- museum
Botanischer Garten Berlin
Botanical garden in Lichterfelde with greenhouses and a new botanical museum. Listed events include Sunday tours of nasty and witchy plants, and forest bathing in the glasshouses.
- restaurant
Bottega No. 6
A cosy Italian restaurant serving homemade Italian and Mediterranean dishes, with a private outdoor seating area.
- wine bar
Bottega Seppel
A restaurant and wine bar in Charlottenburg with a menu of seasonal regional dishes that changes with the seasons, and outdoor seating.
- workshop
Boulderworx
Bouldering gym in Wilmersdorf that also runs cooking courses, from Japanese street food to vegan sushi and Levantine vegetarian cooking.
- club night
Bowling Hasenheide
A Neukölln bowling alley with 9-foot pool tables, darts, pinball and table football. A food area serves pizza, burgers and nachos, and Friday and Saturday evenings bring disco bowling with a DJ.
- restaurant
Brasserie Lamazère
A French bistro in Charlottenburg with a daily changing menu written on boards and a selection of French wines.
- restaurant
Brasserie Le Paris
French brasserie on Kurfürstendamm with a large terrace and an Art Nouveau interior. It serves regional French recipes and keeps its own wine list, including Corsican wines and champagne.
- restaurant
Brechts
A modern steakhouse in Mitte known for dry-aged beef, grilled specialties and burgers, with a river view over the Spree. Reservations can be made online.
- craft beer
Brło Brwhouse
A Berlin brewery with a restaurant, serving its own beers and a vegetable-focused menu that changes five times a year to match the beer.
- craft beer
BRLO Charlottenburg
A gastropub-style brewery restaurant in Charlottenburg with around 20 of its own beers on tap, a brunch menu and a terrace.
- café
Brunch by Sole
An independent brunch restaurant in Schöneberg serving brunch all day, with pancakes, egg dishes and specialty coffee. A sunny terrace with deckchairs and a bright interior.
- café
Brunch O'Clock
A healthy brunch café in Schöneberg serving pancakes, chai and lighter brunch dishes, with a green, relaxed feel and attentive service.
- restaurant
Buchholz Gutshof Britz
A restaurant in a restored heritage estate building in Britz, serving seasonal country-style cooking from regional ingredients, cooked by a chef trained in starred kitchens.
- cinema
Bundesplatz Studio
A cinema café at Bundesplatz mixing new releases with older films, some screened on 35mm, plus documentary premieres and afternoon screenings. Some shows are in original language with German subtitles.
- restaurant
Burma Bliss
A Burmese restaurant in Charlottenburg, described as the first Burmese restaurant of its kind in Berlin, cooking traditional recipes with fresh ingredients.
- restaurant
Buya Izakaya Ramen
A Kreuzberg ramen and izakaya spot serving homemade Japanese ramen and small plates meant for sharing, with many vegan options alongside meat dishes. Wine, sake and mochi ice cream are on the list.
- restaurant
Café am Neuen See
Lakeside restaurant on the Neuer See in the Tiergarten, under large trees, with breakfast dishes such as poached eggs and pancakes, and a beer garden next door.