cocktail bar
Zu Hell Café & Bar
Café and cocktail bar in Charlottenburg serving specialty coffee and iced drinks by day, with cocktails made to order, wine, beer, spritz and non-alcoholic options. Outdoor seating.
Date ideas in Berlin you probably haven't tried.
Not the usual dates
- restaurant
Zum Gletscher
A Köpenick steakhouse and pizzeria serving grill and fish platters, with a weekday all-you-can-eat schnitzel and spare ribs deal.
- restaurant
Zum Heiligen Teufel
Italian restaurant in Kreuzberg built around aperitivo-style small plates to share, followed by pasta, risotto and seafood or meat mains.
- restaurant
Zum Hufeisen
A restaurant in Britz with outdoor seating and vegetarian dishes, open most days from noon.
- bar
Zum Igel
A pub in Friedrichshain with outdoor seating, open from midday into the night.
- restaurant
Zunftwirtschaft
Restaurant in the southern front building of the historic Arminiusmarkthalle, a market hall dating from 1891, serving seasonal, freshly cooked German food with German wines and beers.
- restaurant
Zur Alten Laterne
Sit-down restaurant in the old village core of Alt-Köpenick, with outdoor seating and smoking only outside.
- restaurant
Zur Gartenschänke
A Charlottenburg restaurant serving German cooking, with seating outdoors.
- restaurant
Zur Gerichtslaube
Restaurant in Berlin's old town serving traditional Berlin and Brandenburg dishes in a historic interior, with outdoor seating.
- restaurant
Zur Glocke
A traditional German Gasthaus in Friedrichshagen; its website lists a Spanferkel (suckling pig) page, suggesting it is a featured dish.
- restaurant
Zur Linde
A Croatian and international restaurant in Lichtenrade with a shaded summer garden. The menu covers grills, steaks, fish and palatschinken pancakes, with Croatian drinks such as Kruškovac.
- bar
Zur Quelle
Beer garden in Rudow where you sit outside over a drink.
- restaurant
Zur Tränke
A Marienfelde restaurant built around regional cooking, for a sit-down meal together.
- club night
Zur Wilden Renate
Berlin nightclub with a garden, club nights across several rooms with techno, house and groove lineups, and a Thursday series of live bands.
- restaurant
Zushii
Sushi restaurant in Pankow with step-free access, indoor seating only.
- restaurant
Zusshu
Indian restaurant in Schöneberg serving biryani, haleem and gajar ka halwa, with a table reservation option and outdoor seating.
- bar
Zwiebelfisch
A pub near Savignyplatz in Charlottenburg with outdoor seating and late opening hours. Press has praised it as one of the best bars in the world.
- live music
Zwitschermaschine
A Schöneberg gallery with rotating art exhibitions and experimental concerts, where TOPO shows bring together hurdy-gurdy, synthesizer, trumpet and clarinet.
- museum
Susanne Kriemann: Im Fieber der Sonne flattern Schmetterlinge im Bauch
Berlin artist Susanne Kriemann follows the marks of the nuclear and industrial age into everyday surroundings, shown in the same building as Stelios Kallinikou's photographs.
- live music
Most Wanted: Music Club Festival 2026 @ Badehaus
A showcase of newer sounds and several live acts across one evening, so you can hear a few bands rather than wait for one headliner.
- cinema
Primetime
A screening of Primetime in its original version at Kino Central.
- museum
Schaudepot Architekturmodelle
A guided look at the Akademie der Künste's collection of architectural models, led in German.
- live music
Heissa Holzmarkt25 Winterfestival: KimonoLuLu @ Kater
An afternoon winter festival at KaterClub with DJs, live vocals and a live portrait artist. The house and disco line-up runs until 22:00.
- guided tour
Führung
Walk through the auditorium, stages and rehearsal rooms of the Deutsche Oper Berlin, with a look at the concrete facade and how sets get made.