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Links vom Fischladen
Fish restaurant and fish shop with a counter where you choose a fish for the chef to prepare, plus fresh oysters on ice.
Date ideas in Berlin you probably haven't tried.
Not the usual dates
- restaurant
LION Burger & Steak
American-diner burger and steak restaurant in Friedrichshain, where meat is grilled over lava stones heated above 350 °C. Buns come from an in-house bakery.
- club night
Liquidrom
Thermal bath in Kreuzberg with a warm salt-water pool under a concrete dome, several saunas and an open-air pool. Some Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday nights have DJs playing underwater.
- live music
Loci Loft
Event club in Reinickendorf with live jazz, soul and Italian-themed concerts, plus karaoke on a stage with professional sound and lighting.
- restaurant
Lola Pizzaiola
Italian-style pizzeria where invited artists redesign the dining room, so the walls keep changing. Reserve a seat by message, as the room fills.
- restaurant
Long March Canteen
Cantonese restaurant in Kreuzberg known for dim sum and dumplings from a visible open kitchen, with a wine and cocktail list. Listed in the Michelin Guide as a Bib Gourmand.
- restaurant
Look & Feel Restaurant 008GRILL
A Chinese grill restaurant in Friedenau where each table has a built-in automated grill, so you cook your own skewers together. Starters, soups and noodles are also served, with royal platters for four or eight people.
- restaurant
Lorbeer
A seasonal regional restaurant in Prenzlauer Berg, known for house-made lemonades and its own laurel liqueur. Dishes are built for sharing, and it has a long communal table.
- restaurant
Loretta am Wannsee
A restaurant and beer garden under old trees on the shore of the Großer Wannsee, with regional produce and international touches.
- restaurant
Luzii
Modern German kitchen in Mitte where dishes are built for sharing, from whole trout to Schnitzel Cordon Bleu. Much of the produce is grown in a garden in rural Brandenburg. Card payment only.
- bar
machiko
An izakaya-style drinks bar focused on sake and shochu, with small seafood plates served tapas-style. Some dishes sell out during the day, and the menu is not typical Japanese restaurant fare.
- restaurant
Madloba
Georgian restaurant in Schöneberg with a large selection of Georgian wines, also used for weddings and corporate events. Guests praise the generous food and attentive service.
- cocktail bar
Maigold
A cocktail bar in Schöneberg with a living-room feel, serving classic and creative cocktails and a seasonal surprise drink, with a terrace.
- restaurant
Makénéné
African restaurant in Charlottenburg with a fine-dining feel, serving fish and meat dishes, plantain, soups and desserts.
- restaurant
Malika's Garden
Moroccan and Oriental restaurant on Kurfürstendamm with tajines, couscous and mint tea. The menu is in German and English, and it serves brunch and lunch.
- restaurant
Mamas Banh
A family-run Vietnamese tapas restaurant in Prenzlauer Berg serving small dishes such as steamed buns, dumplings, rice rolls and skewers, in German and English.
- restaurant
Mamas Banh
A family-run Vietnamese tapas restaurant in Schöneberg, which started as a market stall in Markthalle Neun, serving small dishes to share.
- workshop
Mani in Pasta
Handmade Italian pasta and sauces, run from a Markthalle Neun base alongside a food truck and catering. Its hands-on pasta workshop has you kneading and shaping dough yourselves, aimed at hobby cooks.
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Marea
An Italian restaurant near Potsdamer Platz serving seasonal multi-course menus, with a large terrace that has a view.
- restaurant
Marende
German-Mediterranean restaurant open since 1999, serving antipasti such as salami, sheep's cheese and grilled vegetables with Parmesan, plus a wine and drinks cellar. Many neighbourhood regulars come, and reservations are taken by phone.
- restaurant
Marral
A Mesopotamian restaurant on Torstraße that doubles as an art gallery, with the chef's own paintings and free book readings.
- bar
März
A bar and club in Prenzlauer Berg with a terrace, first-come table tennis tables and paddles provided, plus a changing cocktail and tapas menu.
- gallery
Max Hetzler
A contemporary art gallery on Potsdamer Straße showing painting, sculpture and film, with artist talks. It also runs spaces in Paris, London and Marfa.
- theatre
Maxim-Gorki-Theater
Berlin theatre mixing performance, installation, dance, music and discussion across a main stage, gallery and studio, with some free shows in the gallery.