cinema
Passage Kino
An independent cinema in Neukölln run by the Yorck group. Films are watched from the seats, with talk before and after.
Date ideas in Berlin you probably haven't tried.
Not the usual dates
- restaurant
patta
A Friedrichshagen restaurant with a courtyard garden, serving breakfast, seasonal dinner dishes made from regional produce, and an event room for celebrations.
- cocktail bar
Pawn Dot Com
A cocktail bar in Mitte, reached through a back courtyard, with a graffiti-covered cellar and playful side drinks. In summer the courtyard terrace is open under the sky.
- restaurant
Persepolis
A Persian restaurant in Schöneberg with outdoor seating.
- restaurant
Peter Schlemihl
Traditional German tavern on Chamissoplatz in Kreuzberg, serving modernised classic German and Bavarian-style dishes with draft Augustiner beer and a weekly seasonal menu.
- restaurant
Piazza Grande
An Italian osteria with a stone oven serving pizza, pasta and a daily fresh fish special, plus an outdoor terrace.
- live music
Piazza Mare
A relaxed Italian restaurant with homemade pizza and pasta on a large terrace overlooking the Havel river.
- restaurant
Pico Tapas Bar
Spanish-Portuguese tapas restaurant in Kreuzberg with house-made small plates, fresh fish and meat dishes and traditional regional desserts. The wine and spirits focus on Spanish and Portuguese producers.
- restaurant
Pino
Italian restaurant in Friedenau with 80 indoor seats and a green summer garden with 100 seats. A private room seats groups of up to 35.
- restaurant
Pirates Berlin
A restaurant and bar on the Spree bank in Friedrichshain, with a sun terrace facing the Oberbaumbrücke. Pizzas come in two sizes, alongside burgers and ribs.
- restaurant
Pizza Vira
Rustic Italian restaurant on Warschauer Straße serving wood-fired pizza and homemade pasta, with Italian organic wines and a dough-covered casserole found only here.
- restaurant
Planet Cuisine
Oriental fusion restaurant serving Middle Eastern classics such as molettes, falafel and hummus with European plating, plus vegan dishes and a weekday lunch special.
- theatre
Prime Time Theater
Comedy theatre in Wedding known for the stage sitcom "Gutes Wedding, Schlechtes Wedding", played by a small cast in many roles.
- comedy
Punch Line
Basement comedy club under the Theater am Potsdamer Platz, with a club series run by Michael Mittermeier that mixes young and established comedians. Stand-up from German-speaking and international acts, plus some family and burlesque shows.
- restaurant
Punto e Virgola
A trattoria-pizzeria near Viktoria-Luise-Platz serving stone-oven pizza, fresh pasta and Italian wine. Evenings move from dinner to cocktails and lounge music, and there is a terrace.
- restaurant
Q Garden
An Asian restaurant in Karow serving Vietnamese, Japanese and pan-Asian dishes, with sushi and pho, plus a garden-style terrace and an in-house bar.
- comedy
Quatsch Comedy Club
A Mitte stand-up club in the Friedrichstadt-Palast with a rotating line-up of about four comedians, a host, and a newcomer contest decided by applause.
- theatre
Ratibortheater
Improv comedy theatre in Kreuzberg, staging German improv troupe The Gorillas and English-language international improv shows on Thursdays.
- live music
Ratskeller Köpenick
Restaurant with a jazz cellar and theatre in Alt-Köpenick, known for smoked pork knuckle and a small PianoSalon room with an old piano.
- live music
Raum für drastische Maßnahmen
An artist-run Friedrichshain space showing Mina Mania's ten-year retrospective of her Nana character, as paintings, sculptures, stage sets and costumes.
- viewpoint
Reichstagskuppel
A glass dome atop the Reichstag, reached by two spiral ramps to a platform about 40 metres up with a panoramic view over Berlin. A restaurant sits on the rooftop terrace, and the architecture is by Norman Foster.
- restaurant
Restaurant Biberblick
Regional restaurant at the Waldhotel am See with a terrace overlooking the Zeuthener See, a seasonal menu and a house beer from the region.
- live music
Restaurant Charlottchen
A brasserie near Charlottenburg station serving French-style seasonal dishes, with a small in-house stage for cabaret, readings and stand-up comedy.
- opera & ballet
Restaurant Deutsche Oper
The restaurant and foyer bars of the Deutsche Oper, open before and after main-stage performances, with food brought to a reserved table.