restaurant
Ristorante Ischia
Family-run pizzeria serving Ischian and Neapolitan specialties since 1980, with Italian music and the owner's stories about the island of Ischia.
Date ideas in Berlin you probably haven't tried.
Not the usual dates
- museum
Stabi Kulturwerk
A free exhibition space of the State Library with centuries-old manuscripts, rare books and maps, changing each quarter, plus a Carl Maria von Weber display.
- guided tour
Berliner Unterwelten e.V
Non-profit association running guided tours of bunkers, tunnels and air-raid shelters, some led by former contemporary witnesses.
- museum
Gaslaternen-Freilichtmuseum
An open-air collection of gas street lamps along a path in Tiergarten, run by the Technikmuseum foundation.
- museum
Menschen Museum
Exhibition of real plastinated human bodies and organs, from donors who chose to support medical education. It explains how organs work and how common diseases affect them.
- games & arcade
Monsterkabinett
A dilapidated Mitte amusement room where coin-operated automata dance, sing and recite poetry in a 25-minute show.
- gallery
Notagallery
Ivan Gette's gallery puts exhibitions in forgotten spaces rather than white-cube rooms, and currently has no fixed location.
- café
Pee Pees Katzencafé
A café in Neukölln built around its resident cats, open afternoons, with seating indoors only.
- bar
Club der polnischen Versager
A long-running Mitte members' club built around analogue communication, where guests bring the play themselves with a play box, sand and a few toys. It also runs a courtyard, a cellar and a film festival.
- restaurantHidden gem
Bergterrasse Marienhöhe
Open-air garden restaurant and beer garden in Tempelhof, serving German cuisine and homemade cake in an overgrown garden since 1951.
- restaurant
Bricole
A small French-based restaurant with eight tables and a seasonal tasting menu mixing classic technique with international flavours, holding one Michelin star. Wine or non-alcoholic pairings are offered.
- restaurant
Coda
A two-Michelin-star restaurant in Neukölln serving a dessert-inspired progressive tasting menu with a wine list. The kitchen mixes savoury umami with natural sweetness.
- restaurant
Dae Mon
A Michelin-listed Asian fusion kitchen where the multi-course tasting menu is the main event, with a tea pairing of cold-brewed teas. Street food is served on the terrace.
- restaurant
Facil
Two-Michelin-star restaurant on the fifth floor of the Mandala Hotel at Potsdamer Platz, serving a set multi-course menu with a tasting-style focus on flavour and balance. The glass-walled room is surrounded by trees and bamboo.
- restaurant
Fukagawa
A fine-dining restaurant in Kreuzberg serving a seven-course menu that blends French technique with ramen flavours. Wagyu, truffle and Brittany scallops feature, with omnivore and vegetarian versions and optional wine, sake or tea pairings.
- restaurant
Horváth
Two Michelin stars and a vegetable-focused menu in Kreuzberg, with rare biodynamic bottles and alcohol-free pairings that Falstaff has rated highly.
- restaurant
Lorenz Adlon Esszimer
French-style fine dining with hints of Asia, led by starred chef Jonas Zörner; the menu runs to six courses.
- restaurant
Lucky Leek
Plant-based fine dining in Prenzlauer Berg, with seasonal menus paired with selected wines and exclusive drinks. Dinner runs Wednesday to Sunday, suited to a celebration or a spontaneous dinner.
- restaurant
Oukan
A vegan fine-dining restaurant in Mitte serving a changing five to eight course tasting menu, with tea or wine pairings chosen by sommeliers.
- restaurant
Pars
Fine dining restaurant cooking with ingredients from small producers, with Austrian influences in a restrained style. A sommelier pairs wines with the dishes, and pralines are sold on site.
- classical concert
Philharmonie Berlin
Home of the Berliner Philharmoniker, with concerts by orchestras, choirs and soloists, plus public tours offered in English and in German.
- restaurant
Restaurant Bieberbau
Creative fine dining in a restored listed building from 1894, with multi-course tasting menus and a wine pairing option led by an in-house sommelier.
- restaurant
Sphere Tim Raue
A revolving restaurant 207 metres up the Fernsehturm, turning twice an hour for wide views. Chef Tim Raue cooks Berlin-Brandenburg dishes with a personal twist, served as seasonal three-course menus, with drinks extra.
- classical concert
Staatsoper Unter den Linden
A major Berlin opera and ballet house staging baroque and classic productions, with symphony concerts, song recitals and pre-performance talks on many days.