restaurant
Bonvivant Cocktail Bistro
A fully vegan restaurant in Schöneberg serving a multi-course dinner with drinks chosen for each evening, plus a vegan brunch at weekends; recognised by the Michelin Guide.
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Cookies Cream
A one-Michelin-star restaurant in Mitte serving vegan and vegetarian tasting menus of five to seven courses from regional ingredients. Reservations are required and no-show fees are high.
- opera & ballet
Deutsche Oper Berlin
Berlin's opera house in Charlottenburg, staging full opera seasons, ballet, concerts and musical theatre, with post-performance talks and late-night foyer events.
- wine bar
Glasweise Weinbar
A Mitte wine bar built around rare bottles and long conversations rather than quick drinks, with a Negroni and snacks on the menu, and outdoor seating for summer evenings.
- restaurant
Golvet
Fine-dining restaurant on the eighth floor with a chef's table beside the open kitchen. Cocktails built on miso, shoyu and lacto-fermentation, and a wine list of over 600 positions.
- restaurant
Ichi
Japanese restaurant with about ten seats around one wooden table, the chef couple cooking a fixed six-course seasonal dinner. Chicken Nanban from Miyazaki is the recommended dish.
- restaurant
Jungbluth
Vegetable-focused New German restaurant in Steglitz in a former corner wine bar from over a century ago. Seasonal produce from Berlin, Brandenburg and the German coast; the fixed menu can be paired with wine, and two terraces are open.
- restaurant
Kramer
Neukölln restaurant built around a wood fire in the middle of a small room of no more than 30 seats.
- cabaret & drag
Lieschen Mueller
Burlesque restaurant and café under the TV Tower, turning into a cocktail bar with 150 creations in the evening. Cirque du Burlesque shows with live music run Friday and Saturday.
- wine bar
Mauerwinzer
Wine bar near the old Wall route with a list of more than 180 German wines, many from small rising growers. Flammkuchen, cheese and Landjäger are served, and bottles can be taken away chilled.
- restaurant
Skykitchen
Fine-dining restaurant on the twelfth floor of a Lichtenberg hotel, with city views and a seasonal menu from chef Christopher Jäger. Five courses, with Michelin recognition over many years.
- restaurant
The Brooklyn
American fine dining steakhouse in Mitte, known for US prime beef cooked over very high heat. Cuts include rib eye, porterhouse and tomahawk, with pork belly and pastrami starters and an extensive whisky list.
- restaurant
The Knast Restaurant
A fine-dining restaurant in a former women's prison's administration wing, with a menu of four or six courses and a speakeasy bar and boutique hotel on the same site. Adults only.
- live music
Vorwerck
Premium dinner restaurant where tasting-style menus come with a stage show and a piano played in the room. Four experiences include a candlelight dinner for couples, and a casual lounge takes walk-ins for tapas.
- cocktail bar
260 Grad
Roof bar above Friedrichshain with a terrace looking across the East Side Gallery, Oberbaum Bridge and TV Tower. Bartenders mix creative cocktails, signature highballs and reinterpreted classics, with electro tunes and a Friday kick-off night.
- live music
A-Trane
Charlottenburg jazz club with live concerts of soul jazz and blues, including a Berlin quartet with a guest vocalist and an album release night.
- live music
Adamo's Tapas Bar & Restaurant
Spanish tapas restaurant in Charlottenburg serving sharing plates, grilled mains and cocktails, with live music on Friday and Saturday nights.
- restaurant
Aida
Savignyplatz restaurant open since 2004, serving pasta, pizza and seafood with a refined wine list and attentive service; larger groups should book early.
- restaurant
Altes Zollhaus
Regional German dishes reworked with seasonal produce in a 1901 canal-side building, with wine pairings from a list of about 200 bottles and a terrace.
- restaurant
Amici Amici
A Sicilian trattoria in Kreuzberg since 2006, known for grilled baby squid, caponata and imported buffalo burrata, with a long wooden table for up to 18.
- restaurant
Austernbank
Fine-dining restaurant near Gendarmenmarkt known for fresh fish, oysters and caviar. The menu runs from a fish platter and lobster bisque to surf and turf, and wine pairings are offered alongside it.
- live music
b-flat
A Mitte club hosting small jazz ensembles, quartets and quintets, plus a jam session night with local players.
- cinema
b-ware! ladenkino
Independent arthouse cinema showing films, horror nights, documentaries and short-film evenings, with English-language screenings.
- live music
Badenscher Hof
A Wilmersdorf jazz club with a restaurant menu and a green front garden, where concerts start at 20:00 in an intimate room.