café
Coco Beach
An ice café in Lichtenrade making its ice cream by hand each day, with around 27 flavours, crêpes and waffles. Running for over 30 years, with a veranda.
Date ideas in Berlin you probably haven't tried.
Not the usual dates
- park & garden
Flussbad Garten
A riverside garden on the Spree canal in Mitte, with benches under linden trees and a small kiosk. A permanent open-air exhibition tells the story of river bathing, which once had one of Berlin's grandest bathing establishments on this site.
- museum
Galerie Bastian Berlin
A Dahlem gallery of modern and postwar art, currently showing a Robert Rauschenberg exhibition titled Crosstown, with a shop selling art books and catalogues.
- museum
Jagdschloss Grunewald
A Renaissance hunting lodge on the edge of Grunewaldsee, built in 1542 and Berlin's oldest palace building. Its permanent museum holds the city's largest Cranach collection and Hohenzollern hunting art.
- cinema
Kant Kino
A cinema run by the Yorck group in Charlottenburg, with a step-free entrance listed only as limited access.
- restaurant
Knusperhäuschen
Family-run German restaurant in Gatow, serving home cooking since 1961, with billiards, darts and a garden terrace for a glass of wine.
- café
Konditorei & Café Buchwald
A confectioner open about 170 years, known for its Baumkuchen layered cake, with a deliberately old-fashioned interior of creaking parquet and striped wallpaper.
- restaurant
KreuzBurger
Berlin burger restaurant open since 1999, with meat, veggie and spinach burgers, buns baked in-house daily and homemade fries and sauces.
- bar
Krüger Eck
An old-style Berlin pub on Weserstraße, open since 1925, where you come in and find a seat without booking.
- restaurant
Kuchel Eck
A traditional Berlin corner pub at Ludwigkirchplatz, open since 1920, serving Berlin dishes and small plates to go with beer. Tables are booked by phone.
- café
Malibu
Family-run ice cream café in Lankwitz making its own ice cream for three generations, with coffee, cake and breakfast. Crêpes and soups return from 21 September 2026.
- games & arcade
Minigolf am Gemeindepark
An 18-hole course in Lankwitz's Gemeindepark, open since 1962 and approved by the German Miniature Golf Association, with a kiosk for drinks and snacks.
- café
Minigolf im Stadtpark Steglitz
An outdoor miniature golf course from the 1960s in Stadtpark Steglitz, with a garden café and terrace serving Berliner Weiße and Aperol Spritz.
- restaurant
Ristorante Pizzeria Garda
Family-run Italian pizzeria in Berlin Mitte since 1969, with a courtyard that has a fountain. Reservations can be made online.
- museum
Schloss Charlottenburg
Baroque former summer palace of Hohenzollern rulers, known for its porcelain cabinet, palace chapel and Friedrich I's bedroom. Walk through alone or join a tour in German or English; an app covers many languages.
- restaurant
Sirtaki Taverna
Greek taverna in Lankwitz open since 1987, with outdoor seating, takeaway, and sirtaki dancing as part of its identity.
- park & garden
Steppengarten
A 1953 pastel fragrance garden on a sunny, dry hill in the Großer Tiergarten, cared for by volunteers and listed as a garden monument. Visitors view it from the path, as the beds are off limits.
- bar
Tomsky
A bar on Winsstraße open since the early 1990s, with draft and bottled beer, cocktails, a Rheinhessen wine list and friendly staff.
- bar
Walhalla
A restaurant and pub in Moabit open for over 40 years, serving Viennese schnitzel, pasta, nachos and regional dishes with draft beer and wine. Monthly quiz nights run in autumn.
- park & garden
Rosengarten
A restored historic rose garden in Tempelhof, laid out in 1926 to plans by garden architect Rudolf Fischer. It was restored in 2009 and is maintained by the Parkring association with help from a local nursery.
- restaurant
Ali Baba
A Charlottenburg restaurant open for more than 45 years, known for pizza and pasta. It has a weekday lunch menu that changes weekly and seasonal mussels from October.
- workshop
Bäckerei & Konditorei Laufer
A family bakery in Hermsdorf, run in the fifth generation since 1911, with a café-bistro and rye bread. At Christmas a heated tent hosts gingerbread decorating, tickets sold in advance.
- restaurant
Chekiang
Family-run Chinese restaurant in Charlottenburg, operating since 1968, serving freshly prepared Asian specialties with crisp vegetables and fresh herbs.
- café
Die Zimtschnecke
Family-run bakery and cafe in Neukölln selling cinnamon buns baked fresh daily from a family recipe. A vegan version is available on request, and there is outdoor seating.