restaurant
GREM
A Japanese restaurant and sushi bar in Prenzlauer Berg, with cocktails and a calm, minimalist interior. Reviewers single out the sushi as fresh.
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- restaurant
Grill Royal
A Mitte grill restaurant known for steak, seafood and oysters, with caviar and Wagyu on the menu.
- restaurant
Hackescher Hof
A café and brasserie in the historic Hackesche Höfe, serving modern German regional cooking, with an Art Deco hall overlooking Hackescher Markt.
- restaurant
Hafenrestaurant Da Peppe
Italian restaurant on the Havel bank with handmade pasta and wood-fired pizza. Loungers and beach chairs by the water make the outdoor terrace the draw, with a bar and housemade gelato.
- restaurant
Haus Sanssouci
Lakeside restaurant on the Wannsee with regional cooking, known for its grilled king prawn dish. Candlelit dinner for two is offered by the water.
- restaurant
HessenWinkel
A restaurant in the Dämeritzsee Hotel on the lake in Köpenick. It hosts a live murder-mystery dinner with actors among the guests and a four-course menu by the water, plus seasonal goose menus around Martinmas and Christmas.
- spa & sauna
Holliday Wellness
A family-run sauna complex in northern Berlin with four saunas, including a 90°C infusion sauna and a dry sauna in the garden.
- live music
Honey Lou Bar
Cocktail bar in Neukölln with live jazz, bossa nova and soul concerts. Concerts are donation-based and run until 10pm, and guests are asked to stay quiet during performances.
- restaurant
Hostaria del Monte Croce
Italian seven-course dinner in a small courtyard hidden behind a Kreuzberg street, with a monthly changing menu of sausages, cheeses and oils, and wine, coffee and digestif included.
- restaurant
Il Brunello
Italian fine dining in Berlin-Zehlendorf with regional dishes, seasonal specials and a large Italian wine selection.
- restaurant
Il Colosseo
Italian restaurant and pizzeria by the water at Schloss Köpenick, with a summer terrace facing the castle and a cocktail bar with Italian wines.
- escape room
Illuminati Escape
Four film-themed 60-minute escape missions for teams, run by a game master who adjusts hints; games can be played in English. The Titanic 2.0 mission involves climbing and crawling through a sinking ship set.
- escape room
Illuminati Escape - Escape Room Berlin
Four film-themed 60-minute escape missions in Charlottenburg, played in German or English, with a game master who adjusts hints during play.
- restaurant
Irma La Douce
French restaurant mixing modern cooking with classics such as Boeuf Bourguignon and Bouillabaisse, the latter known beyond Berlin. Lunch is simpler, with daily-changing pasta, and there is outdoor seating.
- restaurant
Ita
A wood-fire bistro serving seasonal dishes paired with natural wines, with tables bookable online.
- restaurant
Ja! Niko Ja!
A Greek restaurant in Tiergarten serving grills, mezes and seafood, with Greek wines and a terrace. Its group platters are built for sharing.
- cocktail bar
Jansen Bar
A cocktail bar behind a metal door in Schöneberg, with classic and house cocktails, fine malt whiskies and freshly squeezed juices. Free entry to its parties and exhibitions.
- restaurant
Joynes Kitchen
A family-run French-Mediterranean restaurant in Charlottenburg with a small rotating menu and an unhurried pace, run by a couple.
- workshop
K-STUDIO
A Prenzlauer Berg studio running pottery courses, including hand-building and an organic wine option.
- theatre
Kabarett-Theater Distel
A Mitte cabaret theatre staging satirical political comedy, with ensemble shows and guest acts in German.
- restaurant
Käfer Dachgarten-Restaurant im Deutschen Bundestag
A rooftop restaurant on the Reichstag, the only public restaurant inside a parliament building anywhere, serving modern German cooking with regional produce. Bookings include access to the glass dome and terrace.
- cinema
Kino Intimes
Arthouse cinema with a pub in Friedrichshain, showing international films in original language with German subtitles on two small screens. The pub serves house beer from its own brewery alongside craft beer.
- live music
Knutschfleck
Varieté dinner show under the Fernsehturm with dancers, acrobatics and live music, from cancan to rock and roll, followed by a DJ club night on Fridays and Saturdays.
- opera & ballet
Komische Oper Berlin
A house staging opera and musical theatre, with a comic operetta-style production highlighted on its home page and a programme for younger audiences. Several performance spaces are used.