Berlin, Germany — Restaurants
Nocti Vagus Dark Restaurant
This unique restaurant serves food in completely dark rooms by blind waiters. The idea is that diners will concentrate more on the taste of the food if other senses are deprived and strangely, it seems they are right. The unseen food is delicious and the quirky way to sit through a meal is usually accompanied by the sound of giggles.
- Food Type
- Modern Eclectic
- Price
- 4
- Address
- Saarbrücker Str. 36-38
- City
- Berlin
- Website
- www.noctivagus.com
Dachgarten
One of the latest 'in' places to dine in Berlin is the Dachgarten in the rooftop dome of the new futuristic Parliament building (the Reichstag). From the dome, in the historic center of Berlin, there are amazing views across the city. The menu is delightful too, including healthy traditional cuisine like the light fish and venison dishes. Reservations are vital unless you wish to join a long queue, and your best bet of getting a table is at breakfast.
- Food Type
- Local
- Price
- 4
- Style
- Business
- Address
- Platz de Republik 1
- City
- Berlin
Bamberger Reiter
The renowned chef at the Bamberger Reiter, one of Berlin's leading restaurants, insists on using only fresh market produce to create his masterpieces of Austrian and new German cuisine, for a menu that changes daily. The restaurant is known for having the freshest fish in town and set menus of between five and eight courses are recommended daily, besides a range of à la carte choices. Typical dishes are roulade of quail, rack of lamb, bass with Riesling sauce, and the like. The décor is understated 'old Germany', resplendent with fresh flowers. The restaurant does not serve lunch and is closed Sundays and Mondays. Bookings are essential.
- Food Type
- Local
- Price
- 5
- Address
- Regensburgerstrasse 7, Schöneberg
- City
- Berlin
Grossbeerenkeller
To experience some authentic old-fashioned warm Berlin hospitality, not to mention some great rib-sticking traditional dishes, dive into the dark depths of the cellar restaurant Grossbeerenkeller. With dark oak furniture and antlers adorning the walls, the setting is original to complement wholesome meals of diced pork with fries and herb sauce, or boiled salt pork and green cabbage. Owner/bartender Ingebork Zinn-Baier's fried potatoes are said to be the best in the city. The cellar is closed Sundays and does not accept credit cards.
- Food Type
- Local
- Price
- 2
- Address
- Grossbeerenstrasse 90, Kreuzberg
- City
- Berlin
Diekmann im Weinhaus Huth
Emulating a Paris bistro the Weinhaus Huth is an interesting dining venue not because of its décor or a particularly outstanding menu, but because the building which houses it is the only original standing building left on the Potsdamer Platz, having survived the ravages of war and the demolition of the Berlin Wall. It is now surrounded by the shining new Sony center and draws tourist interest. Highlights on the menu include tarte flambee and fresh oysters.
- Food Type
- French
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Alte Potsdamer Strasse 5, Tiergarten
- City
- Berlin
- Website
- www.j-diekmann.de
XII Apostel
You cannot beat the thin base pizzas that keep customers flocking to this lively restaurant in Charlottenberg. The XII Apostel is trendy and popular because of its novel idea of offering 12 pizza varieties, one named for each apostle of Jesus Christ. The biggest and tastiest is reputedly the Judas. The décor is flashy Italian Renaissance and the atmosphere is usually busy and bustling.
- Food Type
- Italian
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Bleibtreustrasse 49
- City
- Berlin
- Website
- www.12-apostel.de
Zur Letzten Instanz
This historic establishment off Alexanderplatz should be on any visitor's sightseeing list not only for its hearty German comfort food (like Eisbein, potato dumplings, suckling pig and red cabbage) and tankards of beer, but also because it is the oldest restaurant in Berlin, documented as far back as 1525. The name, Zur Letzten Instanz, was inspired by a nearby courthouse and means 'without further appeal'. Napoleon is said to have dined here. The restaurant is open Monday to Saturday, 12pm to 1am.
- Food Type
- Local
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Waisenstrase 14-16, Mitte
- City
- Berlin
- Website
- www.zurletzteninstanz.de
Florian
For more than 20 years Florian has been regarded as one of the top restaurants in the popular Savignyplatz, offering a daily changing menu based on Swabian (ancient German) cuisine with a French touch. The restaurant's legendary dish is Nurnberg grilled sausages and sauerkraut. The relaxed, friendly ambience draws a clientele of writers, artists and filmmakers who arrive late and stay till the small hours. Reservations are essential. Florian is open daily 6pm to 3am.
- Food Type
- Local
- Price
- 4
- Address
- Grolmanstrasse 52
- City
- Berlin
- Website
- www.restaurant-florian.de
Schwarzenraben
Two Italian brothers prepare the original new Italian cuisine in this chic and trendy restaurant where people come to see and be seen. The long, narrow dining room is not particularly attractive or comfortable, and it can be noisy, but it is theplace to be in Berlin, whether dining upstairs or relaxing in the downstairs cocktail bar. Among the specialties are sea bass baked between eggplant slices, wild boar pâté with chocolate, or gnocchi with sausage and green olives. The chefs profess to know 150 fish recipes by heart, and stock 20 different types of salami. Reservations are essential.
- Food Type
- Italian
- Price
- 4
- Address
- Neue Schonhauserstrasse 13, Prenzlauer Berg
- City
- Berlin
Ganymed
Traditionally a popular if not fashionable spot to dine after the theater, Ganymed has been around for decades serving good food in generous portions, gamely continuing to do business in East Berlin throughout the Cold War years. There are two formal dining rooms, one overlooking the Spree. Examples of menu highlights are goose liver terrine, Eisbein, schnitzels, mussels in Choron sauce and pheasant breast wrapped in Black Forest ham.
- Food Type
- Local
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Schiffbauerdamm 5, Berlin-Mitte
- City
- Berlin
- Website
- www.ganymed-brasserie.de
