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
Apfelwein Wagner
This huge, wood-panelled old apple wine tavern is a classic that produces hearty German dishes, which are better than the many other similar taverns in the popular Sachsenhausen area. Dishes like the pork shoulder with sauerkraut, and liver dumpling can be enjoyed with a slow glass of apfelwien, or a choice of beer or cider. There is also a Menu of the Week with a special dish of the day each day. The atmosphere is fun, boisterous and crowded; seating is at communal tables with a mix of locals and visiting German businessmen. Open daily from 11am until midnight.
- Food Type
- Local
- Price
- 2
- Address
- Schweizer Strasse 71 (Sachsenhausen)
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.apfelwein-wagner.com
Erno's Bistro
Erno's is one of the best restaurants in town and something of a Frankfurt culinary institution offering classic French cuisine such as lobster broth, quail spit and fresh fish dishes. There is an excellent wine list to make the meal even more memorable, as well as some sensational desserts. Erno's is a chic gourmet rendezvous that is always busy, so reservations are essential. Closed weekends.
- Food Type
- French
- Price
- 4
- Address
- Liebigstrasse 15 (Westend)
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.ernosbistro.de
Maingau Stuben
This upmarket restaurant is presided over by chef Werner Döpfner who serves contemporary dishes in a candlelit setting. Maingau Stuben is famous for its fresh fish and game meat that is carved at the table, and the cellar is full of rare German wines. Closed Monday. No lunch Saturday, and no dinner Sunday.
- Food Type
- French
- Price
- 4
- Address
- Schifferstrasse 38-40 (Sachsenhausen)
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.maingau.de
Restaurant Français
This stately Michelin-starred restaurant is very conscious of upholding the high standard of the five-star hotel that it complements. It is an ideal venue for a formal, discreet occasion with a quiet and sophisticated atmosphere, elegant furnishings, attentive service and high quality food that is beautifully prepared and presented. The menu offers international fare that is light and French-inspired with delicacies such as quails in champagne and grape sauce. Open Monday to Friday. Reservations required.
- Food Type
- French
- Price
- 5
- Address
- Frankfurter Hof Hotel, Am Kaiserplatz (City Center)
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.frankfurter-hof.steigenberger.de
Silk
The aptly named Silk is a 'bed restaurant' where patrons semi-recline on white leather beds and are served magnificent food in a setting of harmonious colors and soft lighting. Enclosed inside the CocoonClub, Silk pulls out all the stops to revolutionise the dining experience and is most likely the only restaurant in the world where the DJs outnumber the chefs. The restaurant features a waterbed, which is arguably the best 'table' in the restaurant, surrounded by a virtual aquarium. The fusion of high-class experimental cuisine, architecture and electronic music makes for a unique experience. Guests dine together with reception at 7.30pm and dinner service at 8pm, lasting for most of the evening. Dishes served up include such fare as lobster spiked with mango, Serrano ham, and lemon grass, as well as a rack of lamb with a sauerkraut risotto. The prix-fixe menu consists of several courses encouraging diners to make an evening of it. Silk is open Tuesday to Thursday until 3am and Friday and Saturday until 7am.
- Food Type
- Modern Eclectic
- Price
- 4
- Style
- Trendy
- Address
- Hordend Strasse 30B, the Westend
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.hoeren-sehen-schmecken.net
Bombay Gate
Known locally as one of the finest Indian restaurants in Frankfurt, Bombay Gate uses only the freshest ingredients and spices and the mouth-watering aromas are enough to transport diners to Mumbai itself. With fine white linen tablecloths and an elegant and exotic atmosphere, diners can relax and enjoy authentic and inventive Indian dishes. Open Monday to Friday for lunch and dinner, Saturday and Sunday dinner only. Reservations accepted.
- Food Type
- Indian
- Price
- 3
- Style
- Romance
- Address
- Abtsgaesschen 8 / Ecke Wallstrasse
- City
- Frankfurt
Alte Kanzlei
Located in the Westend, the Alte Kanzlei is one of those restaurants that evokes a deep sense of history, and the deep mahogany wooden interior coupled with the crisp linen tablecloths and fine silverware creates a sophisticated, yet romantic ambience. Established in 1974, this classic Italian eatery specializes in serving authentic Italian fare from the region of Calabria. The menu changes daily, but highlights include the spaghetti with prawns and lobster sauce or the veal fillet in pepper crust served with a chive sauce. Open Monday to Friday for lunch and dinner. Saturday dinner only. Closed Sundays. Reservations essential.
- Food Type
- Italian
- Price
- 3
- Style
- Business
- Address
- Nidenau 50
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.altekanzlei.eu
Opéra
Located on the first floor of the Old Opera House, there's no need to guess where this restaurant gets its name. With a wonderfully historic and ornate décor and exciting and traditional cuisine, this restaurant has become one of Frankfurt's most popular. Diners can sample delicious Asian fare such as the Teriyaki from Yellowfin tuna on fried vegetables with Asian egg noodles or a traditional German Milchkalbrücken wiener schnitzel served with fried potatoes or potato salad and fresh leaf salad. Open daily for lunch and dinner. Reservations recommended.
- Food Type
- International
- Price
- 3
- Style
- Romance
- Address
- Opernplatz 1
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.opera-restauration.de
Jewel of India
One of Frankfurt's favorite Indian eateries, Jewel of India prepares traditional Indian cuisine and does not disappoint. The warm interior with burnt orange and yellow tapestries adorning the walls, juxtaposed by the cream linen tablecloths creates a warm and cosy dining environment. With favorites such as the Chicken mango curry, Rogan Josh and lamb Vindaloo, lovers of classic Indian cuisine will find themselves returning again and again. Open Monday to Friday for lunch and dinner, and Saturday and Sunday dinner only. Reservations recommended.
- Food Type
- Indian
- Price
- 3
- Style
- Business
- Address
- Wilhelm-Hauff-Str. 5
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.jewel-of-india.de
Mirador
This popular Spanish eatery has earned a reputation as one of Frankfurt's most popular restaurants with both young and old. The terrace affords patrons the opportunity to dine al frescoand the friendly waitstaff are attentive and helpful. The tapas served here is delicious! Try the Spanish omelette for breakfast or the tagliatelle with mozzarella and parma ham for a heartier meal. Open daily for lunch and dinner.
- Food Type
- Spanish
- Price
- 2
- Style
- Trendy
- Address
- Bergerstraße 65
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.mirador-restaurant.de
Café Glockenspiel
For breathtaking views of Munich, the ideally situated and aptly-named Café Glockenspiel overlooks the famous Glockenspiel clock. With friendly and efficient wait staff and delicious and wholesome fare, the café is the most frequented in Munich and is a popular meeting place for locals and tourists alike and a great location to enjoy a spot of people watching either over a meal, sunny breakfast, coffee or after work drinks. Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Bookings recommended.
- Food Type
- International
- Price
- 2
- Style
- Trendy
- Address
- Marienplatz 28
- City
- Munich
- Website
- www.cafe-glockenspiel.de (German only)
Hirschgarten
A popular beer garden that sees locals mingling with international visitors, Hirschgarten is the largest open-air restaurant in Munich featuring hunting lodges and lakes and is an ideal location for tourists to mingle with the locals - over a couple (or more) of pints! Star off with potato, marjoram and bacon soup followed by prime boiled beef with fresh horseradish and salted boiled potatoes or the mouth-watering Roast venison from the haunch with a mushroom cream sauce, Swabian egg pasta and lingonberries. For something sweet try caramelized pancake slices with raisins and apple sauce. Delicious! Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner; 9am to midnight. The beer garden is open from 11am until midnight.
- Food Type
- German
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Hirschgarten 1, Nymphenburg
- City
- Munich
- Website
- www.hirschgarten.de
Tantris
Serving some of Schwabing's finest haute cuisine, and boasting one of Munich's best chefs, the exterior of this restaurant is misleading, but step inside and you are magically transported into another world where fine wines and décor are accentuated with tantalizingly tasty and attractive dishes. The menus can cover three to eight courses and are offered for lunch and dinner. Try the Terrine of duck liver with braised figs and roasted duck breast, medallion of young venison saddle with red cabbage and semolina dumpling and let your taste buds be thrilled by the chocolate soufflé with marinated port wine figs and vanilla-brittle ice cream. Perfection! Open Tuesday to Saturday for lunch and dinner. Reservations essential.
- Food Type
- Mediterranean
- Price
- 4
- Style
- Romance
- Address
- Johann Fichte Straße 7, Schwabing
- City
- Munich
- Website
- www.tantris.de
Hofbrauhaus
Beer has been swilled at this world-famous tavern site in the center of Munich since it became a royal brewery in 1605. Equally famous is the Bavarian jollity and conviviality, known as 'gemuchtlikheid', which has emanated directly from the Hofbrauhaus in Munich along with the beer which flows freely there each day, served by robust rosy-cheeked young women clad in Bavarian dress in liter-sized beer steins. The cheerful atmosphere that reigns constantly in the establishment's different halls is helped along by the foot-tapping strains of traditional Bavarian 'oom-pah' bands and drinking songs. When the beer becomes too much, soak it up with a delicious salty pretzel or a German specialty from the menu, such as liver dumplings, potato soup or a variety of delicious sausages.
- Food Type
- German
- Address
- Platzl 9, behind Marienplatz
- City
- Munich
- Website
- www.hofbraeuhaus.de
Gasthof Weichandhof
Gasthof Weichandhof is less of a tourist destination and more of a local favorite. Situated in an old farmhouse near the autobahn, the restaurant serves traditional Bavarian cuisine like pork knuckles, suckling pig, and strudels. The atmosphere is always lively, and there's a quaint vine-covered terrace open during summer months. Gasthof Weichandhof is open Sunday to Friday from 11am to midnight, and Saturday from 5pm to midnight. Reservations are recommended.
- Food Type
- German
- Price
- 2
- Address
- Betzenweg 81
- Zip Code
- 81247
Edelweiss
Located in upmarket Sachsenhausen, Edelweiss offers traditional Austrian cuisine with a focus on local game, including boar, venison, and deer. Their goulashis famous, as is the traditional kaiserschmarndessert. There is a selection of Austrian wines on offer, as well as local Schnapps. Edelweiss is open Monday to Friday 12pm-2:30pm for lunch and 6pm-midnight for dinner. Saturdays and Sundays for dinner only, 5pm to midnight.
- Food Type
- Local
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Schweizer Strasse 96
- City
- Frankfurt
- Zip Code
- 60594
Schauermann
Schauermann is a chic restaurant on the harborside in the St. Pauli district, serving New German cuisine with a Mediterranean twist in dishes like rack of lamb with an olive-goat-cheese crust, or tomato risotto wrapped in a wine leaf. The retro 1960s decor is sleek and takes advantage of the views with huge windows. Reservations are recommended.
- Food Type
- German
- Price
- 4
- Style
- Trendy
- Address
- 136-138 Hafenstrasse
- City
- Hamburg
- Website
- http://www.restaurant-schauermann.de
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
Apfelwein Wagner
This huge, wood-panelled old apple wine tavern is a classic that produces hearty German dishes, which are better than the many other similar taverns in the popular Sachsenhausen area. Dishes like the pork shoulder with sauerkraut, and liver dumpling can be enjoyed with a slow glass of apfelwien, or a choice of beer or cider. There is also a Menu of the Week with a special dish of the day each day. The atmosphere is fun, boisterous and crowded; seating is at communal tables with a mix of locals and visiting German businessmen. Open daily from 11am until midnight.
- Food Type
- Local
- Price
- 2
- Address
- Schweizer Strasse 71 (Sachsenhausen)
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.apfelwein-wagner.com
Erno's Bistro
Erno's is one of the best restaurants in town and something of a Frankfurt culinary institution offering classic French cuisine such as lobster broth, quail spit and fresh fish dishes. There is an excellent wine list to make the meal even more memorable, as well as some sensational desserts. Erno's is a chic gourmet rendezvous that is always busy, so reservations are essential. Closed weekends.
- Food Type
- French
- Price
- 4
- Address
- Liebigstrasse 15 (Westend)
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.ernosbistro.de
Maingau Stuben
This upmarket restaurant is presided over by chef Werner Döpfner who serves contemporary dishes in a candlelit setting. Maingau Stuben is famous for its fresh fish and game meat that is carved at the table, and the cellar is full of rare German wines. Closed Monday. No lunch Saturday, and no dinner Sunday.
- Food Type
- French
- Price
- 4
- Address
- Schifferstrasse 38-40 (Sachsenhausen)
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.maingau.de
Restaurant Français
This stately Michelin-starred restaurant is very conscious of upholding the high standard of the five-star hotel that it complements. It is an ideal venue for a formal, discreet occasion with a quiet and sophisticated atmosphere, elegant furnishings, attentive service and high quality food that is beautifully prepared and presented. The menu offers international fare that is light and French-inspired with delicacies such as quails in champagne and grape sauce. Open Monday to Friday. Reservations required.
- Food Type
- French
- Price
- 5
- Address
- Frankfurter Hof Hotel, Am Kaiserplatz (City Center)
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.frankfurter-hof.steigenberger.de
Silk
The aptly named Silk is a 'bed restaurant' where patrons semi-recline on white leather beds and are served magnificent food in a setting of harmonious colors and soft lighting. Enclosed inside the CocoonClub, Silk pulls out all the stops to revolutionise the dining experience and is most likely the only restaurant in the world where the DJs outnumber the chefs. The restaurant features a waterbed, which is arguably the best 'table' in the restaurant, surrounded by a virtual aquarium. The fusion of high-class experimental cuisine, architecture and electronic music makes for a unique experience. Guests dine together with reception at 7.30pm and dinner service at 8pm, lasting for most of the evening. Dishes served up include such fare as lobster spiked with mango, Serrano ham, and lemon grass, as well as a rack of lamb with a sauerkraut risotto. The prix-fixe menu consists of several courses encouraging diners to make an evening of it. Silk is open Tuesday to Thursday until 3am and Friday and Saturday until 7am.
- Food Type
- Modern Eclectic
- Price
- 4
- Style
- Trendy
- Address
- Hordend Strasse 30B, the Westend
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.hoeren-sehen-schmecken.net
Bombay Gate
Known locally as one of the finest Indian restaurants in Frankfurt, Bombay Gate uses only the freshest ingredients and spices and the mouth-watering aromas are enough to transport diners to Mumbai itself. With fine white linen tablecloths and an elegant and exotic atmosphere, diners can relax and enjoy authentic and inventive Indian dishes. Open Monday to Friday for lunch and dinner, Saturday and Sunday dinner only. Reservations accepted.
- Food Type
- Indian
- Price
- 3
- Style
- Romance
- Address
- Abtsgaesschen 8 / Ecke Wallstrasse
- City
- Frankfurt
Alte Kanzlei
Located in the Westend, the Alte Kanzlei is one of those restaurants that evokes a deep sense of history, and the deep mahogany wooden interior coupled with the crisp linen tablecloths and fine silverware creates a sophisticated, yet romantic ambience. Established in 1974, this classic Italian eatery specializes in serving authentic Italian fare from the region of Calabria. The menu changes daily, but highlights include the spaghetti with prawns and lobster sauce or the veal fillet in pepper crust served with a chive sauce. Open Monday to Friday for lunch and dinner. Saturday dinner only. Closed Sundays. Reservations essential.
- Food Type
- Italian
- Price
- 3
- Style
- Business
- Address
- Nidenau 50
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.altekanzlei.eu
Opéra
Located on the first floor of the Old Opera House, there's no need to guess where this restaurant gets its name. With a wonderfully historic and ornate décor and exciting and traditional cuisine, this restaurant has become one of Frankfurt's most popular. Diners can sample delicious Asian fare such as the Teriyaki from Yellowfin tuna on fried vegetables with Asian egg noodles or a traditional German Milchkalbrücken wiener schnitzel served with fried potatoes or potato salad and fresh leaf salad. Open daily for lunch and dinner. Reservations recommended.
- Food Type
- International
- Price
- 3
- Style
- Romance
- Address
- Opernplatz 1
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.opera-restauration.de
Jewel of India
One of Frankfurt's favorite Indian eateries, Jewel of India prepares traditional Indian cuisine and does not disappoint. The warm interior with burnt orange and yellow tapestries adorning the walls, juxtaposed by the cream linen tablecloths creates a warm and cosy dining environment. With favorites such as the Chicken mango curry, Rogan Josh and lamb Vindaloo, lovers of classic Indian cuisine will find themselves returning again and again. Open Monday to Friday for lunch and dinner, and Saturday and Sunday dinner only. Reservations recommended.
- Food Type
- Indian
- Price
- 3
- Style
- Business
- Address
- Wilhelm-Hauff-Str. 5
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.jewel-of-india.de
Mirador
This popular Spanish eatery has earned a reputation as one of Frankfurt's most popular restaurants with both young and old. The terrace affords patrons the opportunity to dine al frescoand the friendly waitstaff are attentive and helpful. The tapas served here is delicious! Try the Spanish omelette for breakfast or the tagliatelle with mozzarella and parma ham for a heartier meal. Open daily for lunch and dinner.
- Food Type
- Spanish
- Price
- 2
- Style
- Trendy
- Address
- Bergerstraße 65
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.mirador-restaurant.de
Café Glockenspiel
For breathtaking views of Munich, the ideally situated and aptly-named Café Glockenspiel overlooks the famous Glockenspiel clock. With friendly and efficient wait staff and delicious and wholesome fare, the café is the most frequented in Munich and is a popular meeting place for locals and tourists alike and a great location to enjoy a spot of people watching either over a meal, sunny breakfast, coffee or after work drinks. Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Bookings recommended.
- Food Type
- International
- Price
- 2
- Style
- Trendy
- Address
- Marienplatz 28
- City
- Munich
- Website
- www.cafe-glockenspiel.de (German only)
Hirschgarten
A popular beer garden that sees locals mingling with international visitors, Hirschgarten is the largest open-air restaurant in Munich featuring hunting lodges and lakes and is an ideal location for tourists to mingle with the locals - over a couple (or more) of pints! Star off with potato, marjoram and bacon soup followed by prime boiled beef with fresh horseradish and salted boiled potatoes or the mouth-watering Roast venison from the haunch with a mushroom cream sauce, Swabian egg pasta and lingonberries. For something sweet try caramelized pancake slices with raisins and apple sauce. Delicious! Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner; 9am to midnight. The beer garden is open from 11am until midnight.
- Food Type
- German
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Hirschgarten 1, Nymphenburg
- City
- Munich
- Website
- www.hirschgarten.de
Tantris
Serving some of Schwabing's finest haute cuisine, and boasting one of Munich's best chefs, the exterior of this restaurant is misleading, but step inside and you are magically transported into another world where fine wines and décor are accentuated with tantalizingly tasty and attractive dishes. The menus can cover three to eight courses and are offered for lunch and dinner. Try the Terrine of duck liver with braised figs and roasted duck breast, medallion of young venison saddle with red cabbage and semolina dumpling and let your taste buds be thrilled by the chocolate soufflé with marinated port wine figs and vanilla-brittle ice cream. Perfection! Open Tuesday to Saturday for lunch and dinner. Reservations essential.
- Food Type
- Mediterranean
- Price
- 4
- Style
- Romance
- Address
- Johann Fichte Straße 7, Schwabing
- City
- Munich
- Website
- www.tantris.de
Hofbrauhaus
Beer has been swilled at this world-famous tavern site in the center of Munich since it became a royal brewery in 1605. Equally famous is the Bavarian jollity and conviviality, known as 'gemuchtlikheid', which has emanated directly from the Hofbrauhaus in Munich along with the beer which flows freely there each day, served by robust rosy-cheeked young women clad in Bavarian dress in liter-sized beer steins. The cheerful atmosphere that reigns constantly in the establishment's different halls is helped along by the foot-tapping strains of traditional Bavarian 'oom-pah' bands and drinking songs. When the beer becomes too much, soak it up with a delicious salty pretzel or a German specialty from the menu, such as liver dumplings, potato soup or a variety of delicious sausages.
- Food Type
- German
- Address
- Platzl 9, behind Marienplatz
- City
- Munich
- Website
- www.hofbraeuhaus.de
Gasthof Weichandhof
Gasthof Weichandhof is less of a tourist destination and more of a local favorite. Situated in an old farmhouse near the autobahn, the restaurant serves traditional Bavarian cuisine like pork knuckles, suckling pig, and strudels. The atmosphere is always lively, and there's a quaint vine-covered terrace open during summer months. Gasthof Weichandhof is open Sunday to Friday from 11am to midnight, and Saturday from 5pm to midnight. Reservations are recommended.
- Food Type
- German
- Price
- 2
- Address
- Betzenweg 81
- Zip Code
- 81247
Edelweiss
Located in upmarket Sachsenhausen, Edelweiss offers traditional Austrian cuisine with a focus on local game, including boar, venison, and deer. Their goulashis famous, as is the traditional kaiserschmarndessert. There is a selection of Austrian wines on offer, as well as local Schnapps. Edelweiss is open Monday to Friday 12pm-2:30pm for lunch and 6pm-midnight for dinner. Saturdays and Sundays for dinner only, 5pm to midnight.
- Food Type
- Local
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Schweizer Strasse 96
- City
- Frankfurt
- Zip Code
- 60594
Schauermann
Schauermann is a chic restaurant on the harborside in the St. Pauli district, serving New German cuisine with a Mediterranean twist in dishes like rack of lamb with an olive-goat-cheese crust, or tomato risotto wrapped in a wine leaf. The retro 1960s decor is sleek and takes advantage of the views with huge windows. Reservations are recommended.
- Food Type
- German
- Price
- 4
- Style
- Trendy
- Address
- 136-138 Hafenstrasse
- City
- Hamburg
- Website
- http://www.restaurant-schauermann.de
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
Apfelwein Wagner
This huge, wood-panelled old apple wine tavern is a classic that produces hearty German dishes, which are better than the many other similar taverns in the popular Sachsenhausen area. Dishes like the pork shoulder with sauerkraut, and liver dumpling can be enjoyed with a slow glass of apfelwien, or a choice of beer or cider. There is also a Menu of the Week with a special dish of the day each day. The atmosphere is fun, boisterous and crowded; seating is at communal tables with a mix of locals and visiting German businessmen. Open daily from 11am until midnight.
- Food Type
- Local
- Price
- 2
- Address
- Schweizer Strasse 71 (Sachsenhausen)
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.apfelwein-wagner.com
Erno's Bistro
Erno's is one of the best restaurants in town and something of a Frankfurt culinary institution offering classic French cuisine such as lobster broth, quail spit and fresh fish dishes. There is an excellent wine list to make the meal even more memorable, as well as some sensational desserts. Erno's is a chic gourmet rendezvous that is always busy, so reservations are essential. Closed weekends.
- Food Type
- French
- Price
- 4
- Address
- Liebigstrasse 15 (Westend)
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.ernosbistro.de
Maingau Stuben
This upmarket restaurant is presided over by chef Werner Döpfner who serves contemporary dishes in a candlelit setting. Maingau Stuben is famous for its fresh fish and game meat that is carved at the table, and the cellar is full of rare German wines. Closed Monday. No lunch Saturday, and no dinner Sunday.
- Food Type
- French
- Price
- 4
- Address
- Schifferstrasse 38-40 (Sachsenhausen)
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.maingau.de
Restaurant Français
This stately Michelin-starred restaurant is very conscious of upholding the high standard of the five-star hotel that it complements. It is an ideal venue for a formal, discreet occasion with a quiet and sophisticated atmosphere, elegant furnishings, attentive service and high quality food that is beautifully prepared and presented. The menu offers international fare that is light and French-inspired with delicacies such as quails in champagne and grape sauce. Open Monday to Friday. Reservations required.
- Food Type
- French
- Price
- 5
- Address
- Frankfurter Hof Hotel, Am Kaiserplatz (City Center)
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.frankfurter-hof.steigenberger.de
Silk
The aptly named Silk is a 'bed restaurant' where patrons semi-recline on white leather beds and are served magnificent food in a setting of harmonious colors and soft lighting. Enclosed inside the CocoonClub, Silk pulls out all the stops to revolutionise the dining experience and is most likely the only restaurant in the world where the DJs outnumber the chefs. The restaurant features a waterbed, which is arguably the best 'table' in the restaurant, surrounded by a virtual aquarium. The fusion of high-class experimental cuisine, architecture and electronic music makes for a unique experience. Guests dine together with reception at 7.30pm and dinner service at 8pm, lasting for most of the evening. Dishes served up include such fare as lobster spiked with mango, Serrano ham, and lemon grass, as well as a rack of lamb with a sauerkraut risotto. The prix-fixe menu consists of several courses encouraging diners to make an evening of it. Silk is open Tuesday to Thursday until 3am and Friday and Saturday until 7am.
- Food Type
- Modern Eclectic
- Price
- 4
- Style
- Trendy
- Address
- Hordend Strasse 30B, the Westend
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.hoeren-sehen-schmecken.net
Bombay Gate
Known locally as one of the finest Indian restaurants in Frankfurt, Bombay Gate uses only the freshest ingredients and spices and the mouth-watering aromas are enough to transport diners to Mumbai itself. With fine white linen tablecloths and an elegant and exotic atmosphere, diners can relax and enjoy authentic and inventive Indian dishes. Open Monday to Friday for lunch and dinner, Saturday and Sunday dinner only. Reservations accepted.
- Food Type
- Indian
- Price
- 3
- Style
- Romance
- Address
- Abtsgaesschen 8 / Ecke Wallstrasse
- City
- Frankfurt
Alte Kanzlei
Located in the Westend, the Alte Kanzlei is one of those restaurants that evokes a deep sense of history, and the deep mahogany wooden interior coupled with the crisp linen tablecloths and fine silverware creates a sophisticated, yet romantic ambience. Established in 1974, this classic Italian eatery specializes in serving authentic Italian fare from the region of Calabria. The menu changes daily, but highlights include the spaghetti with prawns and lobster sauce or the veal fillet in pepper crust served with a chive sauce. Open Monday to Friday for lunch and dinner. Saturday dinner only. Closed Sundays. Reservations essential.
- Food Type
- Italian
- Price
- 3
- Style
- Business
- Address
- Nidenau 50
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.altekanzlei.eu
Opéra
Located on the first floor of the Old Opera House, there's no need to guess where this restaurant gets its name. With a wonderfully historic and ornate décor and exciting and traditional cuisine, this restaurant has become one of Frankfurt's most popular. Diners can sample delicious Asian fare such as the Teriyaki from Yellowfin tuna on fried vegetables with Asian egg noodles or a traditional German Milchkalbrücken wiener schnitzel served with fried potatoes or potato salad and fresh leaf salad. Open daily for lunch and dinner. Reservations recommended.
- Food Type
- International
- Price
- 3
- Style
- Romance
- Address
- Opernplatz 1
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.opera-restauration.de
Jewel of India
One of Frankfurt's favorite Indian eateries, Jewel of India prepares traditional Indian cuisine and does not disappoint. The warm interior with burnt orange and yellow tapestries adorning the walls, juxtaposed by the cream linen tablecloths creates a warm and cosy dining environment. With favorites such as the Chicken mango curry, Rogan Josh and lamb Vindaloo, lovers of classic Indian cuisine will find themselves returning again and again. Open Monday to Friday for lunch and dinner, and Saturday and Sunday dinner only. Reservations recommended.
- Food Type
- Indian
- Price
- 3
- Style
- Business
- Address
- Wilhelm-Hauff-Str. 5
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.jewel-of-india.de
Mirador
This popular Spanish eatery has earned a reputation as one of Frankfurt's most popular restaurants with both young and old. The terrace affords patrons the opportunity to dine al frescoand the friendly waitstaff are attentive and helpful. The tapas served here is delicious! Try the Spanish omelette for breakfast or the tagliatelle with mozzarella and parma ham for a heartier meal. Open daily for lunch and dinner.
- Food Type
- Spanish
- Price
- 2
- Style
- Trendy
- Address
- Bergerstraße 65
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.mirador-restaurant.de
Café Glockenspiel
For breathtaking views of Munich, the ideally situated and aptly-named Café Glockenspiel overlooks the famous Glockenspiel clock. With friendly and efficient wait staff and delicious and wholesome fare, the café is the most frequented in Munich and is a popular meeting place for locals and tourists alike and a great location to enjoy a spot of people watching either over a meal, sunny breakfast, coffee or after work drinks. Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Bookings recommended.
- Food Type
- International
- Price
- 2
- Style
- Trendy
- Address
- Marienplatz 28
- City
- Munich
- Website
- www.cafe-glockenspiel.de (German only)
Hirschgarten
A popular beer garden that sees locals mingling with international visitors, Hirschgarten is the largest open-air restaurant in Munich featuring hunting lodges and lakes and is an ideal location for tourists to mingle with the locals - over a couple (or more) of pints! Star off with potato, marjoram and bacon soup followed by prime boiled beef with fresh horseradish and salted boiled potatoes or the mouth-watering Roast venison from the haunch with a mushroom cream sauce, Swabian egg pasta and lingonberries. For something sweet try caramelized pancake slices with raisins and apple sauce. Delicious! Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner; 9am to midnight. The beer garden is open from 11am until midnight.
- Food Type
- German
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Hirschgarten 1, Nymphenburg
- City
- Munich
- Website
- www.hirschgarten.de
Tantris
Serving some of Schwabing's finest haute cuisine, and boasting one of Munich's best chefs, the exterior of this restaurant is misleading, but step inside and you are magically transported into another world where fine wines and décor are accentuated with tantalizingly tasty and attractive dishes. The menus can cover three to eight courses and are offered for lunch and dinner. Try the Terrine of duck liver with braised figs and roasted duck breast, medallion of young venison saddle with red cabbage and semolina dumpling and let your taste buds be thrilled by the chocolate soufflé with marinated port wine figs and vanilla-brittle ice cream. Perfection! Open Tuesday to Saturday for lunch and dinner. Reservations essential.
- Food Type
- Mediterranean
- Price
- 4
- Style
- Romance
- Address
- Johann Fichte Straße 7, Schwabing
- City
- Munich
- Website
- www.tantris.de
Hofbrauhaus
Beer has been swilled at this world-famous tavern site in the center of Munich since it became a royal brewery in 1605. Equally famous is the Bavarian jollity and conviviality, known as 'gemuchtlikheid', which has emanated directly from the Hofbrauhaus in Munich along with the beer which flows freely there each day, served by robust rosy-cheeked young women clad in Bavarian dress in liter-sized beer steins. The cheerful atmosphere that reigns constantly in the establishment's different halls is helped along by the foot-tapping strains of traditional Bavarian 'oom-pah' bands and drinking songs. When the beer becomes too much, soak it up with a delicious salty pretzel or a German specialty from the menu, such as liver dumplings, potato soup or a variety of delicious sausages.
- Food Type
- German
- Address
- Platzl 9, behind Marienplatz
- City
- Munich
- Website
- www.hofbraeuhaus.de
Gasthof Weichandhof
Gasthof Weichandhof is less of a tourist destination and more of a local favorite. Situated in an old farmhouse near the autobahn, the restaurant serves traditional Bavarian cuisine like pork knuckles, suckling pig, and strudels. The atmosphere is always lively, and there's a quaint vine-covered terrace open during summer months. Gasthof Weichandhof is open Sunday to Friday from 11am to midnight, and Saturday from 5pm to midnight. Reservations are recommended.
- Food Type
- German
- Price
- 2
- Address
- Betzenweg 81
- Zip Code
- 81247
Edelweiss
Located in upmarket Sachsenhausen, Edelweiss offers traditional Austrian cuisine with a focus on local game, including boar, venison, and deer. Their goulashis famous, as is the traditional kaiserschmarndessert. There is a selection of Austrian wines on offer, as well as local Schnapps. Edelweiss is open Monday to Friday 12pm-2:30pm for lunch and 6pm-midnight for dinner. Saturdays and Sundays for dinner only, 5pm to midnight.
- Food Type
- Local
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Schweizer Strasse 96
- City
- Frankfurt
- Zip Code
- 60594
Schauermann
Schauermann is a chic restaurant on the harborside in the St. Pauli district, serving New German cuisine with a Mediterranean twist in dishes like rack of lamb with an olive-goat-cheese crust, or tomato risotto wrapped in a wine leaf. The retro 1960s decor is sleek and takes advantage of the views with huge windows. Reservations are recommended.
- Food Type
- German
- Price
- 4
- Style
- Trendy
- Address
- 136-138 Hafenstrasse
- City
- Hamburg
- Website
- http://www.restaurant-schauermann.de
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
Apfelwein Wagner
This huge, wood-panelled old apple wine tavern is a classic that produces hearty German dishes, which are better than the many other similar taverns in the popular Sachsenhausen area. Dishes like the pork shoulder with sauerkraut, and liver dumpling can be enjoyed with a slow glass of apfelwien, or a choice of beer or cider. There is also a Menu of the Week with a special dish of the day each day. The atmosphere is fun, boisterous and crowded; seating is at communal tables with a mix of locals and visiting German businessmen. Open daily from 11am until midnight.
- Food Type
- Local
- Price
- 2
- Address
- Schweizer Strasse 71 (Sachsenhausen)
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.apfelwein-wagner.com
Erno's Bistro
Erno's is one of the best restaurants in town and something of a Frankfurt culinary institution offering classic French cuisine such as lobster broth, quail spit and fresh fish dishes. There is an excellent wine list to make the meal even more memorable, as well as some sensational desserts. Erno's is a chic gourmet rendezvous that is always busy, so reservations are essential. Closed weekends.
- Food Type
- French
- Price
- 4
- Address
- Liebigstrasse 15 (Westend)
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.ernosbistro.de
Maingau Stuben
This upmarket restaurant is presided over by chef Werner Döpfner who serves contemporary dishes in a candlelit setting. Maingau Stuben is famous for its fresh fish and game meat that is carved at the table, and the cellar is full of rare German wines. Closed Monday. No lunch Saturday, and no dinner Sunday.
- Food Type
- French
- Price
- 4
- Address
- Schifferstrasse 38-40 (Sachsenhausen)
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.maingau.de
Restaurant Français
This stately Michelin-starred restaurant is very conscious of upholding the high standard of the five-star hotel that it complements. It is an ideal venue for a formal, discreet occasion with a quiet and sophisticated atmosphere, elegant furnishings, attentive service and high quality food that is beautifully prepared and presented. The menu offers international fare that is light and French-inspired with delicacies such as quails in champagne and grape sauce. Open Monday to Friday. Reservations required.
- Food Type
- French
- Price
- 5
- Address
- Frankfurter Hof Hotel, Am Kaiserplatz (City Center)
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.frankfurter-hof.steigenberger.de
Silk
The aptly named Silk is a 'bed restaurant' where patrons semi-recline on white leather beds and are served magnificent food in a setting of harmonious colors and soft lighting. Enclosed inside the CocoonClub, Silk pulls out all the stops to revolutionise the dining experience and is most likely the only restaurant in the world where the DJs outnumber the chefs. The restaurant features a waterbed, which is arguably the best 'table' in the restaurant, surrounded by a virtual aquarium. The fusion of high-class experimental cuisine, architecture and electronic music makes for a unique experience. Guests dine together with reception at 7.30pm and dinner service at 8pm, lasting for most of the evening. Dishes served up include such fare as lobster spiked with mango, Serrano ham, and lemon grass, as well as a rack of lamb with a sauerkraut risotto. The prix-fixe menu consists of several courses encouraging diners to make an evening of it. Silk is open Tuesday to Thursday until 3am and Friday and Saturday until 7am.
- Food Type
- Modern Eclectic
- Price
- 4
- Style
- Trendy
- Address
- Hordend Strasse 30B, the Westend
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.hoeren-sehen-schmecken.net
Bombay Gate
Known locally as one of the finest Indian restaurants in Frankfurt, Bombay Gate uses only the freshest ingredients and spices and the mouth-watering aromas are enough to transport diners to Mumbai itself. With fine white linen tablecloths and an elegant and exotic atmosphere, diners can relax and enjoy authentic and inventive Indian dishes. Open Monday to Friday for lunch and dinner, Saturday and Sunday dinner only. Reservations accepted.
- Food Type
- Indian
- Price
- 3
- Style
- Romance
- Address
- Abtsgaesschen 8 / Ecke Wallstrasse
- City
- Frankfurt
Alte Kanzlei
Located in the Westend, the Alte Kanzlei is one of those restaurants that evokes a deep sense of history, and the deep mahogany wooden interior coupled with the crisp linen tablecloths and fine silverware creates a sophisticated, yet romantic ambience. Established in 1974, this classic Italian eatery specializes in serving authentic Italian fare from the region of Calabria. The menu changes daily, but highlights include the spaghetti with prawns and lobster sauce or the veal fillet in pepper crust served with a chive sauce. Open Monday to Friday for lunch and dinner. Saturday dinner only. Closed Sundays. Reservations essential.
- Food Type
- Italian
- Price
- 3
- Style
- Business
- Address
- Nidenau 50
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.altekanzlei.eu
Opéra
Located on the first floor of the Old Opera House, there's no need to guess where this restaurant gets its name. With a wonderfully historic and ornate décor and exciting and traditional cuisine, this restaurant has become one of Frankfurt's most popular. Diners can sample delicious Asian fare such as the Teriyaki from Yellowfin tuna on fried vegetables with Asian egg noodles or a traditional German Milchkalbrücken wiener schnitzel served with fried potatoes or potato salad and fresh leaf salad. Open daily for lunch and dinner. Reservations recommended.
- Food Type
- International
- Price
- 3
- Style
- Romance
- Address
- Opernplatz 1
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.opera-restauration.de
Jewel of India
One of Frankfurt's favorite Indian eateries, Jewel of India prepares traditional Indian cuisine and does not disappoint. The warm interior with burnt orange and yellow tapestries adorning the walls, juxtaposed by the cream linen tablecloths creates a warm and cosy dining environment. With favorites such as the Chicken mango curry, Rogan Josh and lamb Vindaloo, lovers of classic Indian cuisine will find themselves returning again and again. Open Monday to Friday for lunch and dinner, and Saturday and Sunday dinner only. Reservations recommended.
- Food Type
- Indian
- Price
- 3
- Style
- Business
- Address
- Wilhelm-Hauff-Str. 5
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.jewel-of-india.de
Mirador
This popular Spanish eatery has earned a reputation as one of Frankfurt's most popular restaurants with both young and old. The terrace affords patrons the opportunity to dine al frescoand the friendly waitstaff are attentive and helpful. The tapas served here is delicious! Try the Spanish omelette for breakfast or the tagliatelle with mozzarella and parma ham for a heartier meal. Open daily for lunch and dinner.
- Food Type
- Spanish
- Price
- 2
- Style
- Trendy
- Address
- Bergerstraße 65
- City
- Frankfurt
- Website
- www.mirador-restaurant.de
Café Glockenspiel
For breathtaking views of Munich, the ideally situated and aptly-named Café Glockenspiel overlooks the famous Glockenspiel clock. With friendly and efficient wait staff and delicious and wholesome fare, the café is the most frequented in Munich and is a popular meeting place for locals and tourists alike and a great location to enjoy a spot of people watching either over a meal, sunny breakfast, coffee or after work drinks. Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Bookings recommended.
- Food Type
- International
- Price
- 2
- Style
- Trendy
- Address
- Marienplatz 28
- City
- Munich
- Website
- www.cafe-glockenspiel.de (German only)
Hirschgarten
A popular beer garden that sees locals mingling with international visitors, Hirschgarten is the largest open-air restaurant in Munich featuring hunting lodges and lakes and is an ideal location for tourists to mingle with the locals - over a couple (or more) of pints! Star off with potato, marjoram and bacon soup followed by prime boiled beef with fresh horseradish and salted boiled potatoes or the mouth-watering Roast venison from the haunch with a mushroom cream sauce, Swabian egg pasta and lingonberries. For something sweet try caramelized pancake slices with raisins and apple sauce. Delicious! Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner; 9am to midnight. The beer garden is open from 11am until midnight.
- Food Type
- German
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Hirschgarten 1, Nymphenburg
- City
- Munich
- Website
- www.hirschgarten.de
Tantris
Serving some of Schwabing's finest haute cuisine, and boasting one of Munich's best chefs, the exterior of this restaurant is misleading, but step inside and you are magically transported into another world where fine wines and décor are accentuated with tantalizingly tasty and attractive dishes. The menus can cover three to eight courses and are offered for lunch and dinner. Try the Terrine of duck liver with braised figs and roasted duck breast, medallion of young venison saddle with red cabbage and semolina dumpling and let your taste buds be thrilled by the chocolate soufflé with marinated port wine figs and vanilla-brittle ice cream. Perfection! Open Tuesday to Saturday for lunch and dinner. Reservations essential.
- Food Type
- Mediterranean
- Price
- 4
- Style
- Romance
- Address
- Johann Fichte Straße 7, Schwabing
- City
- Munich
- Website
- www.tantris.de
Hofbrauhaus
Beer has been swilled at this world-famous tavern site in the center of Munich since it became a royal brewery in 1605. Equally famous is the Bavarian jollity and conviviality, known as 'gemuchtlikheid', which has emanated directly from the Hofbrauhaus in Munich along with the beer which flows freely there each day, served by robust rosy-cheeked young women clad in Bavarian dress in liter-sized beer steins. The cheerful atmosphere that reigns constantly in the establishment's different halls is helped along by the foot-tapping strains of traditional Bavarian 'oom-pah' bands and drinking songs. When the beer becomes too much, soak it up with a delicious salty pretzel or a German specialty from the menu, such as liver dumplings, potato soup or a variety of delicious sausages.
- Food Type
- German
- Address
- Platzl 9, behind Marienplatz
- City
- Munich
- Website
- www.hofbraeuhaus.de
Gasthof Weichandhof
Gasthof Weichandhof is less of a tourist destination and more of a local favorite. Situated in an old farmhouse near the autobahn, the restaurant serves traditional Bavarian cuisine like pork knuckles, suckling pig, and strudels. The atmosphere is always lively, and there's a quaint vine-covered terrace open during summer months. Gasthof Weichandhof is open Sunday to Friday from 11am to midnight, and Saturday from 5pm to midnight. Reservations are recommended.
- Food Type
- German
- Price
- 2
- Address
- Betzenweg 81
- Zip Code
- 81247
Edelweiss
Located in upmarket Sachsenhausen, Edelweiss offers traditional Austrian cuisine with a focus on local game, including boar, venison, and deer. Their goulashis famous, as is the traditional kaiserschmarndessert. There is a selection of Austrian wines on offer, as well as local Schnapps. Edelweiss is open Monday to Friday 12pm-2:30pm for lunch and 6pm-midnight for dinner. Saturdays and Sundays for dinner only, 5pm to midnight.
- Food Type
- Local
- Price
- 3
- Address
- Schweizer Strasse 96
- City
- Frankfurt
- Zip Code
- 60594
Schauermann
Schauermann is a chic restaurant on the harborside in the St. Pauli district, serving New German cuisine with a Mediterranean twist in dishes like rack of lamb with an olive-goat-cheese crust, or tomato risotto wrapped in a wine leaf. The retro 1960s decor is sleek and takes advantage of the views with huge windows. Reservations are recommended.
- Food Type
- German
- Price
- 4
- Style
- Trendy
- Address
- 136-138 Hafenstrasse
- City
- Hamburg
- Website
- http://www.restaurant-schauermann.de
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