Kreuzberg

The café of film company Akkurat on Besselstraße: specialty coffee, grilled sandwiches and lunch near the Jewish Museum.

Vegan Neapolitan-style pizza on Mehringplatz: sourdough, margherita with cashew mozzarella, seitan salsiccia.

A tavern from 1908 on the former Wall: crisp fried chicken, potato salad and Kennedy's polite refusal on the wall.

Diner in a garage off Glogauer Straße: smash burgers with a Peruvian twist, the Lima Kreuzburger and a Green Goddess salad.

Weekday lunch with new Berlin cooking on Glogauer Straße, from the team behind Bark Berlin Culinary.

Restaurant and bar on Riemannstraße in the Bergmannkiez: sharing plates with a love of the Mediterranean, house sourdough.

Assaf Granit's restaurant near the Gropius Bau, named after his Berlin grandmother: kubaneh, kreplach and an evening that becomes a party.

A team-run bistro on Paul-Lincke-Ufer: dishes are developed together, with outdoor seats under chestnut trees by the Landwehrkanal.

LA MAISON's boutique on Urbanstraße: minimalist, with a big display of croissants, vegan ones too, and tortes.

Brewery built from 38 containers at Gleisdreieck: beer from its own kettles, vegetable-led shared plates and a beer garden for 600.

The first Burgermeister, since 2006 in a listed public toilet under the U1 at Schlesisches Tor.

Kreuzberg classic on Pücklerstraße: Italian food from the board, new every day, by candlelight and brick walls.

Sicilian gelato on Skalitzer Straße, with pistachios from the family's own trees, plus granita and cannoli.

Greek taverna on Reichenberger Straße from the File Asto team: mains wrapped in paper, mezze and wine by the carafe.

The first Five Elephant, on Reichenberger Straße since 2010: filter coffee and coffee from its own roastery.

Frühstück 3000 opposite the Jewish Museum: breakfast by top chefs, grilled cheese with kimchi, duck sandwich, terrace.

Leonardo Tsubasa's ramen near Moritzplatz: broths simmered for over ten hours, truffle ramen and asari with clams.

Smash burgers from two Michelin-trained chefs on Graefestraße: meat, vegetarian or plant-based, ranked among the world's best.

Hasir at Kottbusser Tor, the flagship since 1984: döner from the spit at the window, a grill restaurant inside.

Wine bar with sharing plates on Erkelenzdamm from two former Frieda cooks: a daily menu with a Japanese accent.

German food as small plates near Oranienplatz, from three Kreuzberg siblings: cabbage rolls, Käsespätzle, Backhendl.

Ice cream with Asian flavours on Waldemarstraße: Mango Sticky Rice, Viet Coffee, Bufala and three glazes for dipping.

The first LA MAISON, on Paul-Lincke-Ufer since 2019: croissants, tarts and filled baguettes, a terrace on the canal.

All-day bar with pescatarian Mediterranean food on Reichenberger Straße: Magma Dust Toast, troccoli with prawns, house orange wine.

Peruvian-inspired sustainable cooking on Reichenberger Straße: regional produce, fish from nearby lakes and an insect extra menu.

Korean-rooted cooking near the Jewish Museum by Jinok Kim: ferments, seaweed, dry-aged fish, her own ceramics.

Neapolitan pizza on Zimmerstraße near Checkpoint Charlie: Caputo flour, long-fermented dough and sfogliatella for dessert.

"Brutally local" on Friedrichstraße: Billy Wagner's Michelin-starred restaurant with a counter around the open kitchen and regional produce.

Wine bar and restaurant in an 1860s pharmacy on Oranienplatz: a big wine list and sharing plates by Alan Micks.

Two stars on the Landwehrkanal: Sebastian Frank's emancipated vegetable cooking with Austrian roots, as four or seven courses.

Bánh mì on Bergmannstraße: two sandwiches, classic with chicken ham or vegan, in a baguette baked for the shop.

Italian bread from the glass-walled bakery in Markthalle Neun: ciabatta, focaccia, maritozzo, panettone in winter.

Max Strohe and Ilona Scholl's Michelin-starred restaurant on Fichtestraße: eight courses, unusual pairings, vegetarian too.

Bistro on Reichenberger Straße like a ferry to the Mediterranean: sparkling wine on tap, calamari, onion-dripping bread and Italo pop.

Gastropub on Graefestraße modelled on London's St. John: brick chicken, oysters and a legendary Sunday roast.

Standard on Prinzenstraße: Neapolitan pizza, by the slice too, such as L'Ape che punge with chilli honey.

The Barn at Checkpoint Charlie, since 2024 in a Werner Düttmann building: a garden, a communal table, coffee from its own roastery.

Smash burger pop-up inside Kuréme on Adalbertstraße: Classic Smash, Banging Bangkok with Thai laab and Bussin Bulgogi.

Trattoria from the Pinci founders on Paul-Lincke-Ufer: a small menu, vitello tonnato, tuna with sauce au poivre, a canal-side terrace.

Hand-pulled biang biang noodles on Spreewaldplatz, with a garden under trees right by Görlitzer Park.

Café in the parish centre of St. Agnes: coffee, house-baked brioche, magazines and a roof terrace.

Israeli-Mediterranean sharing food on Ritterstraße: hummus, Shani's Cauliflower and feta chilli brûlée.