Lunch in Berlin

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

Red burger joint by Senefelderplatz: just cheeseburgers, crinkle fries and milkshakes, with burger sauce and grilled onions.

Listening bar in the Locke hotel on the Spree: café by day, records on a Berlin-built hi-fi by night, with small seasonal plates and cocktails.

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

Israeli and Levantine food in Rixdorf: sabich, shakshuka and hummus at lunch, freer dishes in the evening, with drinks and music.

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

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

Brasserie on Französische Straße since 1992, the republic's canteen: famous for its Wiener schnitzel.

Tim Raue's French brasserie opposite KaDeWe: classics with Raue's twist of sweet, sour and spicy, apothecary cabinets and train benches.

Berlin brewery BRLO's gastropub in the former Irish pub The Harp: 20 taps, rotisserie vegetables, Kikok chicken and a terrace on Meyerinckplatz.

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

Turkish grill on Kolonnenstraße focused on İskender from Bursa: döner on bread with tomato sauce, yoghurt and hot butter.

Bánh mì on Ackerstraße since 2025: beef in betel leaves, plenty of shiso and Thai basil, vegan with seitan.

Capvin in the Rosenhöfe: Vincenzo Capuano's cloud pizza, made with his own Caputo flour, in a hidden garden.

Neapolitan pizza on Weinbergsweg: the 38 cm Tradizionale, margherita with San Marzano, montanara and graffa with Nutella.

Big Mamma Group trattoria by Weinbergspark: 1960s northern Italy, red velvet, pizza, pasta and a terrace above the park.

Café and micro-bakery on Karl-Marx-Straße with an evening pizza window in the courtyard: cardamom buns, bostocks and sourdough pizza.

Currywurst stand in the listed entrance of Gesundbrunnen U-Bahn station since 1989: sausage from its own butcher's, sauce from a family recipe.

Three rooms, one fish shop on Schönhauser Allee: fish & chips in newspaper, fish rolls and fresh fish from the counter, cooked to order.

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

Kosher spot opposite Rathaus Schöneberg: freshly fried falafel, hummus and shakshuka from Shalom Eivgi, formerly head chef at the Maritim.

Rebecca and Jared Bassoff's neighbourhood restaurant on Kopenhagener Straße: modern European cooking from a Gozney stone oven.

Café and roastery in a courtyard off Münzstraße since 2015: light roasts, Turkish eggs and the F.C. Benedict.

Breakfast restaurant on Bülowstraße founded by three top chefs: rethought breakfast classics instead of avocado toast.

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

Modern food from south-west China on Kantstraße: spicy dishes from Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan, baijiu and tea cocktails.

Ramen by Leonardo Tsubasa on Wörther Straße: shoyu, truffle and A5 wagyu, with Japanese-Italian roots and a warm oshibori to greet you.

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

The Duc Ngo's seafood restaurant on Kantstraße: fresh fish from the counter, Spanish and Portuguese cooking with Asian flavours.

Sourdough pizza behind the pumpkin-coloured façade on Hobrechtstraße: organic dough, Prosecco on tap and buffalo milk soft serve.

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

Bakery with an open bakehouse on Hermannstraße: sourdough, Roman pizza and viennoiserie made with flour from small mills.

The Aygün family's Turkish restaurant on Maaßenstraße: meze, grilled dishes and döner, halal, open daily until 1 am.

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

Everyday Japanese food on Wielandstraße: udon and soba hot or cold, gyū-don, curry rice, onigiri and house-pickled vegetables.

Restaurant, wine bar and wine shop on Walter-Benjamin-Platz: regional Italian cooking and around 750 wines, including the house's own from Friuli.

Beef döner on Karl-Marx-Straße: Imren bakes its own flatbread and stacks the spits with cumin and cinnamon.

Beef döner on Hauptstraße: Imren bakes its own flatbread and stacks the spits with cumin, cinnamon and lamb fat.

Café on Hermannstraße with a zero-waste cycle since 2016: espresso roasted with Café 9, brunch and a leafy terrace.

Tavern on Potsdamer Straße named after Joseph Roth: lentils with spätzle, Maultaschen, Käsespätzle and Roth quotes on the walls.

KaDeWe's food floor: more than 30 restaurants, bars and counters, from the oyster bar to the steakhouse, open until midnight.

The Duc Ngo's first restaurant on Kantstraße from 1999, rebuilt in 2024: open sushi bar, izakaya menu and omakase of five or six courses.

The Duc Ngo's event and art space in a period apartment above Kantstraße: individual salon evenings with his own take on fine dining.

Canteen at the Junges Tanzhaus: a changing lunch from Monday to Saturday, a garden in summer and aperitivo in the evening.

Vietnamese-French brasserie in a former pharmacy on Kantstraße: pho with a broth simmered for ten hours, nem and pork belly three ways.

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

Paul Mogg's New York deli, now in the Kalle food hall on Karl-Marx-Straße: house-cured pastrami, reuben and New York cheesecake.

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

Onigiri shaped by hand on Oranienburger Straße: rice from Japan, around 20 kinds from salmon with roe to spicy egg yolk.

Luncheonette on Grunewaldstraße: comfort food, changing pies and Leberkäse, wine and snacks from Thursday afternoon.

Austrian restaurant with a wine shop on Kantstraße since 1994: Wiener Schnitzel from veal loin, Tafelspitz and around 300 Austrian wines.

Big Mamma on Gendarmenmarkt in the style of 1980s Milan: fresh pasta, Neapolitan pizza, a terrace on the square.

West Berlin institution on Kantstraße since 1962: art from Baselitz to Kippenberger on the walls, French bistro food until one in the morning.

Greek deli and bistro on Knesebeckstraße since 1998: giant beans, moussaka, spanakopita and lemon chicken from the counter.

Pizza and pastry under one roof on Steglitzer Damm: maritozzo and veneziana in the morning, later Neapolitan pizza up to the Istanbul with sucuk.

A family-run Italian with a terrace on Regensburger Straße: rabbit ragù, turbot in saffron sauce, evenings of four courses.

Thai home cooking on Torstraße by Don Santanaviboon (Tossakan, Maiyarap): panaeng moo and many dishes for the table.

Japanese food on Lychener Straße: nigiri, sashimi and futomaki from the sushi chef, tempura, udon and kakuni, tatami seating.

Bánh mì on Fasanenstraße: classic with chicken pâté and pickled vegetables or vegan with pea protein and tofu.

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

Bánh mì on Akazienstraße: classic with chicken pâté and pickled vegetables or vegan, in a baguette baked for the shop.

Milanese baker Alfredo Sironi's bakery, café and pizzeria on Goltzstraße: Italian bread and pizza with a spelt dough.

New York-style pizza on Torstraße: 18-inch pies by the slice, house pepperoni, Vodka Pie and hot honey.

Korean tea house on Ackerstraße: herbal teas, white bibimbap with silken tofu, bossam and mochi.

Pared-back ramen spot on Wisbyer Straße: hours-simmered chicken broth, bouncy noodles, and Spicy Ramen tuned with garlic and hot sauce from the table.

Wood-fired Neapolitan pizza at Teutoburger Platz since 2014: the first Standard, plus caponata and pistachio tiramisu.

Standard's Neapolitan pizza on Schlüterstraße: margherita with fior di latte, a carbonara pizza with guanciale and a daily special.

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

Sushi and grilled skewers on Potsdamer Straße: the Danish-Japanese chain founded in Copenhagen in 1994.

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

Counter restaurant in the historic liqueur factory on Seestraße: seasonal sandwiches and classics from the Michelberger family, spritzes with house liqueurs.

Breakfast as small plates on Grunewaldstraße: build your brunch from five categories, each dish on its own plate.

Breakfast as tapas on the corner of Weserstraße and Elbestraße: the Morning Plate from five categories, each dish on its own plate.

W Pizza on Invalidenstraße: Neapolitan crust, crisp base, plus the Turkish Delight with sucuk and egg.

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

Currywurst stand on Schloßstraße since 1949, now in its second generation: sausage, ketchup and curry from a family recipe, with or without skin.