The name is a phonetic homage to Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, and that atelier spirit lingers at Fichtestrasse 24: a custom jungle wallpaper hides hams and squid arms among the palms, host Ilona Scholl wears the pattern as a dress.

Behind the pass: partner Maximilian Strohe. The duo turned the rooms of a former cult address into one of Berlin's most idiosyncratic fine-dining stages — decorated with one MICHELIN star. Stucco ceilings over wooden floorboards, reservations chalked on heavy tables, service between 1920s salon and tavern. The signal plate: Spiegelei Royal with scallop, apricot, nut butter and caviar around an egg-yolk trompe-l'oeil.