Best Restaurants in Berlin, Germany

It's true that Berlin doesn't typically appear on lists of Europe's gastronomic cities. But this is a tragic misconception, because the city has untold gastronomic treasures, if one only looks. Berlin's cuisine has built upon its German and Eastern European roots with layers of multiculturalism that have accumulated over the past fifty years – Turkish, Vietnamese, and Russian, plus multitudes of recent expatriates from all corners of the globe. 

The hearty base of potatoes (fried or boiled), sausages, schnitzel, and sauerkraut that makes up German cuisine is only the beginning. Ever since the...  Read more »

It's true that Berlin doesn't typically appear on lists of Europe's gastronomic cities. But this is a tragic misconception, because the city has untold gastronomic treasures, if one only looks. Berlin's cuisine has built upon its German and Eastern European roots with layers of multiculturalism that have accumulated over the past fifty years – Turkish, Vietnamese, and Russian, plus multitudes of recent expatriates from all corners of the globe. 

The hearty base of potatoes (fried or boiled), sausages, schnitzel, and sauerkraut that makes up German cuisine is only the beginning. Ever since the improbably delicious mixture of East and West that was the currywurst, the city has had an exotic influence. The döner, originally a Turkish inventions, is by far the country's most popular street food – more than two million are sold in Germany every day. Berlin is no exception: every Berliner has his or her favorite döner shop and will willfully and forcefully explain their reasons for this conviction.

But Berlin's gastronomic variety doesn't end at its cornershops. It's a city where new restaurants pop up every day, and every year a few more Michelin stars are added to Berlin's cap. Spanish, Italian, American, Greek, and French restaurants all play a part in Berlin's culinary identity, making it more of a hodgepodge of European flavors than a more traditionally German palate. From grubby alley corner stands to white linen tablecloths, from tapas and Sangria to tacos and margaritas – you name it, Berlin has it.

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