Diners' Choice: Best Overall restaurants in Berlin

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Updated July 05, 2025

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Bricole

4.9

4.9 (430)

€51 and over

Contemporary European

Prenzlauer Berg

About the restaurant

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Wir teilen mit unseren Gästen eine große Leidenschaft: Die Begeisterung für gutes Essen und ausgezeichnete Weine.
Eine harmonische Komposition, ehrlicher Grundprodukte die wir handwerklich unter Berücksichtigung von innovativer Weiterentwicklung regionaler und globaler Küche umsetzen.
Wir pflegen eine globale Küche mit Erdhaftung und achten auf eine sorgfältige Auswahl und Verarbeitung der Produkte.
So wie alle Speisen sind auch bei uns alle Menschen gleichrangig.

Herzlich Willkomen.

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We share a great passion with our guests: the enthusiasm for good food and excellent wines.
A harmonious composition, honest basic products that we implement by hand, taking into account the innovative further development of regional and global cuisine.
We maintain a global kitchen with an earth grip and pay attention to the careful selection and processing of the products.
Like all dishes, all p

Top review

SteveVIP

Dined on May 1, 2025

Bricole is the perfect restaurant. Great great food service and drink

Velvet

4.9

4.9 (46)

€30 and under

Cocktail Bar

Neukölln

About the restaurant

Velvet is a hyperseasonal cocktail bar (no food) in Berlin Neukölln. It’s weekly changing cocktail menu reflects the flavours available from Berlin’s surrounding at the time of the year and has earned the bar the title "Bar of the Year Germany" twice by Mixology Magazine & No.77 in the World's 50 Best Bars Top 100 in 2023. After harvest on their regular foraging trips in and around Berlin, the team turns seasonal plants into liquids on the weekly Lab Day. The bar focusses on light spirits aswell as sake, madeira, sherry or dry vermouths, to leave space for the natural plant flavours to shine.

Awards:

No.77 in the World's 50 Best Bars Top 100 in 2023
»Bar of the Year Germany« 2019/23 | Mixology
Currently highest rated bar DE/AT/CH | Falstaff
Ruben Neideck (Headbartender) – »Bartender of the Year« DE/AT/CH” 2020/23 | Mixology
Sarah S. Fischer (Bar Manager) - »Barwoman of the Year« 2023 | Falstaff
»Berlin Bar Culture« 2022 | Berlin master chefs
»Bar Team of the Year« 2020 | Falstaff

Top review

DanielVIP

Dined on Apr 28, 2025

Always the best. In a city with some of the world's best cocktail bars, Velvet, with its local forage approach and weekly changing menu never disappoints. Some of the best cocktails in Europe, a great staff (Ruben, Sarah and the team rock and are so friendly), great atmosphere, and it shows they love what they have created. A must go in Berlin!

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Seasonal Tasting Menu (10 sips, weekly changing)

JÓMO Restaurant

4.9

4.9 (23)

€30 and under

International

Prenzlauer Berg

About the restaurant

JÓMO - Joy Of Missing Out!
Seit Oktober 2024 im pulsierenden Prenzlauer Berg, im Kollwitzkiez, in der wunderschönen Rykestraße nahe dem Wasserturm. Mit moderner, internationalen Küche & multikulturellem Hintergrund, mit deutschen und ukrainischen Wurzeln, mit höchstem Anspruch an Produktqualität und perfektem, entspannten Service.
Ein Ort, an dem man einfach "sein" möchte. In jeder Stimmung, zu jeder Tageszeit, alleine oder zu zweit, oder in einer größeren Gruppe.
Zum ausgiebigen Frühstück, zum schnellen Lunch, zum Morgenkaffee mit Tageszeitung oder zum entspannten Dinner mit Naturweinen & coolen Drinks. Als Hedonist oder Gesundheitsguru. Für jeden, der sein Leben liebt!
Wir glauben, dass hohe Qualität und gutes Wohlsein die wichtigsten Bestandteile von ALLEM sind: Raum, Essen, Service, Kommunikation oder Musik. Wir spielen mit all Euren Sinnen!

Entdeckt unsere Vielfalt, erlebt neue Aromen und Genusshorizonte.

Reserviert jetzt und lasst Euch von unserem herzlichen Service verwöhnen.

Top review

Marion

Dined on Jun 1, 2025

Super nice service. Spent my birthday there and had a great time 😊

Schnitzelei Wilmersdorf

4.8

4.8 (453)

€30 and under

German

Wilmersdorf

About the restaurant

Unser Motto ist ganz einfach: Kreativ mit Klassikern umgehen. So entstehen neben dem klassischen Wiener Schnitzel und den Deutschen Tapas Kreationen wie das vegane Austernpilz-Schnitzel, ein gesottenes Schnitzel oder auch Fisch als Schnitzel. Bei der Auswahl der Produkte wird stark auf Regionalität und/oder artgerechte Tierhaltung geachtet.

Top review

Jennifer

Dined on Oct 8, 2024

Staff were very friendly and quick and super helpful. Our table mostly ordered weinerschnitzels and everyone said they were excellent. Definitely one of the best ones I’ve had. Kaiserschmarren were also delicious.

Culaccino Mario am Fasanenplatz

4.8

4.8 (14)

€51 and over

Italian

Wilmersdorf

About the restaurant

Wir begrüßen Sie herzlich in unserem Restaurant, in dem Sie eine ausgefallene italienische Küche, ein besonderes Weinsortiment und zuvorkommender Service erwartet.

Top review

Elena

Dined on Feb 16, 2025

Very tasty, fast. Responsible and friendly staff. A good place for a celebration or dinner!

Pantry

4.8

4.8 (907)

€31 to €50

Modern European

Mitte

About the restaurant

Next to the beautiful terrace the pantry offers a cosy feeling with its comfortable brown leather seats. Artists such as Tina Winkhaus and original oil paintings from Aldo Christofaro and Paul Maier-Pfau create a relaxed atmosphere.
The cuisine surprises with Iberian- Pacific dishes.
All products are regional sourced as taste and freshness is very important for the Pantry offering healthy dishes with international flair.

The Pantry team is looking forward to your visit.

Top review

Jessica

Dined on Mar 31, 2025

Top wie immer 🕺 Ich liebe es! Service, Food, Drinks - alles paletti

PeterPaul

4.9

4.9 (1285)

€31 to €50

German

Mitte

About the restaurant

Traditionell und doch ganz anders: Deutsche Küche 'Tapas Style' im PeterPaul.
Wir kochen traditionelle hausgemachte Klassiker wie Königsberger Klopse, Sauerbraten, Kassler, Fischstäbchen, Thüringer Klößchen und einige andere Gerichte, welche alle in der Mitte des Tisches zum Teilen serviert werden.
So hat man die Möglichkeit viele deutsche Klassiker „en miniature“ zu probieren.

Küchenchefin: Jacqueline Gerber

Platz 2 „Deutschlands beste Restaurants 2019“ (OpenTable)

Top 10 der Foodspots 2018 – Visit Berlin - Der Instagram-Guide für Berlins Restaurants

Top 10 der deutschen Küche in Berlin 2019 - "Tagesspiegel Genuss Guide“

Top review

ElaineVIP

Dined 2 days ago

What a memorable experience. German food served tapas style and meant to be shared -- genius! Everything was amazing and the meatballs were "to die for." Friendly service, casual vibe. Highly recommended.

THE KNAST

4.9

4.9 (36)

€31 to €50

Bistro

Lichterfelde

About the restaurant

Voluntarily in prison? The slightly different restaurant in Berlin-Lichterfelde in the former women's prison offers an elegant indoor dining room as well as high tables in the lounge. In summertime also wonderful garden. On weekdays we offer our "The full table", a selection of fine bistro dishes to share, on weekends we serve our 3- to 4-course menu, open every Wednesday to Saturday from 5 p.m. Familiar things - always interpreted in a modern and surprising way. Plus wonderful wines and a lovely digestive choices.

We value stimulating culinary moments in a special place and encourage our guests to get to know new people.
Very important: We are an adults-only concept. All experiences in our house are only for people over 18.

This reservation is only valid for the restaurant - not for the bar.
Infos and tickets for Events on our website and Eventbrite.

Top review

Sabine

Dined on May 2, 2025

Tolles Restaurant,super kreative Küche, perfekter Service.

Niko Izakaya

4.9

4.9 (102)

€31 to €50

Izakaya

Gesundbrunnen

About the restaurant

*Phone inquiries are not available.
*Seats are available for two hours.

Japanese pub in berlin.
You can enjoy alcoholic drinks and snacks heret.

Top review

Rob

Dined on May 31, 2025

Delicious and unmissable izakaya food in Berlin. Highly recommended.

Ottenthal Restaurant & Weinhandlung

4.9

4.9 (1164)

€31 to €50

Austrian

Charlottenburg

About the restaurant

A piece of Austria without Alpine kitsch in the middle of Berlin - that's Ottenthal. Unnecessary frills are avoided here and quality in details and consistency is sought. The restaurant is named after a small wine-growing village in Lower Austria. This is located 60 km west of Vienna and is the hometown of the owner Arthur Schneller. The diverse, tasty cuisine as well as the seasonal, loving decorations have their origins there. WE ARE AIR CONDITIONED!
We look forward to your visit, the Ottenthalers!

Top review

Justyna

Dined on Apr 5, 2025

Everything is perfect, small cosy family restaurant with amazing food and atmosphere.

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