Top 10 Restaurants in Berlin
A community-ranked list of the 8 best restaurants in Berlin, currently topped by Rutz (Mitte, Berlin). Rankings shift as locals vote — last updated Aug 14, 2026.
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Rutz
restaurantMitte, Berlin
A fine-dining restaurant on Chausseestraße holding three Michelin stars, the only Berlin restaurant to do so. The kitchen pairs German ingredients with modern technique and runs an extensive wine bar downstairs.
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Nobelhart & Schmutzig
restaurantKreuzberg, Berlin
A tasting-menu restaurant on Friedrichstraße that sources ingredients almost exclusively from within roughly 250 km of Berlin. Guests sit at a single counter wrapped around the open kitchen for a shared, conversational meal.
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Max und Moritz
restaurantKreuzberg, Berlin
A historic Wirtshaus dating to 1902 on Oranienstraße, with preserved Gründerzeit tiling and interiors. The menu covers old Berlin dishes such as pork knuckle and Bollenfleisch stew alongside house-brewed Kreuzberger Molle beer.
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Tim Raue
restaurantKreuzberg, Berlin
A two-Michelin-star restaurant near Checkpoint Charlie run by chef Tim Raue, blending Chinese, Japanese, and Thai technique with German ingredients. The dining room is compact and reservation-only.
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Katz Orange
restaurantMitte, Berlin
A restaurant set in a former brewery courtyard on Bergstraße, with exposed brick and flea-market furnishings. The seasonal menu leans on regional and organic ingredients, including vegetarian and vegan tasting options.
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Restaurant VOLT
restaurantKreuzberg, Berlin
A restaurant occupying a former 1928 electrical substation on the Landwehrkanal, keeping the industrial brickwork and metal fixtures. The kitchen serves seasonal tasting menus built around modern takes on Berlin home cooking.
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Azzam
restaurantNeukölln, Berlin
A casual, always-busy Middle Eastern spot on Sonnenallee known for large plates of hummus and tahini at low prices. It's a longtime fixture of the strip's Arab food scene rather than a recent opening.
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Pasternak
restaurantPrenzlauer Berg, Berlin
A Russian and Jewish restaurant open since 1994 on Knaackstraße, named after writer Boris Pasternak. The menu includes borscht, blinis, and beef stroganoff, served in a dining room styled after a 19th-century Russian parlour with nightly piano.
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- What are the best restaurants in Berlin?
- Rutz is currently ranked #1 in Berlin, according to community ranking.
- How many restaurants are on this list?
- There are currently 8 restaurants on this list.
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- Entries are ranked by community votes — upvotes move an entry up, downvotes move it down. Anyone can add an entry, edit its blurb, or cast a vote, and this list is a wiki: rankings update live as votes come in, with no editorial gatekeeping.