# Top 10 Restaurants in Berlin

A cross-neighborhood sampling of Berlin restaurants, from Michelin-starred tasting menus to century-old Kreuzberg taverns and Sonnenallee's Middle Eastern institutions. · community starter list

A list of the 7 best restaurants in Berlin, including Rutz (Mitte, Berlin). The order here is where we started — no votes have been cast yet, so voting decides it from here.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [Germany](/germany.md) / Berlin
**Updated:** 2026-08-20 12:08:56

1. **[Rutz](/e/rutz---196.md)** (restaurant) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.berlinfoodstories.com/news/the-michelin-stars-of-berlin-2026, https://rutz-restaurant.de/en/five-years-three-michelin-stars-and-a-green-star-for-restaurant-rutz-in-berlin/, https://guide.michelin.com/en/berlin-region/berlin/restaurant/rutz
2. **[Nobelhart & Schmutzig](/e/nobelhart-schmutzig---197.md)** (restaurant) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.the-berliner.com/food/nobelhart-schmutzig-locally-brutal/, https://nobelhartundschmutzig.com/en/, https://guide.michelin.com/en/berlin-region/berlin/restaurant/nobelhart-schmutzig
3. **[Max und Moritz](/e/max-und-moritz---198.md)** (restaurant) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.visitberlin.de/en/max-und-moritz, https://maxundmoritzberlin.de/en/
4. **[Tim Raue](/e/tim-raue---199.md)** (restaurant) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.top10berlin.de/en/cat/eating-257/gourmet-restaurants-2228/restaurant-tim-raue-2601, https://www.berlinfoodstories.com/news/the-michelin-stars-of-berlin-2026, https://guide.michelin.com/en/berlin-region/berlin/restaurant/tim-raue
5. **[Katz Orange](/e/katz-orange---200.md)** (restaurant) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.katzorange.com/en/, https://www.visitberlin.de/en/katz-orange, https://www.katzorange.com/
6. **[Azzam](/e/azzam---202.md)** (restaurant) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://azzamrestaurant.shop/, https://www.timeout.com/berlin/restaurants/azzam, https://www.visitberlin.de/en/azzam
7. **[Pasternak](/e/pasternak---203.md)** (restaurant) — 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. — score 0 — endorsements 0 — sources: https://www.the-berliner.com/whats-on/food-drink/top-chef-vladimir-kosic, https://restaurant-pasternak.de/en/, https://restaurant-pasternak.de/

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