# 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 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.

**Where:** [Third Platz](/.md) / [Germany](/germany.md) / Berlin
**Updated:** 2026-08-14 10:28:42

1. **[Rutz](/e/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
2. **[Nobelhart & Schmutzig](/e/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
3. **[Max und Moritz](/e/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
4. **[Tim Raue](/e/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
5. **[Katz Orange](/e/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
6. **[Restaurant VOLT](/e/201.md)** (restaurant) — 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. — score 0
7. **[Azzam](/e/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
8. **[Pasternak](/e/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

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