Berlin’s Culinary Secrets: Tips from the City’s Top Chefs

Berlin, 20 December 2024 Berlin is a paradise for people who appreciate good food, with its excellent international top-class restaurants. Now nine renowned top chefs and restaurant managers are revealing their favourite gastronomic addresses on visitBerlin.de and on Instagram.

"Berlin has the most interesting restaurant scene in Germany. Together with the innovative chefs, we are scouts for our guests. After all, eating well is one of our visitors‘ favourite pastimes," says Burkhard Kieker, CEO of visitBerlin.

The following chefs and restaurateurs share their personal favourites on visitBerlin.de/en/restaurants-berlin:

• Marco Müller (Rutz) recommends Goldies as well as Trio and Bandol sur Mer in Mitte
• Tim Raue (Restaurant Tim Raue) recommends Do De Li, Madame Ngo and Papaya in Charlottenburg
• Micha Schäfer and Billy Wagner(Nobelhart & Schmutzig) recommend Annelies in Kreuzberg, Michelberger Restaurant in Friedrichshain, Café Akkurat in Kreuzberg and Pars in Charlottenburg
• Michael Kempf (Facil) recommends Frühstück 3000 in Schöneberg and Kreuzberg, Otsuka and tigertörtchen in Mitte
• Sarah Hallmann (Hallmann & Klee) recommends La Maison in Kreuzberg, Mausi in Neukölln and Schwarzes Café in Charlottenburg
• Fabian Fischer (Bricole) recommends Allan's Breakfast Club & Wine Bar and Zum Schusterjungen in Prenzlauer Berg, Canal Berlin in Mitte and Osteria Ribaltone in Schöneberg
• Nicholas Hahn (Cookies Cream) recommends the kebab shop Ugur in Wedding, Shaniu's House of Noodles in Wilmersdorf, Due Forni in Prenzlauer Berg and Coda in Neukölln
• Sophia Hoffmann and Nina Petersen (HAPPA) recommend the She Said bookstore café and Love Deluxe in Neukölln, Häppies in Prenzlauer Berg and doen doen in Friedrichshain
• Ralf Zacherl and Marcel Woest (Schmidt Z&KO) recommend The Lunch Club in Mitte, Markthalle Neun and Tante Fichte in Kreuzberg

The favourite restaurants of Berlin's top chefs range from trendy cafés and street food markets to international specialities and exceptional Michelin-starred dining. Sustainability plays a major role here: many of the recommended restaurants use regional ingredients and fairly produced food. The tips are not only presented on the visitBerlin.de website, but also on Instagram, where food influencers have tested the recommendations.

"Dine & Sleep": Culinary train journey from Brussels to Berlin
The Berlin culinary campaign kicked off in November with a train journey from Brussels to Berlin: on the European Sleeper overnight train, top chefs Nikodemus Berger from Bonvivant Cocktail Bistro, Sebastian Frank from Restaurant Horvath and Arne Anker from Brikz Berlin delighted guests with their food creations. At the invitation of visitBerlin, the chefs showed around 20 media representatives from Belgium and the Netherlands that the capital has earned its reputation as an international food metropolis. The campaign for Berlin's gastronomy was initiated and organised by visitBerlin and supported by DEHOGA Berlin and the Senate Department for Economic Affairs, Energy and Public Enterprises.

Berlin's gastronomy is the reason for travelling
According to visitBerlin's guest survey, the gastronomy scene makes the city an attractive destination: eating out is the second most popular activity during a stay in the capital, just behind visiting sights and culture. The city's gastronomic offerings are among the top 10 reasons for visiting Berlin for German holidaymakers.

Further information 
More on Berlin's culinary highlights from Berlin's top chefs: visitBerlin.de/en/restaurants-berlin

Food spots and trends in Berlin: about.visitBerlin.de/en/press/press-releases/culinary-highlights-berlin 

Images of the food metropolis Berlin: about.visitBerlin.de/en/materialien/toolkit/culinary-berlin 
as well as the following photos of the campaign and the top chefs participating in the culinary initiative