Mitte Treats
Food Scene
Best Italian in walking distance. Great for apertivi too.
All the food there will make you smile.
15 місцеві жителі рекомендують
La Premiata
4 WeinbergswegBest Italian in walking distance. Great for apertivi too.
All the food there will make you smile.
Quite decent French breakfast on a nice terrace (weather permitting).
116 місцеві жителі рекомендують
Café Fleury
20 WeinbergswegQuite decent French breakfast on a nice terrace (weather permitting).
Great rotis from a traditional Indian tandoori oven with Italian toppings. The place has an African styling & the owner is from Canada but looks like a Mexican. What can possibly go wrong? :)
77 місцеві жителі рекомендують
W - Der Imbiss
49 KastanienalleeGreat rotis from a traditional Indian tandoori oven with Italian toppings. The place has an African styling & the owner is from Canada but looks like a Mexican. What can possibly go wrong? :)
Mini/medium-sized burgers with Japanese toppings and a variety of fries on the side. Some of the best comfy food in this area.
Shisho Burger now have two locations in Mitte.
If you like this sort of food, also be sure to check out Chilees (also in my Guidebook).
121 місцеві жителі рекомендують
Shiso Burger
29C AuguststraßeMini/medium-sized burgers with Japanese toppings and a variety of fries on the side. Some of the best comfy food in this area.
Shisho Burger now have two locations in Mitte.
If you like this sort of food, also be sure to check out Chilees (also in my Guidebook).
Tommis Burger Joint
160 InvalidenstraßeGreat burgers at Berlin prices.
Best (and cheapest) pizza you will get in Mitte. Great outdoor seating with a view during the summer.
129 місцеві жителі рекомендують
I due forni
12 Schönhauser AlleeBest (and cheapest) pizza you will get in Mitte. Great outdoor seating with a view during the summer.
Excellent food in a super nice venue. If you don't book there are usually places at the bar (full menu served) which can be more interesting: you will know exactly what cocktail to order after dinner.
100 місцеві жителі рекомендують
Katz Orange
22 BergstraßeExcellent food in a super nice venue. If you don't book there are usually places at the bar (full menu served) which can be more interesting: you will know exactly what cocktail to order after dinner.
Excellent Israeli food. Cozy place with vintage atmosphere.
The best choice for a quick bite or a glass of wine, after arriving at my place.
Takes less than a minute to reach from my flat’s door.
31 місцеві жителі рекомендують
YAFO Restaurant
12 RitterstraßeExcellent Israeli food. Cozy place with vintage atmosphere.
The best choice for a quick bite or a glass of wine, after arriving at my place.
Takes less than a minute to reach from my flat’s door.
Forcaccia & pizza al taglio made by Italians.
Decent prices and a big selection of toppings.
50 місцеві жителі рекомендують
La Focacceria
24 Fehrbelliner Str.Forcaccia & pizza al taglio made by Italians.
Decent prices and a big selection of toppings.
Pizza al taglio open all day and most of the night.
Two pieces of pizza will be more than enough to keep you going for half a day.
Open until very late.
One of the best options for grabbing a bite after you return from one of those nights of partying in Berlin.
43 місцеві жителі рекомендують
La Pausa
17 TorstraßePizza al taglio open all day and most of the night.
Two pieces of pizza will be more than enough to keep you going for half a day.
Open until very late.
One of the best options for grabbing a bite after you return from one of those nights of partying in Berlin.
This is the best French bakery with café within miles from my home.
The croissants are simply unbeatable. So are the cakes and tartelettes that Sebastian prepares in the back of the shop, all day.
During weekends there is always a queue so bring a bit of time if you want to grab takeaway.
Come before noon if you want a freshly squeezed orange juice as they always run out of it by that time.
26 місцеві жителі рекомендують
Les Pâtisseries de Sébastien
157 InvalidenstraßeThis is the best French bakery with café within miles from my home.
The croissants are simply unbeatable. So are the cakes and tartelettes that Sebastian prepares in the back of the shop, all day.
During weekends there is always a queue so bring a bit of time if you want to grab takeaway.
Come before noon if you want a freshly squeezed orange juice as they always run out of it by that time.
Healthy breakfast in a super cozy/trendy place with a mixed crowd of international locals and tourists.
How international? Well, the staff don't speak German but English only.
70 місцеві жителі рекомендують
Distrikt coffee
68 BergstraßeHealthy breakfast in a super cozy/trendy place with a mixed crowd of international locals and tourists.
How international? Well, the staff don't speak German but English only.
Close to original Napoletanean pizza. Meaning the crust is thin but stringy and the edge is wide. Excellent quality but ...
... The prices are a bit ridiculous (around 10 EUR for a Margaritha).
But if you don't want the northern Italian pizza (thin, crispy crust, small edge) that I Due Forni around the corner offers (for around half of the price), you gotta pay.
79 місцеві жителі рекомендують
Standard Serious Pizza
7 Templiner Str.Close to original Napoletanean pizza. Meaning the crust is thin but stringy and the edge is wide. Excellent quality but ...
... The prices are a bit ridiculous (around 10 EUR for a Margaritha).
But if you don't want the northern Italian pizza (thin, crispy crust, small edge) that I Due Forni around the corner offers (for around half of the price), you gotta pay.
Best Korean comfy food close to my house. Huge portions, yumyum taste!
Usually busy, be prepared to wait for a table for 15 minutes.
Reservations must be done 2h before the resp. time slot.
83 місцеві жителі рекомендують
YamYam Berlin
6 Alte Schönhauser Str.Best Korean comfy food close to my house. Huge portions, yumyum taste!
Usually busy, be prepared to wait for a table for 15 minutes.
Reservations must be done 2h before the resp. time slot.
Cozy restaurant specializing in French pancakes from the Bretagne region. A big menu of both savory ones (gallettes) as well as sweet ones (crepes) make this place an option for lunch, dinner or just a Sunday afternoon sweet tooth quick fix/dessert.
Be sure to have some of their imported cider with your food. My favorite is the Fouesnant.
14 місцеві жителі рекомендують
La Bigoudène
28 ZionskirchstraßeCozy restaurant specializing in French pancakes from the Bretagne region. A big menu of both savory ones (gallettes) as well as sweet ones (crepes) make this place an option for lunch, dinner or just a Sunday afternoon sweet tooth quick fix/dessert.
Be sure to have some of their imported cider with your food. My favorite is the Fouesnant.
This unspectacular place next door to Ballhaus Berlin is one of the best places for cheap breakfast & lunch in this area. They also have great cakes. All home made.
La Femme More Than Breakfast
101 ChausseestraßeThis unspectacular place next door to Ballhaus Berlin is one of the best places for cheap breakfast & lunch in this area. They also have great cakes. All home made.
Most authentic Japanese restaurant close to my home.
The carefully designed underground venue & it’s 100% Japanese staff does really look and feel like it could be right somewhere in Tokyo.
The food is excellent and the menu seasonal. Big and small tasting menus with or without sake are available.
This place is not cheap but if you miss Japan and it’s cuisine – this is where you should go.
Booking in advance is highly recommended.
13 місцеві жителі рекомендують
ZENKICHI
11-13 AuguststraßeMost authentic Japanese restaurant close to my home.
The carefully designed underground venue & it’s 100% Japanese staff does really look and feel like it could be right somewhere in Tokyo.
The food is excellent and the menu seasonal. Big and small tasting menus with or without sake are available.
This place is not cheap but if you miss Japan and it’s cuisine – this is where you should go.
Booking in advance is highly recommended.
FACTORY GIRL
29c AuguststraßeHealthy/hipster food made by ... girls.
Best burgers in the neighbourhood.
If you are vegan/vegetarian this will give you lots of choice. Try the Prenzel-/Chicken burger.
60 місцеві жителі рекомендують
Kreuzburger
19 PappelalleeBest burgers in the neighbourhood.
If you are vegan/vegetarian this will give you lots of choice. Try the Prenzel-/Chicken burger.
Cheapest Italien closest to my house.
Also a great option for ordering pizza for self pickup (3min walk).
They also offer each pizza in small for very reasonable prices.
For most calories for the least euros order the spinach & ricotta filled ravioli.
P.S.: They stock Lemon Soda!
Mozzarella & Pomodoro
97 TorstraßeCheapest Italien closest to my house.
Also a great option for ordering pizza for self pickup (3min walk).
They also offer each pizza in small for very reasonable prices.
For most calories for the least euros order the spinach & ricotta filled ravioli.
P.S.: They stock Lemon Soda!
The closest thing to Mexican food close to my place.
If you're Mexican you will probably be disappointed though.
Berlin Burrito Company
59 KastanienalleeThe closest thing to Mexican food close to my place.
If you're Mexican you will probably be disappointed though.
Caffe e Cioccolata
41 Anklamer StraßeGo here for a tramezzino and great caffè (espresso).
Excellent caffè (espresso), aperitivi and a range or cornettos/brioches and mini pizzas.
LOST MY LOVE TO ITALY
165 TorstraßeExcellent caffè (espresso), aperitivi and a range or cornettos/brioches and mini pizzas.
Japanese Izakaya. The original is in Friedrichshain. They recently changed the menu so takoyaki and oolong-hai are gone and some new German-Japanese mains were added, unfortunately.
But all the rest is a refresing alternative to the mediocre sushi places Berlin is traddled with.
Iro Izakaya 2
25 Schwedter StraßeJapanese Izakaya. The original is in Friedrichshain. They recently changed the menu so takoyaki and oolong-hai are gone and some new German-Japanese mains were added, unfortunately.
But all the rest is a refresing alternative to the mediocre sushi places Berlin is traddled with.
Best vegetarian/vegan burgers close to my home. I can't really comment on how good the meat options are but I would guess similar. Also open late. I.e. a good option for a quick bite if you arrive after most restaurants are closed.
60 місцеві жителі рекомендують
Kreuzburger
19 PappelalleeBest vegetarian/vegan burgers close to my home. I can't really comment on how good the meat options are but I would guess similar. Also open late. I.e. a good option for a quick bite if you arrive after most restaurants are closed.
Japanese Izakaya (tapas).
Ignore the mains, stick with the excellent tapas.
Only place serving takoyaki (octopus balls) in Mitte I'm aware of.
Another Japanese fast food staple, okonomyaki (pancakes), is also not to be missed here.
They will make you oolong-hai (sho-chu + oolong tea on the rocks, a typical Japanese long drink) even though it's not on the menu!
Tsukushiya
Japanese Izakaya (tapas).
Ignore the mains, stick with the excellent tapas.
Only place serving takoyaki (octopus balls) in Mitte I'm aware of.
Another Japanese fast food staple, okonomyaki (pancakes), is also not to be missed here.
They will make you oolong-hai (sho-chu + oolong tea on the rocks, a typical Japanese long drink) even though it's not on the menu!
Though they also do not use broad beans (vicia fava) to make their falafel (I do not know of a single falafel place that does in Berlin), this is one of the best places in this city for this kind of food.
Their prices reflect this though. A falafel sandwich is 80–100% more expensive than the average in Mitte.
Suggestion: go for the falafel plate, the food/price ratio is much better.
Falafel Sababa
Though they also do not use broad beans (vicia fava) to make their falafel (I do not know of a single falafel place that does in Berlin), this is one of the best places in this city for this kind of food.
Their prices reflect this though. A falafel sandwich is 80–100% more expensive than the average in Mitte.
Suggestion: go for the falafel plate, the food/price ratio is much better.
Small, very cozy, Italian breakfast & coffee place. Proper Italian espresso.
Especially suggested if you need a break from the digital nomad/laptop worker crowd clogging most cafés around Rosenthaler Platz.
This place has a strict no laptop policy and no wifi.
Bring another human being or a book with you instead, for entertainment.
The place is also cash only.
Highly suggested: their home-made cakes.
Café Bell Chicco
Small, very cozy, Italian breakfast & coffee place. Proper Italian espresso.
Especially suggested if you need a break from the digital nomad/laptop worker crowd clogging most cafés around Rosenthaler Platz.
This place has a strict no laptop policy and no wifi.
Bring another human being or a book with you instead, for entertainment.
The place is also cash only.
Highly suggested: their home-made cakes.
Drinks & Nightlife
Very nice bar that is only open in the summer and dry season. Consider it your ‘green’ living room, if you stay at my place during the summer.
13 місцеві жителі рекомендують
Rosengarten im Weinbergspark
13 WeinbergswegVery nice bar that is only open in the summer and dry season. Consider it your ‘green’ living room, if you stay at my place during the summer.
One of Berlin's best cocktail bars. The place is tiny and admission will be kindly declined if all the seats are used. So either come in time or very late.
68 місцеві жителі рекомендують
Buck and Breck
177 BrunnenstraßeOne of Berlin's best cocktail bars. The place is tiny and admission will be kindly declined if all the seats are used. So either come in time or very late.
Mind-boggling selection of Belgian beers. Go there after a pizza @ I Due Forni.
10 місцеві жителі рекомендують
HERMAN Belgian Bar
173 Schönhauser AlleeMind-boggling selection of Belgian beers. Go there after a pizza @ I Due Forni.
A typical Berlin pub. Tables are often ‘reserved’ but this is to repel tourists. Chat up the grumpy but friendly owner during your first drink at the bar and you should get a table without a problem.
41 місцеві жителі рекомендують
Schwarze Pumpe
76 Choriner Str.A typical Berlin pub. Tables are often ‘reserved’ but this is to repel tourists. Chat up the grumpy but friendly owner during your first drink at the bar and you should get a table without a problem.
Old school (prohibition times style) cocktails in a nice, small cozy venue.
18 місцеві жителі рекомендують
Redwood Bar
25 BergstraßeOld school (prohibition times style) cocktails in a nice, small cozy venue.
Small, very Berlin-like place that screens movies from time to time.
29 місцеві жителі рекомендують
Z-Bar
2 BergstraßeSmall, very Berlin-like place that screens movies from time to time.
One of the older places in the area.
The crowd is usually very touristy and hipster-heavy.
Mixology level is of quite high quality.
If you like dignified consumption make your way to the lounge room on the left of the bar at the back.
248 місцеві жителі рекомендують
Neue Odessa Bar
89 TorstraßeOne of the older places in the area.
The crowd is usually very touristy and hipster-heavy.
Mixology level is of quite high quality.
If you like dignified consumption make your way to the lounge room on the left of the bar at the back.
This bar is under a train line in what was probably once a storage facility.
The overpriced Japanes-Mexican fusion restaurant in the back is closed in summer. I suggest to skip the restaurant and go for the bar instead.
It’s cyberpunkesque interior design made an appearance in the ‘Babylon Berlin’. Good nights are early Friday and Saturday. It usually starts to empty around 1am when people continue to clubs.
56 місцеві жителі рекомендують
Tausend
11 SchiffbauerdammThis bar is under a train line in what was probably once a storage facility.
The overpriced Japanes-Mexican fusion restaurant in the back is closed in summer. I suggest to skip the restaurant and go for the bar instead.
It’s cyberpunkesque interior design made an appearance in the ‘Babylon Berlin’. Good nights are early Friday and Saturday. It usually starts to empty around 1am when people continue to clubs.
A Berlin original and in walking distance to my flat. Every day if the week has different jazz artists playing there.
If you're not tight with money, have dinner at Atame Tapas Bar before.
19 місцеві жителі рекомендують
b flat Accoustic Music & Jazz Club
40 DircksenstraßeA Berlin original and in walking distance to my flat. Every day if the week has different jazz artists playing there.
If you're not tight with money, have dinner at Atame Tapas Bar before.
Entertainment & Activities
A restaurant, pub & dance venue with two fantastic outdoor seating areas in a Berlin heritage building with lots of history. Be sure to book for dinner or be prepared to wait.
Tango on Wednesdays on the first floor, in Spiegelsaal (an amazing ballroom preserved in a time capsule, from the wild 20's of Berlin).
191 місцеві жителі рекомендують
Clärchens Ballroom
24/25 AuguststraßeA restaurant, pub & dance venue with two fantastic outdoor seating areas in a Berlin heritage building with lots of history. Be sure to book for dinner or be prepared to wait.
Tango on Wednesdays on the first floor, in Spiegelsaal (an amazing ballroom preserved in a time capsule, from the wild 20's of Berlin).
If Berlin is draining you out go to Vabali.
This is the best spa in Berlin – period.
It is a huge indoor and outdoor area detailed with old architectural bits & bobs imported from South East Asia that give it a cozy feeling.
There are dozens of saunas, swimming pools, hot tubs, steam baths, Turkish baths, relaxation areas, a restaurant, bars, rooms with fireplaces etc.
The place is 100% textile free except in the restaurant area. You can rent towels, bathrobes and slippers (not mandatory) on site so you can go there any time completely unprepared.
On that note: German saunas are mixed and mandatory textile free. If you are female and this makes you feel uncomfortable there are a few women-only saunas in Vabali too.
Massages should be booked a day in advance.
If you want to surprise your partner you can also book a private room with private garden and a jacuzzi for up to three hours. It includes massages and champagne.
Mobile phones are not allowed – bring your book/e-book reader/magazine if you plan to read there.
133 місцеві жителі рекомендують
Vabali Spa
6 SeydlitzstraßeIf Berlin is draining you out go to Vabali.
This is the best spa in Berlin – period.
It is a huge indoor and outdoor area detailed with old architectural bits & bobs imported from South East Asia that give it a cozy feeling.
There are dozens of saunas, swimming pools, hot tubs, steam baths, Turkish baths, relaxation areas, a restaurant, bars, rooms with fireplaces etc.
The place is 100% textile free except in the restaurant area. You can rent towels, bathrobes and slippers (not mandatory) on site so you can go there any time completely unprepared.
On that note: German saunas are mixed and mandatory textile free. If you are female and this makes you feel uncomfortable there are a few women-only saunas in Vabali too.
Massages should be booked a day in advance.
If you want to surprise your partner you can also book a private room with private garden and a jacuzzi for up to three hours. It includes massages and champagne.
Mobile phones are not allowed – bring your book/e-book reader/magazine if you plan to read there.
Getting Around
U Rosenthaler Platz station
72A Rosenthaler Str.Rosa-Luxemburg-Platz station