Date night in Berlin

Top spots in Berlin

• East Side Gallery

  Culture

  Friedrichshain

  1.3 km of Berlin Wall covered in murals — Brezhnev/Honecker kiss included.

• Tempelhofer Feld

  Outdoors

  Neukölln

  Decommissioned airport now a vast park — kite-board the runways.

• Museum Island

  Culture

  Mitte

  Five world-class museums on one Spree island — Pergamon Altar is must-see.

• Kreuzberg

  Food & Drink

  Kreuzberg

  Türkischer Markt, döner counters and natural-wine bars side-by-side.

• Mauerpark Sunday

  Outdoors

  Prenzlauer Berg

  Flea market and karaoke amphitheatre every Sunday in summer.

Best date-night spots in Berlin

12 curated picks — from candlelit dinners to sunset views.

• Pauly Saal

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  Restaurant · Mitte

  Michelin star in old Jewish school dining room.

• Restaurant Tim Raue

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  Restaurant · Kreuzberg

  Two Michelin stars, Asian-inspired tasting.

• Borchardt

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  Restaurant · Mitte

  Grand turn-of-century brasserie, schnitzel forever.

• Panoramapunkt sunset

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  View · Potsdamer Platz

  Fastest elevator in Europe, 360° city view.

• Klunkerkranich rooftop

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  View · Neukölln

  Rooftop garden bar on parking garage.

• Curtain Club at Ritz-Carlton

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  Cocktail bar · Tiergarten

  Plush hotel cocktail bar.

• Komische Oper

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  Experience · Mitte

  Comic opera house, accessible high culture.

• Tiergarten walk + Café am Neuen See

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  Walk · Tiergarten

  Park walk to beer-garden by the lake.

• Lavanderia Vecchia

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  Restaurant · Neukölln

  Italian set-menu in old laundry, communal magic.

• Birgit & Bier

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  Wine bar · Kreuzberg

  Outdoor bar with art installations.

• Cookies Cream

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  Restaurant · Mitte

  Hidden behind hotel loading dock — vegetarian Michelin star.

• Berliner Philharmoniker

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  Experience · Tiergarten

  World-class orchestra in Scharoun's vineyard hall.

Where to eat

• Mustafa's Gemüse Kebap

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  Döner · Kreuzberg

  The line is the legend — vegetable döner with feta and herbs.

• Nobelhart & Schmutzig

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  Brandenburg tasting · Kreuzberg

  Strictly local — every ingredient from a 200km radius.

• Prater Garten

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  Beer garden · Prenzlauer Berg

  Berlin's oldest beer garden — chestnut trees and cold pilsner.

• Bandol sur Mer

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  French · Mitte

  20 seats, no menu — chef cooks for you.

• CocoLo Ramen

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  Ramen · Mitte

  Cult Berlin ramen — go early, queue moves fast.