Best restaurants in Berlin 2026: 13 tables worth booking

Berlin holds 19 Michelin stars across its 2026 selection, and these are the 13 tables worth booking now, from Marco Müller's three-star Rutz to a dessert-only room in Neukölln.

The MICHELIN Guide Germany 2026 selection was unveiled at a ceremony in Frankfurt am Main on 23 June 2026, carrying Berlin’s single three-star kitchen and four two-star rooms into a new cycle. Berlin also took five of the nine categories at this year’s CHEF:IN Awards, a domestic prize voted on by chefs rather than inspectors, which suggests the city’s kitchens are reading well beyond Michelin’s own count too.

The list below isn’t frozen. A starred kitchen in Freiburg announced its final service for New Year’s Eve this year, a reminder that a star rarely guarantees permanence, while Berlin keeps adding at the other end of the market: Big Mamma opened its Circolo Popolare at Kranzler Eck in October, nowhere near a star but proof the city’s appetite keeps growing underneath the tasting-menu tier.

A star rarely guarantees permanence — Berlin keeps adding at the other end of the market too.

This list is about where to book; for the dishes themselves, from currywurst to Königsberger Klopse, start with our guide to what to eat in Berlin.

Rutz, Mitte — Berlin’s only three stars

Rutz holds the capital’s sole three-star rating, earned under chef Marco Müller for a menu built on vegetables and fish before meat, backed by a cellar that runs to several thousand bottles. The tasting menu lands around €240–€360 depending on the night and course count, wine pairing extra. It sits at Chausseestraße 8, and tables typically need six to eight weeks’ notice.

Tim Raue, Kreuzberg — Asian technique, Berlin memory

Tim Raue’s namesake dining room pairs Thai, Chinese and Japanese technique with the chef’s own Kreuzberg upbringing, in dishes like Peking duck and a langoustine take on wonton soup. The restaurant holds two Michelin stars and runs two six-course tasting menus at €292, plus a €248 vegan option. It’s closed Sunday and Monday; book at Rudi-Dutschke-Straße 26.

CODA Dessert Dining, Neukölln — the city’s only all-sweet tasting menu

René Frank’s CODA builds every course around dessert, working texture and salt rather than piling on sugar. It holds two stars, one of a handful of dessert-only kitchens worldwide to do so. Dinner starts at €264 Wednesday to Friday and €294 on Saturdays and before public holidays, at Friedelstraße 47; seats go within hours of release online.

FACIL, Tiergarten — glass-walled dining above the Mandala

FACIL sits on the fifth floor of the Mandala Hotel at Potsdamer Straße 3, behind a bamboo garden that floods the glass-box dining room with light at lunch. Culinary director Michael Kempf has held two stars here since 2013. Weekday lunch is the cheaper way in, from around €95–€165 for four to eight courses; dinner tasting menus run higher. Closed weekends.

Horváth, Kreuzberg — Austrian base, South American heat

Horváth sits on the Landwehr canal at Paul-Lincke-Ufer 44a and holds two stars for a menu that reworks Austrian technique with South American ingredients and chilli. The “Horváth Experience” tasting menu runs around €260. The kitchen serves Wednesday to Saturday from 18:30 and is closed Monday and Tuesday; book about four weeks out.

Nobelhart & Schmutzig, Kreuzberg — one star, zero imports

Nobelhart & Schmutzig runs a single ten-course menu built only from what’s grown or raised within a few hundred kilometres of Berlin — no olive oil, no citrus, no pepper. Twenty-eight guests sit at a counter wrapped around the kitchen at Friedrichstraße 218. The restaurant holds one star and a Michelin Green Star for its sourcing; booking opens 60 days ahead online.

Bandol sur Mer, Mitte — a one-star bistro, not bistro prices

Bandol sur Mer keeps its star on a four-course menu that changes weekly, split between a fish-led and a meat-led route, typically landing around €169–€184 for the full menu. It sits at Torstraße 167, seats a small room, and serves dinner only, Monday to Saturday from 18:30; book three to six weeks ahead.

GOLVET, Tiergarten — Potsdamer Platz from the eighth floor

GOLVET holds one star for chef Peter Maria Schnurr’s contemporary German cooking, served on the eighth floor of the Loeser & Wolff building at Potsdamer Straße 58 with views over Potsdamer Platz. Individual dishes start from around €51; the full tasting menu runs higher. The kitchen opens Wednesday to Saturday from 18:00.

Lorenz Adlon Esszimmer, Mitte — classic French inside the Adlon

Lorenz Adlon Esszimmer carries one star for chef Jonas Zörner’s modern French menu inside the Hotel Adlon Kempinski, steps from the Brandenburg Gate. Six-course tasting menus run around €275–€295. The hotel has run limited behind-the-scenes kitchen packages through 2026 alongside standard service, so confirm current days before booking.

Cookies Cream, Mitte — vegetarian, through a hotel courtyard

Cookies Cream earned its star serving vegetarian and vegan tasting menus only, reached through the back courtyard of the Westin Grand at Behrenstraße 55. Menus run €115 for five courses up to €140 for seven, with pairings from €70. It opens Tuesday to Saturday, from 17:00 or 18:30 depending on the night.

tulus lotrek, Kreuzberg — one star, built for a long table

tulus lotrek holds one star for a modern, ingredient-led menu served in a room built around close, convivial tables at Fichtestraße 24. Pricing moves with the season, with the most recent menu listed around €239 per person and pairings from €99. Reservations open three months ahead on the restaurant’s own site.

hallmann & klee, Neukölln — one star, regional and pared back

hallmann & klee keeps its plates close to Berlin’s own produce, with a six-course menu around €75 built on dishes like smoked carrot and pike-perch. The restaurant sits at Böhmische Straße 13 and serves dinner Wednesday to Saturday from 18:30; walk-ins can order à la carte when tables are free.

Irma la Douce, Tiergarten — one star, modern French, lighter touch

Irma la Douce holds one star under chef Francesco Contiero for modern French cooking with a lighter, more playful register than the city’s classic rooms. It sits at Potsdamer Straße 102, serves lunch and dinner Tuesday to Friday and dinner only on Saturday, with seasonal menus from around €51 a head.

Where to book first

Berlin’s starred tables rarely hold room for walk-ins: Rutz, Horváth and Bandol sur Mer all ask for four to eight weeks’ notice, and CODA’s seats disappear within hours of release. Start with the three that move fastest — CODA, Rutz and tulus lotrek — then fill in the rest around them.

Budget for what things actually cost, not list prices from before this year’s changes: Germany’s restaurant VAT cut hasn’t brought menu prices down, so the figures above reflect what diners are paying in 2026.

Do these restaurants take walk-ins? Rarely, for the starred rooms on this list — most require online booking weeks or months ahead, though hallmann & klee keeps a few à la carte tables for guests without a reservation when space allows.

• Rutz — Chausseestraße 8, Mitte
• CODA Dessert Dining — Friedelstraße 47, Neukölln
• Nobelhart & Schmutzig — Friedrichstraße 218, Kreuzberg