Restaurants in Berlin

Restaurants in Berlin aren’t known for the best service or the most nutritious plates, but it’s still a great city for dining, with fun or trendy restaurants to accommodate every budget.

On the low end, visitors should look for the Imbiss kiosks, which usually have a few scattered tables where patrons can scarf down local staples like wursts (sausages), or head to the popular Turkish Döner shops that unload hearty pita sandwiches full of pressed lamb and chicken that won’t break the bank.

Currywurst – boiled sausage served in a curry ketchup – is another Berlin staple and available at almost every restaurant in town, as is the Berliner Schlachteplatte (cold plate) and Eisbein (pickled knuckle of pork). Traditional cuisine isn’t the only fare at Berlin restaurants, of course, as an influx of Indonesian, French, Thai, Japanese, and cool Eastern European restaurants have taken route in recent years.

Regardless of where patrons eat, they should remember that if the bill says Bedienung, it means the restaurant already added a service charge, so no tip is required...read less