Berlin Dining with a View
Berlin City-West
Charlottenburg Wilmersdorf Schöneberg
Café Kranzler, 18 Kurfürstendamm, Berlin 10707. +49 30 882 6911. This famous café lost its space at the corner of Joachimsthaler Strasse, and was luckily relegated to its squat red-and-white striped turret on the roof. Elevator.
Hotel Boulevard Roofgarden, 6th floor, Hotel Boulevard Berlin, 12 Kurfürstendamm, Berlin 10719. +49 30 88 4250. The lobby, reception, bar, and breakfast room are all on the 6th floor, giving you a fantastic view of Breitscheidplatz and the Gedächtniskirche by day and by night. Feature of the hotel is its rooftop garden, where you can enjoy a delicious breakfast each morning. Outside guests welcome. Bar Cafe email
Restaurant 44
Restaurant 44, Swizzhotel, 44 Augsburger Strasse, Kurfurstendamm 227, Berlin 10789. +49 30 220 10 2288.
Hugos, 14th floor, The InterContinental, 2 Budapester Strasse, Berlin-Tiergarten 10787. +49 30 2602 1263. With stunning panoramic city views. Shortens its name from Zum Hugenotten. Named restaurant of the year by Feinschmecker magazine. Mon to Sat 6pm – 11.30pm. email
Pan Am Lounge, 10th floor, House Eden, 43 Budapester Strasse, Berlin 10787. +49 30 72626 7514. An event venue ONLY. email
DOMICIL Rooftop
Rooftop Terrace, D.O.M.I.C.I.L Hotel, 111a Kantstrasse, 10627. +49 30 32 9030. Breakfast can be had on the rooftop restaurant's terrace overlooking western Berlin. Bistro & Bar: 24 hour Bar. Mon to Sun 7am - 12 Midnight. Cuisine: Mon to Sun 12 Noon - 10pm.
Restaurant im Funkturm, (Radio tower) at 55m high, 22 Messedamm, Berlin-Charlottenberg 14057. +49 30 3038 2900. Similar in design to the Eiffel Tower but at 138m distinctly smaller, the Funkturm is West Berlin's answer to East Berlin's Fernsehturm TV Tower. Built in 1926. The city at your feet. enjoy a unique view over the city's rooftops, of the Grunewald district and pulsating traffic arteries surrounding the exhibition grounds. Every table sits near a window.S-Bahn Messe Nord/ICC: S41, 42, 45, 46, 47. U-Bahn Kaiserdamm U 2, 12. Bus X 21, X 34, X 49, 104, 149, 204, 219. email
Axel Hotel Sky Bar, 13/15 Lietzenburger Strasse, Schöneberg, Berlin 10789. +49 30 2100 2893. Rooftop open-air gay bar-lounge on the top floor of the hotel. Only in summer the solarium doubles as a sky bar. email
Kantine Kreuzberg, 10th-floor, Rathaus Kreuzberg (Berlin), 4-11 Yorckstrasse, Berlin 10965. +49 30 251 6346. This cafeteria of Kreuzberg’s administrative offices has 180° views. Service is cafeteria-style. Restaurant Cafeteria. Mon to Fri 7am-3pm. Lunch only 11am till 3pm. Closed Sat & Sun.
StrandLitz, 1 Schlosstrasse, Berlin 10247. On top of the Steglitz Forum Shopping mall. +49 176 7736 6234. From 10am - 12 Midnight. Sat and Sun brunch. Access through the arcades (elevator) or by road Treppen/Parkhaus Greifenhagener. email
Osteria Maria, Leydenallee 79, Berlin-Steglitz 12167. +49 30 7974 8363.
Mitte
Käfer Dachgarten
Käfer Dachgarten, 1 Platz der Republik (Reichstag), Berlin 11011. +49 30 226 2990. Visit the Reichstag dome. The line to get into the building can mean an hour-long wait, but those with a restaurant reservation can use the side entrance. You can also book at this restaurant on the rooftop and go in by separate elevator. The food is good and the view (especially if you get into the glassed-over section) is wonderful. Open for Breakfast 9am - 10.15am. Lunch 12 Noon - 2.30pm. Desserts 3.30pm - 4.30pm. Dinner 6.30pm - 12 Midnight.
Zollpackhof Gastronomie, 1 Elisabeth-Abegg-Strasse, 10557 Berlin, Deutschland. +49 30 330 99 720 This place is right across from the office of Angela Merkel. Perfect for the summer and right at the Spree river. S-Bahn: Lehrter Bahnhof / Hauptbahnhof.
Panorama Punkt Cafe & Bar, 25th floor, 1 Potsdamer Platz, Berlin 10785. +49 30 2529 4372. Views of Berlin, including a permanent exhibition of the history of Berlin. Café is ringed by floor-to-ceiling windows and offers spectacular views of Berlin. Best view in town and only months old.
Facil Restaurant, Mandala Hotel, 3 Potsdamer Strasse, Berlin 10785. +49 30 590 05 1234. email
40 Seconds Club, 58 Potsdamer Strasse, Berlin 10785. +49 30 89 06 4241. Disco Club.
Hotel de Rome Terrace, 37 Behrenstrasse, Mitte, Berlin 10117. +49 30 460 6090. The stunning roof-top terrace offers a fantastic and impressive view across the rooftops of Berlin's historic city centre. Al fresco dining during the summer months. email
Solar Bar & Restaurant, 13th floor, 76 Stresemannstrasse, Berlin 10963. +49 163 765 2700. A former CIA lookout point during the days of East Germany. A glass lift whisks you up to a slick and comfortable lounge with spectacular views across the city.
Berliner Fernsehturm
Berliner Fernsehturm, 1A Panoramastrasse, Berlin 10178. +49 30 242 3333. This large television tower is adjacent to Alexanderplatz. The tower is taller than the Eiffel Tower and offers expansive views of the city below. You can get the best view of Berlin from within the tower's disco ball-like observation level at 206 metres where there is a bar; on a clear day you can see for 40 km (25 mi). One floor above the city's highest restaurant rotates for your panoramic pleasure.
Park Inn Panorama Terrace, Hotel Park Inn, 7 Alexanderplatz, Berlin 10178. +49 30 2 3890. Fantastic view from 150 meters up. email
Weekend Rooftop Terrasse, 16th floor, 5 Alexanderplatz, Berlin 10178. +49 30 69 5668. Thurs to Sat 11 p.m - open end; roof terrace is open daily from 7 p.m. Only in summer. Strictly a Disco Club. Metro: U2 or S3,5,7,9 Alexanderplatz.
Restaurant-Café Humboldt Terrassen, 5 Schlossplatz, 10178 Berlin. +49 30 2062 5076. Panorama terrace in front of the TV Tower. Open all day and also in the evenings. The Kitchen is in operation daily from 10am until 11pm. Only fully open-air rooftop restaurant in Berlin per se.
Amano
Amano Hotel Roofgarden, 43 Auguststrasse, crn Ecke Rosenthaler Strasse, Berlin 10119. +49 3080 9 4150. email
Rooftop of the Weinmeister, Weinmeister Hotel, 2 Weinmeisterstrasse, Berlin 10178. +49 30 755 6670. Breakfast, hot meals and room service around the clock. Luxury Punk. Mitte. email
Soho
Soho House Roof Terrace, Soho House Club Berlin, 1 Torstrasse, Berlin 10119. +49 30 40 504 4701. Members only.
Strandbar Mitte, Monbijoustrasse 3, Mitte. Seasonal City beach bar overlooking the River Spree. April - Oct. Oranienburger Str.
East Berlin
Deck 5 Skybeach, 80 Schönhauser Allee, Berlin 10439. +49 30 4172 8905. One of the Beach Bars which are enjoying a great trend currently in Germany. Deck 5 Skydeck is on top of a famous shopping center called Schönhauser Arkaden in famous Prenzlberg (new hip & youth section of town).
Sky Bar
Andel's Hotel Sky Bar, 14th floor, Andel's Hotel, 106 Landsberger Allee, Berlin 10369. +49 30 453 0530. Glass-enclosed. email
Sky Cafe
Andel's Hotel Sky Cafe, 12th floor, Andel's Hotel, 106 Landsberger Allee, Berlin 10369. +49 30 453 0530.
