Do you prefer a two-star prix fixe, or is Berlin's famous "currywurst" more to your liking? A modern shopping center or a distinctive boutique? Berliners get to choose!
Eating and drinking in the capital
Berlin is known for its bars, restaurants and cafés offering food and drink of the highest standards from all over the world. A varied selection of first-class restaurants entices diners with delectable cuisine.
Nearly 13,820 gastronomical enterprises of all nationalities, restaurants, cafes, bars, pubs, taverns, trattorias and many more invite guests to dine and enjoy themselves. With a selection this wide, there is something suited to every budget and every taste.
The critics of the Michelin Guide awarded a total of 16 stars to 13 Berlin restaurants in 2011, including one two-star rating, making Berlin one of the cities with the most Michelin-rated restaurants in Germany.
The restaurant critics of the French Gault Millau guide also conferred top ratings on 11 Berlin chefs.
(Sources: Senate Administration for the Economy, Technology and Research (Senatsverwaltung für Wirtschaft, Technologie und Forschung), 2010; Berliner Zeitung, 11/2011)
Shopping in Berlin
Berlin's shopping districts, malls and markets offer everything that a shopper might desire and reflect the distinct characters of the neighborhoods they are located in.
The most famous and popular shopping districts are the Kurfürstendamm promenade, the new development at Potsdamer Platz and Friedrichstrasse, steeped in history yet ultra-modern.
Fans of distinctive designer goods or trendy second-hand clothes will find what they seek in the boutiques of Prenzlauer Berg or around Hackescher Markt in Mitte.
