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Best Rooftop Restaurants in Berlin 2026
Top-floor rooms & terraces · Berlin · 6 ranked · Updated June 2026
Compiled by the Restaurants for Kings editorial team · Published June 20, 2026 · Updated June 20, 2026 · Reviewed by Fredrik Filipsson, Editor-in-Chief · How we rank · Corrections
Berlin keeps its skyline low, so its best rooftop tables are rarer than the city's flat sprawl suggests. The ones that exist are genuine destinations, three of them Michelin-starred, from a fourteenth-floor French room over the Tiergarten to a rooftop atop the Reichstag itself. Here are six worth going up for, ranked on the view, the food and the cocktail program together, with who cooks at each, the dish to order, and what it costs. The view alone does not earn a place here; the kitchen has to match it.
1.Hugos
A fourteenth-floor French room over the Tiergarten with a star held since 1999. Book it for the most decorated kitchen on a Berlin rooftop.
Hugos sits on the fourteenth and top floor of the InterContinental Berlin, a glass-walled room that looks out over the Tiergarten and the city, and it is the most decorated kitchen on any Berlin rooftop. Head chef Johannes Gehrich runs an eight-course modern tasting at about 180 euros, with a shorter version on request, and the room has held its Michelin star without a break since 1999, awarded again for 2026. This is the booking for a serious top-floor dinner where the cooking matches the panorama. Reserve a week or two ahead and ask for a window table for sunset.
Book direct or through the InterContinental; take the eight-course menu and ask for a window seat.
2.Golvet
A top-floor room and terrace over Potsdamer Platz with a friendly entry menu. Book it for Michelin cooking and a city view without the full splurge.
Golvet occupies the eighth floor of the Loeser and Wolff building near Potsdamer Platz, with an open kitchen, a terrace and a view across central Berlin. Peter Maria Schnurr took over as head chef in early 2025, bringing the pedigree of his two-star years in Leipzig, and his Langoustine Annika Maria is the signature add-on. The three-course Golvet Experience starts around 99 euros midweek, with longer tasting menus above, and the star has held since 2017. This is the booking for starred cooking and a city view at a more approachable entry price. Reserve ahead and ask for a terrace table in summer.
Book direct; take the Golvet Experience midweek and add the langoustine, or ask for the terrace.
3.Skykitchen
A twelfth-floor tasting room with the best skyline sweep of the starred trio. Book the Voyage Culinaire for the highest Michelin table in town.
Skykitchen sits on the twelfth and top floor of the Vienna House Andel's in Lichtenberg, with the widest skyline sweep of Berlin's three starred rooftops. The Voyage Culinaire tasting runs about 189 euros, with signatures like braised pork-cheek dim sum in a dashi and chorizo oil, and the kitchen, led by head chef Christopher Jaeger since February 2026, has held its star for more than a decade, awarded again for 2026. This is the booking for the highest Michelin table in the city and the best view of the three. Reserve ahead and take the wine or non-alcoholic pairing with the tasting.
Book direct; take the Voyage Culinaire tasting and add the pairing for the full sequence.
4.Neni Berlin
A tenth-floor glass rooftop over the zoo with the Monkey Bar next door, the best view-and-cocktails combo. Book it for sharing plates at sunset.
Neni Berlin crowns the 25hours Hotel Bikini in Charlottenburg, a tenth-floor glass room and roof terrace looking over the Berlin Zoo, the Tiergarten and the Gedaechtniskirche. The concept comes from Haya Molcho, named for her four sons, and the Levantine mezze is eaten Balagan style, family-style and shared, from falafel and shakshuka to hummus spreads. The adjacent Monkey Bar makes it the best view-and-cocktail pairing in the city. It opened in 2014 and remains a fixture. This is the booking for a relaxed, sharing-led dinner at sunset rather than fine dining. Reserve ahead and arrive in daylight for the view, then move to the bar.
Book direct through 25hours; come for sunset, share a mezze spread, then move to the Monkey Bar.
5.Kafer Dachgarten
A rooftop restaurant on top of the Reichstag, the only parliament building with a public table. Book it for an unbeatable landmark setting.
Kafer Dachgarten is the rooftop restaurant on top of the Reichstag, run by the Feinkost Kafer group, the only national parliament building in the world with a public restaurant. The setting is the draw, beside Norman Foster's glass dome, with a seasonal modern-German menu of starters, a meat, fish or vegetarian main and dessert, mains around 30 euros. Booking requires reserving at least 48 hours ahead and bringing photo identification for security. This is the booking for a landmark rooftop occasion where the location, not a Michelin star, is the point. Reserve well ahead, bring ID, and aim for a table near the dome.
Book at least 48 hours ahead and bring photo ID; ask for a table beside the dome.
6.Monkey Bar
The city's signature rooftop bar over the zoo, strong on cocktails and bites. Book it for the best rooftop drink in Berlin, food second.
Monkey Bar shares the tenth floor of the 25hours Bikini with Neni, a rooftop bar and terrace named for its view over the monkey house at the Berlin Zoo. The draw is the cocktail program, among the best on any Berlin rooftop, with bar bites and small plates coming from the Neni kitchen next door rather than a dedicated menu. It opened in 2014 and remains the city's signature rooftop drinking spot. This is the booking for the view and the cocktails first, with the food as a supporting act. Arrive early for a terrace seat at sunset, since it fills quickly on warm evenings.
No dinner booking needed; arrive early for a terrace seat and order from the cocktail list.
Not a rooftop
Famous Berlin rooms, but not up high
Facil. The two-star at the Mandala Hotel is one of the best kitchens in Berlin, but it sits in a fifth-floor garden courtyard under a glass roof, not a rooftop with a skyline view. Book it for the cooking, but do not expect a view over the city.
Rutz and Tim Raue. Berlin's most decorated tables, Rutz with its three stars and Tim Raue with two, are both street-level rooms with no rooftop or view. They are essential dinners in the city, but they belong on a fine-dining list, not a rooftop one.
How to book a rooftop dinner in Berlin
Decide first whether the kitchen or the view leads the night. Hugos, Golvet and Skykitchen are the three starred rooms where the cooking matches the height, while Neni, the Monkey Bar and the Kafer Dachgarten lead on setting and atmosphere. All reward booking ahead, and the starred trio in particular fill their best window tables first.
Time it for the light. Berlin summers stay bright late, so a reservation an hour or two before sunset gives you the view and the meal together, especially on the terraces at Golvet and Neni. For the Kafer Dachgarten, book at least 48 hours ahead and bring photo identification, since it sits on a working parliament building.
Frequently asked
Which Berlin rooftop restaurant is the best?
Hugos, on the fourteenth floor of the InterContinental Berlin, is our top pick, the most decorated kitchen on any Berlin rooftop with a Michelin star held since 1999. Head chef Johannes Gehrich serves an eight-course tasting around 180 euros over a panorama of the Tiergarten. It is the booking when you want the cooking to match the view.
Does Berlin have rooftop restaurants with a Michelin star?
Yes, three. Hugos at the InterContinental holds a star earned in 1999, Golvet near Potsdamer Platz has held one since 2017, and Skykitchen in Lichtenberg has kept its star for more than a decade. All three are genuine top-floor rooms with a view, and each was awarded again in the 2026 Michelin Guide Berlin.
Where is the best rooftop view in Berlin for dinner?
Skykitchen, on the twelfth floor of the Vienna House Andel's, has the widest skyline sweep of the starred rooms. For a landmark setting, the Kafer Dachgarten sits on top of the Reichstag beside Foster's dome, and Neni's tenth-floor terrace looks over the zoo and Tiergarten. Each pairs the view with a different style of dining.
Can you eat on top of the Reichstag in Berlin?
Yes, at the Kafer Dachgarten, the rooftop restaurant on the Reichstag, the only national parliament building with a public restaurant. It serves a seasonal modern-German menu with mains around 30 euros beside the glass dome. Booking requires reserving at least 48 hours ahead and bringing photo identification for security clearance.
What is the best rooftop bar in Berlin?
The Monkey Bar, on the tenth floor of the 25hours Hotel Bikini in Charlottenburg, is the city's signature rooftop bar, with one of the strongest cocktail programs up high and a terrace over the Berlin Zoo. Bar bites come from the Neni kitchen next door. Arrive early on a warm evening, since the terrace seats fill fast at sunset.
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