(158 -164 Friedrichstraße in Berlin, Germany)

Friedrichs restaurant in the Berlin’s rather fabulous Westing Grand hotel is located at the fabled c...orner where Friedrichstrasse meets Unter den Linden. It’s within an easy stroll of the best shopping in Berlin, nightlife, fine cultural attractions and even the former Checkpoint Charlie. The restaurant, one of four in the hotel, is decorated in turn of the century style, with moulded ceiling, chandeliers, upholstered empire chairs, wood paneling, arched windows and a champagne colour scheme. Chef Markus Herbicht creates modern variations of classic cuisine in three-, four- and five-course meals. Dishes include roast North Sea cod in Dijon sauce with creamed sauerkraut. There are eleven function rooms for private entertaining or business events, and the modern atrium lobby is an impressive setting for balls, fashion shows and unforgettable launches. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. Opening hours: Mon - Sun 12pm - 11pm [moreless]

(Liebigstraße 47 in Frankfurt, Germany)

Since July 1993 the restaurant Gargantua has been located in Liebigstraße 47, in a beautiful town ho...use built in 1902. The building belongs to the Westend of Frankfurt where many houses have survived the war and also the building craze of the early seventies undamaged. Liebigstraße is a street with much green and many linden trees. It is located between the English style Grüneburg Park, Palmengarten and the synagogue. In front of the restaurant there is a garden where in summer we have room for about 30 guests. The garden is richly grown with ivy and equipped with traditional French garden furniture and marble tables. Here our guests are served in summer at noon and in the pleasant temperatures of the evenings - in late afternoon the garden lies in shade, and at night it is cooled by a gentle breeze stirring from Grueneburg park above. Our rooms point North, and that is why we have chosen warm tints of apricot and ocher for our walls, painted in an old technique from the South of France ? a style that may well be called an elegant country house style. The guest room is L-shaped, with two parts of about the same length. In the entrance there is a long table from cherry together with a wooden bench of Biedermeier style and old bentwood chairs. Here our guests can just have a glass of wine. All in all, the Gargantua provides space for about 45 to 50 guests. For the Gargantua cooking, only fresh ingredients are used according to the season. Our menu changes with the market. We cook according to the recipes of Klaus Trebes, who travels a lot and collects impressions to transform them into dishes that distinguish by the first class quality of the used products. [moreless]

(21 Meinekestraße in Berlin, Germany)

Berlin’s Hard Rock Café in the Kunsterdamm is right in the heart of beer halls, coffee houses, theat...res and lots of over kinds of entertainment and night life. With Hard Rocks, you know the drill: great American food, ridiculously quaffable cocktails, awe-inspiring rock memorabilia and rock’n’roll pounding over the amps. Tuesday night is usually karaoke night, so that’s a don’t-miss. But have we mentioned the licensing laws? Berlin has no officials closing hours, so just when the rest of Europe is going nighty-night, this city is getting revved up and the Hard Rock Café is right in the midst of the action. Food includes sharable nachos, several kinds of barbecue, Texas chilli, brilliant burgers, salads, fajitas, steaks and pastas, and child-silencing desserts. Memorabilia includes Elvis’s GI Blues uniform and Madonna’s bra. For special events, there’s a VIP function room, Hard Rock Guitar Bar, the main Dining Room and the entire venue with audio visual equipment and a plethora of menus from breakfast until late. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. Opening hours: Mon - Sun 12pm - 12am Berlin is the only European city lacking official closing hours, so drink up and enjoy through the wee small hours of the morning. [moreless]

(158-164 Friedrichstraße in Berlin, Germany)

The Lobster House restaurant under the arcade of Berlin’s Westin Grand Hotel is a breath of sea air ...in the midst of shopping central. After a hard morning in meetings, sightseeing or hunter-gathering in the local boutiques, the Lobster House recharges you completely. The décor is rustic and relaxing, with white walls, wooden tables, bar and seating, and stenciled details with an open kitchen that looks out over the dining room. The fish is bought fresh daily and prepared simply and confidently to allow the flavours to shine through. Mediterranean is the inspiration here, but you could do worse than start with a classic half-dozen oysters in their shells followed by either lobster with three different sauces or the superb gelbflossen tuna fish steak perfectly grilled with black pepper and coriander with a glass of something chilled, white and bubbly on the side and possibly a green salad. Chef Attila Körmöczi is at the helm, also known as Attila the lobster king. Seating up to 50, the restaurant would be a jolly location for parties. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. Opening hours: Mon - Sun 11:30am - 11pm [moreless]

(21 Pool Straße in Hamburg, Germany)

In the very centre of Hamburg, flanked by the Außenalster and the Elbe is the brasserie Marblau, a l...ight, airy and welcoming restaurant with a Mediterranean influenced menu and an impressive wine list. With wide windows across the front of the building letting light flood in and white washed walls accompanied by sky blue detail, the dining room - with its original plaster mouldings and ornate pillars, the day’s specials scribbled on blackboards and National Geographic style photography hanging on the walls – has a relaxed and contemporary feel. The menu combines German, Mediterranean and North African influences with light, brightly coloured dishes both attractive and delicious, the perfect accompaniment to some of the finest wines you’ll find in the city. Cancellations must be made at least 24hrs before the reservation takes place. The table is kept only 15 minutes Opening hours: Mon - Sun 11:30am - 4.30pm and 5:30pm - 11:30pm The restaurant’s name translates to sea blue [moreless]

(15 Leipziger Platz in Berlin, Germany)

Moreno Carusi restaurant in the heart of Berlin’s new administrative and banking district is an oasi...s of traditional Italian food and welcoming ambience in this part of town. Chef Moreno Carusi brings the classic cuisine from his native Abruzzo region and enlivens it with his own gourmet innovations. Watch through the window as he creates dishes like antipasto, steamed stuffed zucchini flowers, pastas, duck with honey and rosemary, and superb melting chocolate cake. The dining room is elegant and cosy, with white table linens and all the style that Italy is famous for. The wines range from Italy to Canada. You may well meet the chef – he loves to come out of the kitchen and meet the clients. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. Opening hours: Mon - Sat 12pm - 12am Sunday closed all day Tom Cruise ate here when he was filming in Berlin, local celebs and politicos love this place... [moreless]

(153 Kantstrasse in Berlin, Germany)

Ottenthal restaurant is a little bit of Austria in the midst of western Berlin near theatres, museum...s and the Kurfurstendamm. Proprietor Arthur Schneller is a devotee of both classic and modern Austrian cuisine and he is happy to present it here in charming surroundings accompanied by the finest of Austrian wines. The dishes have been gleaned from traditional Austrian dishes, refined for today’s palate. Dishes might include carpaccio of filet of beef and veal with mushrooms and freshly grated grana cheese, roasted filet of pike-perch on lobster sauce with saffron risotto and young chard, and classic Sachertorte. The dining room, too, is a contemporary interpretation of a country Austrian inn, but without the twee detailing. Very smart. The wine list runs to two hundred fifty Austrian wines which are also for sale in the shop. Pavement tables beacon in warm weather and there are enticing vegetarian choices always on the menu. Upon arrival, please inform the restaurant that your booking was made via toptable. Opening hours: Mon - Sun 6pm - 1am [moreless]

(Eppendorfer Landstr. 145 in Berlin, Germany)

Refined Mediterranean cuisine. Highly recommended specialities: the homemade ravioli and the fresh s...eafood dishes. Different evening specials and a good-value business lunch round off the package. [moreless]

(Augsburger Str. 44, Swissôtel Berlin in Berlin, Germany)

Named "Cook of the Year 2007" by Gault Millau, Tim Raue is Chef de Cuisine at Restaurant 44 of Swiss...ôtel Berlin at Kurfürstendamm. The Restaurant which was awarded 18 points in the Gault Millau guide (of a possible 20), features seating for 100 and is open daily between 6:00 - 10:30 AM (breakfast), Monday to Saturday 12:00 noon - 14:30 PM (lunch), as well as 6:00 - 10:30 PM (dinner). At lunchtime, a business lunch is offered in addition to the regular menu: three light, flavorful courses for ? 33.00 or four courses for ? 44.00. It is a complete non-smoking area. With his culinary philosophy of "tradition and evolution," Tim Raue is devoted to both regional cuisine (tradition) and avant-garde cuisine (evolution). The menu at Restaurant 44 features extravagant dishes such as King Crab with Rose Jelly, Cranberry Sorbet and Lovage Salad, Halibut Fillet in Apple Broth with Lime Jelly and Tarragon, Braised Beef with Beetroot, and Grapefruit and Green Thai Pepper Jus. In the summertime, when the weather is nice, breakfast, lunch, and dinner can also be enjoyed on the restaurant's terrace. Here, guests can observe the hustle and bustle of Kurfürstendamm from a comfortable vantage point. The combination of Tim Raue's cuisine and the view of the shopping promenade are so popular that reservations are an absolute necessity. [moreless]

(Brüsseler Strabe 11 in Cologne, Germany)

This French restaurant exudes an air of exclusivity from the outside. The menu itself is a mixture o...f French and German cuisine, with a leaning towards the delicious. The décor lacks imagination, but the food does not. The restaurant is located on a relatively quiet street, and there is a peaceful atmosphere in the area. [moreless]