Introduction
The German capital is the top gastronomic destination in Central Europe and contends with Cologne as the pocal point of Germany's restaurant scene. With 16 Michelin stars in 2012, Berlin ranks as the 8th most starred city on the continent. The Gault-Millau Guide attributed 73 toques to Berlin, a feat only surpassed by five other European cities.
Gourmet Restaurants
The Michelin Red Guide is the international reference in terms of restaurant evaluation. The guide awards one to three stars to a small number of restaurants of outstanding quality.
One star indicates a "very good cuisine in its category", a two-star ranking represents "excellent cuisine, worth a detour," and three stars are awarded to restaurants offering "exceptional cuisine, worth a special journey".
The Gault Millau Guide is the other influential French restaurant guide. It is known as Gayot in English-speaking countries. It rates restaurants on a scale from 1 to 20, awarding one toque to restaurants with a rating of 13 or 14, two toques for those scoring 15 or 16, three toques for 17 and 18, and four toques for the top score of 19/20. Five toques are awarded in some countries like France for restaurants scoring 19.5/20. The Gault Millau rating is shown in brackets after the Michelin star(s).
Restaurants listed here were taken in a 20 km radius from central Berlin.
Michelin-starred restaurants
The following restaurants have been awarded stars by Michelin Germany 2012.
Fischers Fritz 
(19/20), Charlottenstraße 49 - 10117 Berlin. (French creative)
reinstoff (16/20), Schlegelstraße 26c - 10115 Berlin. (French creative)
Lorenz Adlon (16/20), inside Hotel Adlon Kempiski, Unter den Linden 77 - 10117 Berlin. (French classic)
Tim Raue (18/20), Rudi-Dutschke-Straße 26 - 10969 Kreuzberg. (Fusion, Asian)
Margaux (18/20), Unter den Linden 78 - 10117 Berlin. (French modern)
FACIL (17/20), Potsdamer Straße 3 - 10785 Berlin. (French creative)
First Floor (17/20), inside Hotel Palace, Budapester Straße 45 - 10787 Berlin. (French classic)
Hugos (17/20), Budapester Straße 2 - 10787 Berlin. (French modern)
Rutz (17/20), Chausseestraße 8 - 10115 Berlin. (French modern)
VAU (17/20), Jägerstraße 54 - 10117 Berlin. (French creative)
Die Quadriga (16/20), inside Brandenburger Hof, Eislebener Straße 14 - 10789 Berlin. (French creative)
Horvath (16/20), Paul-Lincke-Ufer 44a - 10999 Kreuzberg. (French creative)
Hartmanns (14/20), Fichtestraße 31 - 10967 Berlin. (French modern)
Other restaurants
Ana e Bruno (17/20), Sophie-Charlotten-Straße 101 - 14059 Berlin. (Italian, Mediterranean)
Alt Luxemburg (16/20), Windscheidstraße 31 - 10627 Berlin. (French classic)
Carmens Restaurant (16/20), Bahnhofstraße 9 - 15732 Eichwalde. (Regional)
La Po�le d'Or (16/20), Komödienstraße 50 - 50667 Köln. (French classic)
Frühsammers Restaurant (16/20), Flinsberger Platz 8 - 14193 Grunewald . (International)
44 (15/20), Augsburger Straße 44 - 10789 Berlin . (French creative)
Berlin-Sankt Moritz (15/20), Regensburger Straße 7 - 10777 Berlin. (German traditional)
Bieberbau (15/20), Durlacher Straße 15 - 10715 Berlin . (International)
Le Cochon Bourgeois (15/20), Fichtestraße 24 - 10967 Kreuzberg. (French classic)
Lochner (15/20), Lützowplatz 5 - 10785 Berlin . (International)
Riehmers Restaurant (15/20), Jägerstraße 59-60 - 10117 Berlin. (German traditional)
Die Spindel (15/20), Bölschestraße 51 - 12587 Friedrichshagen. (International)
Check also
Top 25 European cities by Michelin stars
Top 25 European cities by total Gault-Millau toques
Best restaurants in Europe by country
Europe's best 25 restaurants by San Pellegrino
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