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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.
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. email
Puro Skylounge, Europa Center Tower, 11 Tauentzienstrasse, Berlin 10789. +49 30 2636 7875. Club and events only. No restaurant.
Restaurant 44
Restaurant 44, Swizzhotel, 44 Augsburger Strasse, Kurfurstendamm 227, Berlin 10789. +49 30 220 10 2288.
PanAm Lounge, 10th floor, House Eden, 43 Budapester Strasse, Berlin 10787. +49 307 2626 7514. An event venue ONLY. email
Canteen in Felleshus, 3rd floor, The Nordic Embassies,
1 Rauchstrasse, Berlin 10787. Three different meals (including a vegetarian meal). Smørrebrød, desserts and drinks, including Nordic beer and Aquavit. Fresh fish is served every day.
Mon to Fri 10am to 6pm. Sat, Sun and public holidays closed. Lunch from Monday to Friday. email
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.
Kantine in den Nordischen Botschaften,
3rd floor, 1 Rauchstrasse, Berlin 10787.
+49 305 050 1505. Daytime cafeteria 11am - 3pm. Monday to Friday only.
Open-air terrace on 3rd floor. Best and only fully open-air cantina in town.
DOMICIL Rooftop
Rooftop Terrace, D.O.M.I.C.I.L Hotel, 111a Kantstrasse, Berlin 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 is 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.
Axel Hotel Sky Bar, 13/15 Lietzenburger Strasse, Schöneberg, Berlin 10789. +49 30 2100 2893. Gay rooftop open-air bar-lounge on the top floor of the hotel. 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
Cloud Nine Bar, Meininger Hotel & Hostel, Washingtonplatz (across central railroad station), Berlin 10557. +49 30 6663 6100. Roof terrace bar. Seasonal.
Lillaboase, 3rd floor, 46 Handjerystrasse, Berlin 12161 (Friedenau/Schöneberg). Indoors only. ONLY open over the weekend and holidays. From 10am - 5pm for brunch.
SnoozleBar Roof Terrace, 5th floor, 46
Handjerystrasse, Berlin 12161 (Friedenau/Schöneberg). +49 30 2504 7277. Tues to Sun from 5pm. Sunset drinks.
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.
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.
Facil Restaurant, Mandala Hotel, 3 Potsdamer Strasse, Berlin 10785. +49 30 590 05 1234. email
40 Seconds Club, 8th floor, 58 Potsdamer Strasse, Berlin 10785. +49 30 89 06 4241. Disco Club. Thurs to Sat 8pm - End.
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, 16th and 17th floors, 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
270° views across the city.
Telecafe, 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 Club Roof Terrace (open air), 12th and 16th floor, 7 Alexanderplatz, Berlin 10178. +49 30 69 5668. Thurs to Sat 11pm - end. Roof terrace open daily from 7pm. Only in summer. Strictly a Disco Club. Gay scene. Metro: U2 or S3,5,7,9 Alexanderplatz.
Restaurant-Café Humboldt Terrassen, 5 Schlossplatz, 10178 Berlin. +49 30 2062 5076.
360' 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.
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
Rooftop Lounge, 7th floor, Hotel Casa Camper Berlin, 1 Weinmeisterstrasse, Berlin 10178. +49 30 2000 3410. Residents only.
Has commanding views and serves great complimentary food for the hotel guests.
Amano Roof Garden, Hotel Amano, 43 Auguststrasse, crn Ecke Rosenthaler Strasse, Berlin 10119. +49 30 809 4150. Open air and only open in summer. email
Soho
Soho House Roof Terrace, Soho House Club Berlin, 1 Torstrasse, Berlin 10119. +49 30 40 504 4701. Members only. email
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.
Potsdam (near Berlin)
Loft Cafe Restaurant Bar, 30 - 31 Brandenburger Strasse, Potsdam 14467. +49 331 951 0102.
Aachen
Belvedere Water Tower Revolving Restaurant, Wasserturm Belvedere, 5 Belvedereallee, Aachen. +49 241 1601 6281. On the Lousberg hill, Aachen, Germany. The water tower accommodates a revolving restaurant, which reopened in 2005 after being closed for several years. The restaurant revolves once every 56 minutes. 10am - 6pm.
Cologne Köln
La Vision, 11th floor, Kaygasse, Köln 50676. +49 221 2 0080. 35 km. Elegant restaurant atop the historical water tower. Fantastic view over Cologne. There is also a fabulous panoramic roof terrace. Tues to Sat 6.30pm till 9.30pm.
Skybeach Köln, Aral Parkhaus.
Dortmund
Turmrestaurant Revolving Restaurant, Florianturm, 2 Florianstrasse, Dortmund 44139. +49 231 138 4975. The tower was constructed similarly to a high concrete chimney. It consists of a reinforced concrete tube, which tapers off as it rises, reaching a height of 129.75 metres. At 137.54 metres there is a revolving restaurant.
Düsseldorf
The Rheinturm Revolving Restaurant
Günnewig Rheinturm Revolving Restaurant (Rhine Tower), 20 Stromstrasse, Düsseldorf 40221. +49 211 863 2000. A 240 metre high concrete telecommunication tower in Düsseldorf, capital city of the federal state (Bundesland) of North Rhine-Westphalia. The revolving restaurant is at a height of 170 metres. Impressive.
Frankfurt am Main
Fleming's Club, 7th floor, Fleming's Deluxe Hotel Frankfurt-City, 2 Eschenheimer Tor, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen 60318. +49 69 427 2320. The view is breathtaking: enjoy the panorama across the rooftops of Frankfurt. Mon to Sun 6am - 11pm. email
Mainturm (Main Tower), 52-58 Neue Mainzer Strasse, Frankfurt am Main 60311. +49 69 3650 4777. Apart from a tourist attraction, Main Tower is also a working building, containing the offices of several companies, including the local TV station. In addition there's also a restaurant on the 53rd floor. Relax at 187m altitude. Bar. Tues to Fri 11.30am – 2.30pm. 6pm – 1am. Sat & Sun 1pm – 5pm. 6pm– 1am. Monday Closed. email
Twenty-One Restaurant, 21st floor (of the town hall), 1 Willy-Brandt-Platz, Kaiserslautern, Frankfurt 67657. +49 631 320 4370. Bistro/bar with panoramic views.
Long Island Summer Lounge
Long Island Summer Lounge, 12 Kaiserhofstrasse, Frankfurt am Main 60313. +49 69 29 72 3596. On the roof of the car park of the Frankfurt stock exchange, this huge bar opened last summer, positioning itself as a 'Beach Club' in the middle of the city. From 6pm Sat and Sun and Holidays. Closed for Winter. email
Sansibar Roofgarden
Sansibar Roofgarden, 190 Hanauer Landstrasse, Union Gelände, Frankfort am Main 60314. +49 172 666 1591. Summer only. email
Henninger Turm, Frankfurt am Main. (two revolving restaurants, closed at the moment. Check out.)
Hamburg
The George-Hotel
Bar Dacaio Campari Rooftop Bar, The George-Hotel Hamburg, 3 Barcastrasse, Hamburg 22087. +49 40 280 0300. facebook
Le Ciel
Le Ciel Restaurant et Bar, 9th floor, Le Royal Méridien Hamburg, 52-56 An der Alster, Hamburg 20099. +49 40 2100 1090. Stunning views of Alster Lake and Hamburg's skyline. Open 6.30am - 10.30am. 12 Noon - 2.30pm. 6pm - 12.30am. email
Restaurant Windows, 9th floor, InterContinental Hamburg, 10 Fontenay, Hamburg 20354. +49 40 4142 2531. Panoramic view over the city and lake. Tues to Sat from 6pm.
Chesterfield Lounge, 9th floor, InterContinental Hamburg, 10 Fontenay, Hamburg 20354. +49 40 4142 2531. Enjoy your cocktail on the balcony overlooking the lake and the city. Overlooking Alster Lake. Daily from 10am.
20 UP
20-Up Bar, Empire Riverside Hotel, 97 Bernhard-Nocht-Strasse, Hamburg 20359. +49 40 31 1190. An unforgettable view of the river Elbe, the harbour and the city itself through seven-meter-high panorama windows 20 floors up.
Heinrich-Hertz-Turm, Hamburg (closed at the moment).
Hanover / Hannover
Hotel Mecklenheide Restaurant and Bar, 6th floor, Hotel Mecklenheide, 262 Schulenburger Landstrasse, Hannover 30419. +49 511 74 0950. Guests enjoy their breakfast on the roof-deck with a great view over Hanover.
Leipzig
Panorama Tower, 9 Augustusplatz, Leipzig 04109. +49 34 1710 0590. If you have grown tired of the usual dining experiences, check out the elegant bar/restaurant/lounge at Panorama Tower. At 120 meters (nearly 400 feet) above Leipzig, this establishment offers some of the best vistas in the city, and stands as the highest eatery in all of central Germany. Sky High Dining.
Falco Restaurant and Lounge Bar, 27th floor, 15 Gerberstrasse, Leipzig 04105. +49 341 988 2727. A contemporary and elegantly designed hotel on the 27th floor with a fantastic view over Leipzig. Sophistico. Dinner only. Tues to Sat from 7pm. Bar from 6pm. Closed Sun and Mon. Smoking allowed from 11pm. 2 Michelin stars. email
Mannheim
Skyline Revolving Restaurant, Fernmeldeturm, Mannheim.
+49 621 41 9290. 204.8 meter high concrete telecommunication tower with an observation deck. A glassed observation deck and a revolving
restaurant at a height of 120 meters allow a nice view over Mannheim and the surrounding area. 10am till 12 Midnight.
Kitchen: 11.30am till 2pm. 6pm till 10pm. Buffet 11.30am till 11.30pm.
Luisen Park Revolving Restaurant, 12 Gartenschauweg, Mannheim 68165. +49 621 41 0050. The park also hosts the TV Tower which allows a 360 degrees view of Mannheim City and has a revolving restaurant.
Munich München
Restaurant 181, 7 Spiridon-Louis-Ring, München, Bayern 80809. +49 89 3066 8585. Viewing point and Revolving Restaurant. A restaurant at a height of 182 m providing a stunning view. Olympic Park (from the 1972 Munich Olympics) is a treat to visit. It is a huge park and recreational area where you can enjoy rollerblading, walkways, a bike track and a lake. You can also visit the lookout platform and revolving restaurant underneath.
Blue Spa Rooftop Lounge, 7th floor, Hotel Bayerischer Hof, 2-6 Promenadeplatz, Munich 80333. +49 89 212 0993. One of Munich's most exclusive hotels hogs an exquisite view over the city from its top-floor lounge, bar centre and pool. You can get a full panorama of the city. The view of the historic Frauenkirche is particularly impressive. Daily 8am till 10.30pm (in nice weather until midnight). Barbecues from June to September. Icebar in the winter: Mon to Fri 4pm till 10.30pm. Sat & Sun 12 Noon to 10.30pm. email video
China Moon Roof Terrace Restaurant, Mandarin Oriental, 1 Neuturmstrasse, Munich 80331. +49 89 29 0980. Fabulous 360 degree panorama of the city so you can gain an orientation in the city from the twin domes of Munich Cathedral to the undulating alpine horizon. Lunch and dinner are of course available for non in-house guests. Open from May until October. Daily 12pm - 10pm. email
Cafe Glockenspiel, 5th floor, 28 Marienplatz, Munich. +49 89 26 4256. Superb location overlooking the square. Also rooftop terrace. email
Andechs Monastery Brewery, 2 Bergstrasse, Andechs 82346. +49 81 52 3760. The brewery and restaurant at Andechs near Herrsching, near Munich is one of the treats for travelers. During the summer, a rooftop outside terrace allows friends to drink, eat and view the surroundings. As it fills, more and more people will join you at your table and it becomes very friendly and cosmopolitan. email
Nuremberg / Nürnberg
Fernmeldeturm, Revolving Restaurant, Nürnberg.
(Closed since 1991)
Stuttgart
Cube Restaurant and Bar, Top Floor, Kunstmuseum, 1 Kleiner Schlossplatz, Stuttgart 70173. +49 7151 986 1666. Bar: +49 711 280 4439. Restaurant with a good view of the city on the top-floor restaurant of the new Kunstmuseum. Mon to Sun 11.30am - 12 Midnight. email
Skybeach
Sky Beach Stuttgart, 6 Königstrasse, Stuttgart 70173. +49 163 818 2320. One of the Top Stuttgart restaurants, invites you to an incredible chillout over the roofs of the city. email
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