Where to eat and sleep
Whether you are looking for a place to eat before or after the concert or if you decided to stay in Berlin for a couple of days: this is the section where you can find a range of restaurants and nice hotels within walking distance.
On Concert Nights
The concert menu in the evening includes delicacies such as hummus, couscous salad, tabbouleh, and baba ghanoush, served in conveniently sized portions. You may also place pre-orders for intermission right at the counter.
The concert buffet opens one hour before the start of an event and remains open after the performance.
All food served at the Pierre Boulez Saal is freshly prepared by Casalot Catering. Their home base, the restaurant Casalot, is located on Heidestraße 15, 10557 Berlin-Mitte (open daily 9 am - midnight).
Within walking distance of the Pierre Boulez Saal, you will find several excellent restaurants and bars that offer timely service. Please mention your visit of Pierre Boulez Saal when ordering.
We would like to point out that some restaurants may have background music.
The restaurants Gendarmerie and Austernbank, just 300 meters from Pierre Boulez Saal, offer either modern brasserie dishes and exceptional patisseries and deserts (Gendarmerie) or bouillabaisse and seafood (Austernbank).
Oysters are very reasonably priced before the concerts (4-6pm).
Behrenstrasse 42, food served until midnight.
Across the street from Pierre Boulez Saal you will find an ideal meeting point for all meat lovers – the Beef Grill Club of Hotel Titanic offers flexible and timely service.
Französische Strasse 30, restaurant open until 11.30pm, selected bar menu on Sundays.
The Hotel de Rome on neighboring Bebelplatz welcomes you either in the elegant yet relaxed restaurant “La Banca” or on its stunning Rooftop Terrace.
Before concerts, from October till March, traditional Afternoon Tea is served in the “Opera Court”.
After the concert, drop in for a drink at the bar with its spectacular view of Bebelplatz.
Behrenstrasse 37, Terrace open until 11pm in summer.
The slow-food restaurant Meisterstück on nearby Hausvogteiplatz features wooden furniture, open fire, handmade sausages, and craft beer.
Hausvogteiplatz 3, open until midnight.
Take a few steps in the direction of the Federal Foreign Office and you may stop at the Town Bar of the Arcotel John F. - almost an insider´s tip. The restaurant, aptly named Foreign Affairs, offers a light pre-concert meal.
Werderscher Markt 11, restaurant open until 11pm, bar until 1am.
Around the corner:
Little Green Rabbit - Fresh soups & salads, Jägerstrasse 27
Noumi Mitte - Colorful Asian flavors, Jägerstraße 35
Pax Coffee - Soups, snacks and delicious coffee from Andraschko, Oberwallstrasse 20
The Coffee Shop - excellent fair-trade coffee, Hausvogteiplatz 13
Three first-class hotels are located in close proximity to the Pierre Boulez Saal
Located directly at the famous Bebelplatz, the five-star Hotel de Rome is one of Berlin´s most prestigious addresses. www.roccofortehotels.com
The building where the State Opera costume shop was formerly located is now occupied by five-star Hotel Titanic Gendarmenmarkt Berlin.
A few steps in the direction of the Federal Foreign Office will lead you to four-star Arcotel John F Berlin.
In a slightly extended perimeter you can find:
Maritim proArte Hotel Berlin (5*) directly on Friedrichstrasse
Regent Berlin (5*) located on Gendarmenmarkt
Hilton am Gendarmentmarkt (5*) just opposite the Deutscher Dom
Melia Hotel (4*) on Friedrichstrasse and next to the Spree river
If you are looking for a centrally located accomodation for a longer (and shorter) stay in Berlin, Mandala Suites at Friedrichstraße may be a good option for you.
If you are looking for a truly outstanding accommodation, Berlin offers a vast choice of urban-chic locations. Let us give you just a few recommendations:
The Michelberger Hotel in Warschauer Strasse offers a variety of hand-built and creatively styled rooms and lofts, with eucalyptus mattresses, panoramic showers and more.
In the compellingly written travel-blog insiderei.com, Berlin-insider and fashion designer William Fan recommends the Gorki Apartments.
In Berlin´s City West, a few outstanding hotels can be found, such as the spectacular Das Stue right in the Tiergarten, the new Hotel Zoo on Kurfürstendamm and the cosy Boutiquehotel Hommage à Magritte in Grolmanstrasse.
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