eat! berlin — Gourmet Festival
Ten-day gourmet festival with star chefs, gala dinners, and sparkling wine fair
About eat! berlin
A Festival, Many Restaurants
eat! berlin is not a place, but a movement in Berlin's culinary calendar. Over ten days from late February to early March, the festival brings together top restaurateurs, sommeliers, winemakers, cheese producers, and pastry chefs for a series of gala dinners, tastings, workshops, and talk formats. Each event takes place in a different restaurant or event location — the journey from one appointment to the next is part of the concept.
What's Happening in 2026
The 15th edition opens on February 19, 2026, with The Number in the BEAST: a 5-course menu served by two-star chef Christian Lohse (formerly Fischers Fritz) together with Philipp Bergk at BEAST Berlin on Alexanderplatz. Other confirmed participants include Tim Raue (premiere of the new SpizzaPizza concept on February 24), Tony Hohlfeld (Restaurant Horváth, 2 stars), Daniel Schimkovitsch (POTS, 2 stars), Daniel Schmidthaler (The Coral), Elmar Simon (Macionga), Sascha Stemberg (Heritage), Martin Walter (Sawito), and Pierre Beckerling (Patio am Wasser). New in 2026 is the Sparkling Wine Fair at the AXICA Congress and Convention Center at Brandenburg Gate, featuring Sekt, Champagne, Crémant, Cava, Franciacorta, and PetNat.
Berlin as a Gastronomy Capital
With over 25 Michelin stars spread across around 20 restaurants, Berlin is now one of Europe's leading gourmet metropolises. eat! berlin is the annual showcase of this scene — it makes Michelin-starred restaurants, often difficult for outsiders to access, available to foodies, creates crossover evenings between otherwise separate restaurants, and positions the capital's cuisine as a location factor. The organizer is eat! berlin GmbH under Bernhard Moser.
eat! berlin — edition 2026
Ten days of programming ranging from 5-course gala dinners, crossover evenings, and culinary talks. Tickets per event via the website. Early booking recommended — the Tim Raue and opening gala dinners tend to sell out very quickly.
Programme eat! berlin 2026
The 15th eat! berlin 2026 runs from February 19 to March 1, 2026, as a distributed format at top restaurant locations and event spaces in the capital. Organizer: eat! berlin GmbH under Managing Director Bernhard Moser. Confirmed program according to the organizer (eat-berlin.de) and Hogapage:
Opening Evening
- Thursday, February 19, 2026 — «The Number in the BEAST»
- Doors open 6:30 PM, start 7:00 PM
- BEAST Berlin, Karl-Liebknecht-Straße 29, 10178 Berlin (Alexanderplatz)
- 5-course menu with wine pairing — €139 per person
- Two-star chef Christian Lohse (formerly Fischers Fritz) cooks with BEAST chef Philipp Bergk
Premiere 2026 — Sparkling Wine Fair
- eat! berlin's first major independent sparkling wine fair
- Venue: AXICA Congress and Convention Center at Brandenburg Gate
- National and international producers: Sekt, Champagne, Crémant, Cava, Franciacorta, and PetNat
Tim Raue's «SpizzaPizza» Premiere
- February 24, 2026 — Premiere of the new gastronomic concept SpizzaPizza at Tim Raue's restaurant (Rudi-Dutschke-Straße 26, 10969 Berlin-Kreuzberg)
Star Chefs in the Program
- 2-star chefs: Tony Hohlfeld (Restaurant Horváth), Daniel Schimkovitsch (POTS), Christian Lohse (Opening)
- 1-star chefs: Daniel Schmidthaler (The Coral), Elmar Simon (Macionga), Sascha Stemberg (Heritage), Martin Walter (Sawito), Pierre Beckerling (Patio am Wasser)
- More top chefs will be announced by the organizer on eat-berlin.de
Formats
- Gala dinners with wine pairing (3- to 7-course menus)
- Crossover evenings featuring two restaurants with joint menus
- Tastings (wine, sparkling wine, cheese, chocolate)
- Workshops and talks on Berlin's gastronomy as a location factor
- «Berlin's Cuisine as a Location Factor» — opening talk format on February 19, 2026
Highlights eat! berlin 2026
- Anniversary edition for the 15th year
- Opening gala dinner with Christian Lohse at BEAST on Alexanderplatz
- Premiere of Tim Raue's new SpizzaPizza concept on February 24
- First major independent sparkling wine fair at Brandenburg Gate
- Star chefs: Tony Hohlfeld, Daniel Schimkovitsch, Sascha Stemberg, among others
Prices eat! berlin 2026
Individual events are ticketed separately. Prices range from approximately €50 (tastings) to over €250 for multi-course gala dinners with premium wine pairings. The opening evening «The Number in the BEAST» on Feb 19 costs €139 per person. Tickets via eat-berlin.de. Early booking is strongly recommended, as popular dates sell out quickly.
Practical information — eat! berlin
Getting There
Each event has its own location. BEAST Berlin is located directly at Alexanderplatz (S/U-Bahn), AXICA at Brandenburg Gate (S+U Brandenburger Tor), Restaurant Tim Raue on Rudi-Dutschke-Straße (U6 Kochstraße). Addresses will be published per date on eat-berlin.de.
Tickets
Tickets per event are available via the website eat-berlin.de. Prices range from approx. €50 (tastings) to €250 and more for multi-course gala dinners with wine pairings. Early booking is recommended — popular dates sell out within a few days.
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Where it takes place eat! berlin
Verschiedene Spitzenrestaurants Berlin
Mehrere Spielorte (BEAST, Restaurant Tim Raue, AXICA u. a.), 10178 Berlin