Lutter & Wegner Gendarmenmarkt Restaurant
Wirtshaus Brasserie Wiener Schnitzel
Lutter & Wegner Gendarmenmarkt
Mitte
$$$
Gendarmenmarkt's 1811 Sekt-and-Wiener-Schnitzel institution, Charlottenstraße.
Restaurant
Zur letzten Instanz
Berlin's oldest continuously running pub, Waisenstraße 14-16, 1621.
Reviewed by Mes Prestiges Editorial Team Last reviewed May 2026
Mitte |
$$ Mid-range for Restaurant
| Mon 17:30–late; Tue–Sat 12:00–15:00 & 17:30–late; closed Sun
| Last reviewed: May 2026 Zur letzten Instanz on Waisenstraße in Mitte (just east of the Nikolaiviertel) has run as a Gaststätte continuously since 1621, making it Berlin's oldest continuous pub. The room reads like a museum to the format, low ceilings, wood panelling, the famous list of visitors (Napoleon, Bismarck, Heinrich Zille, Beethoven, John F. Kennedy, Mikhail Gorbachev, the wall plaque is the room's autobiographical statement), and the kitchen runs the classic Berliner Wirtshaus menu: Eisbein, Schweinshaxe, Königsberger Klopse, the dishes the audience wants for the once-on-the-trip Old-Berlin meal. The kitchen is honest rather than fine; the room is the meal.
Editor's Tip
Order Eisbein with Sauerkraut. The walk to the Nikolaiviertel afterwards is the second part of the visit, Berlin's reconstructed medieval quarter is two minutes away.
Venue Personality
Romance 0
Energy 40
Exclusivity 40
View 0
Food 65
Value 100
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Where is Zur letzten Instanz?
Zur letzten Instanz is located in Mitte, Berlin, Waisenstraße 14-16, 10179 Berlin.
What are the opening hours of Zur letzten Instanz?
Zur letzten Instanz is open Mon 17:30–late; Tue–Sat 12:00–15:00 & 17:30–late; closed Sun.
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