Berlin loves food festivals! From pasta and cheese to ramen and vegan delights, the city serves up food events to suit every taste throughout the year. We’ve rounded up our top recommendations for culinary highlights this autumn. Bon appétit!
Tip 1: Celebrate the pumpkin festival in Berlin
Autumn means pumpkin season! Head to the Pumpkin Festival on Akazienstraße and Belzigstraße, where pumpkins of every kind are turned into soups, quiches, cakes, casseroles, and other tasty dishes to enjoy right there on the spot. Of course, you can also pick up a whole pumpkin to take home — perfect for your favorite recipes or a festive Halloween decoration.
When: 4 - 5 October 2025
Where: Akazienstraße, Schöneberg
Tip 2: Try something new at Berlin Food Week
Once again this year, Berlin’s food and gastronomy scene will be at its best. At Germany’s most diverse food festival, you can celebrate flavour while exploring quality and origin. Enjoy showcase menus and be inspired by exciting innovations and ideas from the food start-up scene. In addition, this year’s partner country Austria will present its culinary diversity. Try something new and discover Berlin’s most delicious sides.
Where: Bikini Berlin, Budapester Straße 38-50, Tiergarten and other venues
When: 6 - 12 October 2025
Tip 3: Find out more about Sake. Rockstars. Samurai.
Sake is more than a drink – it’s a way of life. Sake Week 2025 celebrates Japanese rice wine as a moment of mindfulness and enjoyment. Across Berlin, numerous bars and restaurants will be offering exquisite menus paired with sake tastings. Visitors can also look forward to a rich program of talks and workshops – plus tastings of unique sake labels born from collaborations between breweries and rock stars. Fittingly, this year’s theme is “Sake. Rockstars. Samurai.”
One of Berlin’s highlights is a special exhibition at the Samurai Museum, showcasing premium sake brands and rare editions created together with the Foo Fighters, Pharrell Williams, Cate Blanchett, Robert De Niro, Iron Maiden, and more.
When: 1 to 7 October
Where: various locations throughout Berlin
Sake Week 2025
Tip 4: Eat your fill at the True Italian Pizza Week
Pizza, pizza, pizza: around 30 excellent pizzerias will be serving up special offers for True Italian Pizza Week. You can choose between two delicious pizzas and an Aperol or Crodino Spritz for just €16. For example, there are pizzas with pumpkin cream, nduja, caramelised onions and burrata; sweet potato cream, spicy salsiccia, provola, black pork pancetta; artichoke cream and caciocavallo cheese. Enjoy the new flavours!
When: 25 September to 1 October 2025
Where: various locations
Tip 5: Celebrate the art of cheese at Cheese Berlin
With a name like Cheese Berlin, you already know what to expect. Under the motto “Everything you can make from milk”, more than 30 handpicked suppliers will present their finest cheeses at Markthalle Neun. Taste exceptional varieties from across Europe, join tastings and workshops on making your own cheese, meet the makers in person, and dive into expert discussions all about cheese.
Where: Markthalle Neun, Eisenbahnstraße 42/43, Kreuzberg
When: 9 November 2025
Tip 6: Feast at the True Italian Pasta Week
Whether it's spaghetti, tagliatelle, orecchiette, ravioli or gnocchi: you can enjoy pasta in all its variations at True Italian Pasta Week. The participating restaurants offer you two specially created pasta dishes that are otherwise not on the menu. They will be accompanied by either a delicious Aperol Spritz or a glass of wine and a Limoncello Crema - and all for just 18 euros.
When: 23 - 29 October 2025
Where: in over 40 Italian restaurants in Berlin
Tip 7: Look forward to Christmas at the Stollen Test organised by the Bakers' Guild
So Christmas can come: At the Stollen Test organised by the Bakers' Guild, the stollen not only compete in a public test, but also for consumption. You can taste your way through the tastiest stollen in town and then choose your own personal favourite. The jury will judge the stollen according to criteria such as shape, appearance, surface, crust, smell and, of course, flavour.
When: 11 November 2025
Where: Wilma, Wilmersdorfer Straße 46, Charlottenburg (probably)
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Tip 8: Celebrate tea enjoyment at the Berlin Tea Week & Festival 2025
“Deep Roots, New Growth” is the theme of the very first Berlin Tea Festival, held at the silent green Kulturquartier in Wedding. Tea producers, traders, and enthusiasts from around the world will gather to taste and rediscover the finest teas. Guests will receive an exclusive porcelain bowl and can enjoy tea tastings, inspiring lectures, and traditional Japanese tea ceremonies. Beyond the main venue, numerous tea houses, restaurants, and studios across the city will host special events as part of the festival.
When: Tea Week 3 to 6 November 2025, Tea Festival 8 & 9 November 2025
Where: silent green Kulturquartier, Gerichtstraße 35, Wedding
Tip 9: Find your favourite wine at Raw Wine Berlin
Raw Wine Berlin is a celebration of the world’s best natural wines. More than 100 winemakers from across the globe will gather at Markthalle Neun to present their creations. Meet the makers, learn about the origins and production of their wines, and of course, taste them – you might just discover your new favorite.
When: 30 November 2025, 12 - 6 pm
Where: Markthalle Neun, Eisenbahnstraße 42-43, Kreuzberg
Tip 10: The Berlin Chilli Fest brings a little spice to the pre-Christmas season
The Christmas edition of the Berlin Chilli Fest is not for the faint-hearted. Over two fiery festival days at the new KalleHalle in Neukölln, you can sample chilli and hot sauces, enjoy live music and a DJ, and watch (or join!) the chilli and spicy wings eating competitions. A well-stocked bar will be on hand to cool things down, while kids can get creative in a colouring contest.
It’s the perfect event for anyone who prefers hot and spicy over sugarcookies and gingerbread – and who knows, you might even find the perfect extra-spicy hot sauce as a unique Christmas gift.
When: 6 & 7 December 2025, 12 - 10 pm each day
Where: KalleHalle, Karl-Marx-Straße 101, Neukölln
Tip: Try something unusual at the Street Food Festival at the main railway station
From 10 to 19 October 2025, Washingtonplatz at Berlin Central Station will be transformed into a paradise for gourmets. Under the motto "From BBQ to Insects", ten days full of street food, delicacies, sweet treats and hot drinks await you. Alongside the culinary highlights, DJs will set the mood each day.
From juicy burgers and exotic specialties to surprising insect creations, you can explore new worlds of flavor and eat your way through a vibrant food universe. Admission is just two euros – redeemable as a drinks voucher.
When: 10 to 19 October, 11 a.m. - 10 p.m
Where: Washingtonplatz at the main railway station, Europaplatz 1, Mitte
