Gottlob is the kind of corner bar-restaurant that makes the Winterfeldtkiez worth living in — a true Kieztreff with loyal regulars, a big terrace facing the Apostel-Paulus-Kirche, and a tiny overgrown beer garden out back. The menu shifts daily (Mittagstisch at lunch, changing evening cards), the drinks are solid, and the whole thing feels refreshingly unpretentious. Come for day drinking, stay for the schnitzel.
A corner bar-restaurant with a church-view terrace, hidden beer garden, and daily-changing menu that keeps Winterfeldtkiez regulars coming back all day long.
Grab a terrace table facing the Apostel-Paulus-Kirche on a sunny afternoon — it fills up fast with regulars, especially on weekends.
The neighborhood bar Schöneberg built its social life around
Gottlob is the quintessential Schöneberg neighborhood spot — an Eckladen (corner shop) on Akazienstraße that's grown into a proper Kieztreff with a devoted Stammgäste crowd. The big draw is the setting: a large terrace out front with a view of the Apostel-Paulus-Kirche, plus a small, slightly overgrown beer garden hidden out back. You can sit here comfortably at any time of day, any season, and that's exactly what the regulars do.
The food is bodenständig — grounded, unpretentious comfort cooking with a Mediterranean streak. The Mittagstisch changes daily, and the evening card rotates too, so there's always something new without the menu feeling scattered. Think schnitzel, salads, seasonal plates, and the kind of cooking that doesn't try too hard but consistently hits the mark. The drinks program is solid, with beer, wine, and cocktails that keep the day-drinking crowd happy well into the evening.
It's not a destination restaurant, and that's the point. Gottlob works because it's the place you end up at without planning to — for a lunch that stretches into afternoon drinks, or a casual dinner that turns into a night out. The 4.6 Google rating from over a thousand reviews tells you the neighborhood loves it, and after one visit on the terrace, you'll understand why.