June 4, 2025, 4:36 am | Read time: 3 minutes
At a dizzying height of 207 meters, Berlin is getting a new culinary highlight: Michelin-starred chef Tim Raue is taking over the restaurant in the TV Tower. Not only is this architecturally spectacular, but it is also one of the highest restaurants in the world.
To mark the 60th anniversary of the Berlin TV Tower, the “Sphere Tim Raue” opens as a spectacular restaurant project at a height of 207 meters. The cuisine bears the signature of renowned Berlin top chef Tim Raue. The details.
Overview
The Details of the “Sphere Tim Raue” Restaurant
The restaurant is located in the rotating dome of the tower and has much to offer: Previously, a full rotation took 60 minutes, but now it goes twice as fast–every 30 minutes, guests enjoy a complete panoramic view of the city, according to a report by BILD.
With its location, the “Sphere Tim Raue” ranks among the five highest restaurants worldwide. Only in Dubai, Toronto, Tokyo, and Bangkok can one dine higher. At the top is “At.mosphere” on the 122nd floor of the Burj Khalifa in Dubai at 442 meters. In Canada, “360 The Restaurant” in the CN Tower offers a rotating view at 351 meters. The “Tokyo Skytree” houses the “Sky Restaurant 634 Musashi” at 345 meters, while in Bangkok, “Sirocco” at 247 meters is considered the highest open-air restaurant in the world.
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Culinary Concept and Technology
The dishes for the new restaurant are mostly prepared at the base of the tower and transported up by elevator. Just four meters below the restaurant platform, at 203 meters, is the freely accessible observation deck. A modernized bar also invites guests for snacks and drinks–independent of a restaurant reservation.
Germany’s Highest Restaurant
In Germany, the “Sphere Tim Raue” is unrivaled in terms of height. It leaves other top restaurants like the “Main Tower Restaurant” in Frankfurt (187 meters), the “Restaurant 181” in Munich (181 meters, currently closed for renovation), the “QOMO” in Düsseldorf (173 meters), and the “Plate of the Art” in Leipzig (120 meters) far behind.
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A Look Back: The Tele-Café of the GDR
The Berlin TV Tower was a prestige project of the GDR and opened in 1969. The “Tele-Café” housed within was meant to symbolize openness and progress. “In close coordination with the monument protection authorities, a stylish reinterpretation was created that makes the past tangible–and creates new memories,” states a press release about Tim Raue’s new restaurant concept.
At a joint media event with Uber Eats, for whose awards Tim Raue will again be part of the jury this year, the star chef explained in mid-May in the presence of TRAVELBOOK: “Actually, I promised my wife the year before not to open another stationary restaurant. But when the offer with the TV Tower came, I immediately saw my grandparents in front of me, Berliners. And I asked myself how they would judge it from heaven if their little chubby grandson now takes over a gastronomy with which he wants to do something. Something that is very important to me as an old West Berliner, namely to unite the city. We will bring East and West together here culinarily. And for me, it was clear, there will be no more burgers, no New York cheesecake, and no pasta. We are showcasing contemporary Berlin.”