Orania.Restaurant & Orania.Bar

A Steinway D concert grand sits right in the center of the room, competing only with the open kitchen for attention. Occupying the ground floor of a 1913 building on Oranienplatz, Orania operates as a single, continuous space where fine dining and live performance happen simultaneously. The layout is fluid – there are no walls separating the restaurant, the bar, and the stage – allowing the sound of jazz or classical recitals to reach every corner of the room. While the menu covers cosmopolitan European ground, you will notice a specific ritual playing out at most tables: the X-Berg Duck. It is Chef Philipp Vogel’s four-course answer to Peking duck, though the execution remains distinctly European. The kitchen utilizes the entire bird and sends it out in stages, typically starting with a dashi broth or dim sum, moving to the crispy skin served with pancakes, following with the breast, and finishing with a fried rice dish made from the leg meat. The interior design balances the building’s history with its current polish. Warm hues and elephant motifs soften the room, while a wall of preserved shattered windows remains as a deliberate nod to the neighborhood’s rougher, countercultural past. The music program isn’t just background ambience – it revives the building’s original pre-war function as a cabaret and concert hall. If you aren't committing to the full tasting menu, the bar section offers the same proximity to the stage, serving artisan cocktails near the open fireplaces.