Capital city, Germany

Can you drink tap water in Berlin?

Updated October 2026Sources

YesYes, drinkable

Can you drink the tap water in Berlin?

Tap water is safe to drink. Excellent and safe; restaurants rarely serve it free, so ask for Leitungswasser. Free refill stations are growing.

Key facts

In Berlin: Excellent and safe; restaurants rarely serve it free, so ask for Leitungswasser. Free refill stations are growing.
Across Germany: Tap water is excellent everywhere, but restaurants rarely serve it free; ask for 'Leitungswasser'.
Safely managed drinking water: 100% of people in Germany (2024, WHO/UNICEF JMP).

Tap water across Germany

Place	Tap water
Berlin	Yes, drinkable
Munich	Yes, drinkable
Hamburg	Yes, drinkable
Frankfurt	Yes, drinkable
Cologne	Yes, drinkable
Dresden	Yes, drinkable
Heidelberg	Yes, drinkable
Düsseldorf	Yes, drinkable
Leipzig	Yes, drinkable
Stuttgart	Yes, drinkable
Nuremberg	Yes, drinkable
Black Forest	Yes, drinkable
Freiburg	Yes, drinkable
Rothenburg ob der Tauber	Yes, drinkable
Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Yes, drinkable
Bremen	Yes, drinkable

Quick answers

Is tap water safe to drink in Berlin?

Tap water is safe to drink. Excellent and safe; restaurants rarely serve it free, so ask for Leitungswasser. Free refill stations are growing.

Can you drink tap water in Germany?

Tap water is excellent everywhere, but restaurants rarely serve it free; ask for 'Leitungswasser'.

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Sources

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